Globalive chooses Windsor - 100 jobs coming to Windsor
A new call centre is coming to the city. The Windsor-Essex County Development Commission made the announcement this morning. Globalive will bring 100 jobs to the area. A job fair will be held in Windsor on January 7th at 400 City Hall Square and the centre should be up and running by February.
Green Theme at Auto Show in Detroit
Some fuel efficient vehicles will be introduced at this year's North American International Auto Show. The Big 3 are focusing on hybrid and electric vehicles to help consumers save money at the gas pumps. The show at Cobo Hall opens to the public on January 17th.
Union to Help Automakers
A Canadian auto bailout package is being welcomed in Windsor. CAW National President Ken Lewenza spoke in the city yesterday saying the four billion dollars in aid is 'incredibly important' to the 400 thousand Ontario residents whose jobs are at stake. Local 200 President Mike Vince agrees and says the union will do their part to help the industry and keep it vibrant. The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association is also applauding the auto aid. President Richard Gauthier says Canada's 35-hundred car dealers are ``feeling the squeeze of the credit crunch.
Windsor has it all- a 100 mile peninsula, warm weather, walking trails, golfing, beach, culture, entertainment and also offfers great properties that are very, very affordable
The Greater Windsor Home Builders Association, the local Real Estate Board and the Chamber of Commerce have rebranded the region to attract retirees to Windsor-Essex. The partners are funding a campaign on their own and have set up a website at www.retirehere.ca
Duncan offers Re-Assurance
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan is reassuring local construction companies and workers that there will be plenty of jobs in the 1.6-billion dollar Windsor-Essex Parkway. The Windsor-Tecumseh M-P-P says there's more work than there are workers. He says the government wants the community to benefit from this massive project.
Kingsville Expansions Approved
Kingsville Council has approved spending $5.6 million on two expansion projects. The first will see an expanded senior's centre, a new youth centre and an accessible library at Lion's Hall. Phase 2 calls for a new dressing room at the Kingsville Arena. Work on phase 1 starts in the spring. The Kingsville arena expansion is slated for 2011.
Border Jobs
Massive road and border crossing project couldstart as early as Fall of 2009.12000-15000 full time project related jobs and a 5 billion dollar plus new project to link Windsor to the US.
Miracle League
Dieffenbacher Investment
A Windsor company is investing eight-million dollars to build two new machining centres. Diefenbacher North America on Twin Oaks Drive manufactures wood products and lightweight components for the auto industry. The new machining centres in the city will focus on light weight auto parts to make vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient.
Young Minds
Windsor has been chosen as one of 25 Canadian cities to promote and encourage youth entrepreneurship in Canada. It would be a first for Canada and Windsor-Essex if the city agrees to hold events during Global Entrepreneurship week in November. Canada has never participated in Global Entrepreneurship week before
Public School Literacy Results
The Greater Essex County District School Board has released the results of the latest provincial literacy tests for Grade 9 students. The board had an 81 per cent pass rate -- a five per cent improvement over the last five years. Massey students had a 92 per cent succes rate. The E-Q-A-O office applauds how the South Windsor high school has integrated literacy into every subject
Affordable Housing
Census figures show Windsor and Essex County have affordable housing. According to 2006 Statistics, the average household spent 18.2 per cent of its income on housing, or $823.00.That includes mortgage payments, property taxes, condo fees and utilities.
New life for former van plant
The former Pillette Road can plant in Windsor is going to be turned into an industrial park. Windsor company, Rosati Group has purchased the 160-acre site and is calling the property"Grand Central Business Park." The industrial park will be geared towards the transportation sector along with researchand development.
Windsor and Leamington named as two of the best places to live in
Windsor and Leamington are included in this year's 'Money Sense' magazine list of the best places in which to live in Canada. Leamington is ranked 15th, Windsor 21st among 154 communities surveyed. The survey takes into consideration such things has weather, crime, household income, unemployment and doctor availability.
New Airline in Windsor
Sunwing Airlines will begin flying out of Windsor this winter. Destinations will be Cuba and the Domenican Republic. Great expectations for Windsor especially since there is no flight to Cuba out of Detroit.
New Medical School in Windsor
Major Employers in Windsor includes University of Windsor and St. Clair College. University of Windsor has a recent addition of medical school which will open in September, 2008. It will enhance the scope of both the Windsor region's economy and the status of the university and positively impact Real Estate in Windsor
About Windsor, Ontario
Local business and labour will have a chance to meet with provincial officials in a couple of weeks to discuss job opportunities when the new border access road is built. Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says the 9-kilometre, 1.6-billion dollar Windsor-Essex Greenway along the Huron-Church corridor is a very important road in Canada and the project needs to move forward. The road links the 401 to the new bridge to be built in Brighton Beach in 2010. Construction of the new Windsor-Essex Greenway could begin as soon as June. This will have a very positive impact on all Windsor industries, including Windsor Real Estate.
Auto Research expected to rebound in Windsor
A leading Canadian auto analyst says Windsor needs to take advantage of the coming decade of opportunity in the auto industry as he calls it. Windsor native Dennis Desrosiers says the next 10 years will see record levels of auto investment in research, design and development and Windsor should be at the front of the line because of all the research being done here. Desrosiers says new government vehicle regulations will keep innovation centres like Windsor very busy in the future. He also predicts the auto industry has hit its lowest point and will rebound soon.
Windsor Lands another Convention
Windsor has been picked to host another convention. Next fall, the Ontario Tourism Summit will be held at "Caesar's Windsor." Windsor beat out London and Hamilton for the event, which is expected to generate more than half-a-million dollars for the area.
Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor Regional Hospital has been ranked among the top three in the Province when it comes to patient care. The Ontario Hospital Association cites 5 leading patient care practices, including child-friendly preparation for M-R-I and C-T scans, shorter wait times for lung cancer patients and ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home for new mothers and their babies.
FORD Investment
The head of C-A-W Local 200 calls today "a great day for Windsor and Essex County." Ford has announced its investing 473-million dollars to produce greener, fuel-efficient engines at the Essex Engine Plant. The federal government will contribute up to 80-million dollars over the next five years. Up to 757 will be created or sustained and 215-thousand engines will be produced in the new flexible assembly plant.
The Rotary Club of Amherstburg is launching a $2.3-million fundraising campaign to develop Canada's first fully accessible baseball diamond. Amherstburg Minor Baseball President Steeve Bouchard says the "Miracle League" diamond is being developed in conjunction with the Premiere Diamond at Larry Bauer Park. Bouchard says the Ontario Baseball League and Baseball Canada are excited about the project and want to get involved.
