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“There’s some good news and some, but also some caution in these numbers,” said United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County CEO Lorraine Goddard
“What will be interesting is the next set of numbers and the impact of the pandemic on those that are struggling.”
Leaving anyone behind is not good for our community or country
The Windsor CMA reduced the number of families/individuals in the low-income category by 1.5 per cent to 18.6. That was the sixth best improvement in Canada from 2014-19.
Author of the article: Taylor Campbell
Publishing date: Jun 29, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 2 minute read • Standing on the shoulders of ancestors. Lana Talbot, heritage coordinator for the Sandwich First Baptist Church, is shown on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, holding a painting of what the future Underground Railroad Museum might look like. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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Lana Talbot’s dream inched closer to reality Tuesday when Sandwich First Baptist Church received another funding boost for its Underground Railroad museum project.
The 182-year-old church’s heritage coordinator accepted a $500 donation from the Windsor and District Labour Council to help pay for the museum. It will eventually sit behind the historic religious structure on Peter Street where thousands who escaped slavery in the U.S. sought refuge.
Author of the article: Julie Kotsis
Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • April 28, 2021 • 3 minute read • Veronica Cardoso, pictured with her two children, Mateo, 15, and Mauricio, 13, are pictured outside their home on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Cardoso s husband, and father to Mateo and Maurizo, was killed on the job on January 21, 2009. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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Online memorials, messages and tributes have replaced the usual in-person service marking the national Day of Mourning locally but the day is no less poignant for Veronica Cardoso, whose husband Claudio died on the job on Jan. 21, 2009.
Cardoso and her sons, Mateo and Mauricio, have participated in the local event every year since, joining hundreds of participants who remember the lives lost and speak of the need for improved workplace health and safety before marching to the injured and killed workers memorial in Coventry Gardens at Reaume Park.
This year s Day of Mourning has locals remembering, reflecting on impact of COVID-19
Sheila Yakovishin was a personal support worker at Berkshire Care Centre in Windsor for more than 30 years. She died of COVID-19 on Dec. 31 while the home was in an outbreak.
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Posted: Apr 28, 2021 8:06 PM ET | Last Updated: May 3
Sheila Yakovishin, 60, died due to COVID-19 on Dec. 31, according to a statement from Unifor.(Unifor)