New name sought for east Windsor s unofficial Suicide Hill For decades, people have referred to the toboggan hill in Windsor s Little River Corridor as Suicide Hill. But now the local Canadian Mental Health Association is holding an online contest to give it a more appropriate official name.
Author of the article: Dalson Chen
Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 2 minute read • Kim Willis, spokesperson for the Windsor-Essex County branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, stands in front of Suicide Hill in Windsor s Little River Corridor on May 18, 2021. The local CMHA is holding an online contest to give the hill a more appropriate official name. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
WINDSOR, ONT. The City of Windsor expects to open a new bike track just in time for the summer. Most of the work on the bicycle track in the Little River Corridor started about two weeks ago. The track portion is complete, and work is about to begin on retaining wall and safety fencing. That work is expected to take four to five weeks and cost $150,000. Officials say this particular bike track project is on budget. Some residents believe the off-road cycling tracks will put Windsor on the “mountain biking map.”
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WINDSOR, ONT. An effort is underway to stop the City of Windsor from removing another makeshift off-road bike track on the city’s east side. An online petition formed over the weekend, appealing to residents to save the dirt bike jumps set up in Little River Corridor Park. “It just doesn’t make sense to any of us at all,” says Garth Ollett. “Especially now with the COVID, you know? There’s not much to do!” Supporters say the track returned to the park shortly after city crews demolished and removed a similar set up in 2017. Ollett tells CTV news he hopes officials will see the homemade track as an opportunity, rather than a liability, noting the demand for cycling is high.