Author of the article: Julie Kotsis
Publishing date: Jul 15, 2021 • 12 hours ago • 2 minute read • Ward 6 Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac holds up an old black and white photograph of the Riverside area during an unveiling of a new scanner at the Riverside Branch of the Windsor Public Library, on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The scanner will be used for the Riverside Memories project, commemorating the centenary of the Town of Riverside. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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A century after its incorporation as a town, Riverside, now a neighbourhood on the east side of Windsor, stands to lose its history as memories fade and mementos disappear.
Windsor film and creative arts centre buys Downtown Mission building windsorstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from windsorstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Downtown Mission will soon begin moving some operations out of its main facility on Victoria Avenue after confirming a closing date for the sale of the former church.
“The Mission has been at 664 Victoria for over 20 years now and has far outgrown our current home,” executive director Ron Dunn said in a media release. “With safety precautions at its highest level in our history, as well as all we have learned and had to navigate in providing services safely during a pandemic, a new location is needed for the mission to continue serving our vulnerable community members with the compassion and dignity that we all deserve.”