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Various insects are displayed in dishes at the Monarch Butterfly Festival. (Zach Kitchen/CTV News) The Living Prairie Museum welcomed families, nature enthusiasts, and conservation advocates this weekend for the 17th Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival. On Saturday, the free event featured live butterfly displays, guided prairie walks, crafts, and educational booths from its partner organizations. Attendees also received milkweed plants to help support monarch habitats in their own backyards. 'This is an annual event that we throw to help people come together to celebrate monarch butterflies, flowers, habitats, and our love of nature,' said Marika Oleynik, curator at the Living Prairie Museum. Oleynik explained that monarch populations are difficult to assess during the summer due to their wide dispersal. 'They all fly back to Mexico in the winter, and that's when we find out how the numbers are doing,' she said. Climate change is one of the major threats to monarchs, with extreme weather and habitat loss impacting their survival. 'It can be hotter or drier in their habitat, so they don't have the food and plants they need,' Oleynik said. The festival aims to raise awareness and empower the public to act. 'The biggest thing people can do is help create habitat,' she said. 'Planting milkweed and native wildflowers in urban gardens makes a huge difference—not just for monarchs, but for bees and other pollinators too.' 'Monarch butterflies aren't scary,' Oleynik added with a smile. 'They're just interested in plants. When they're caterpillars, they eat milkweed. When they're butterflies, they drink nectar. They're not interested in us—except in how we can help them.'
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28 minutes ago
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Wrestling match slams into Downtown Windsor
The Downtown Showdown was held Saturday, with hundreds of wrestling fans filling the streets to see the free event. Downtown Windsor transformed into the venue of a live wrestling match on Saturday evening for the Downtown Showdown. From leaps off the top rope to suplexes echoing off the canvas, the event brought hundreds to the corner of Ouellette and University Avenue. Hosted by Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, the free event featured seven fights. Wrestling fan Steven Bowes told CTV News it's 'special' to have the event hosted outside in the downtown. WINDSOR DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN WRESTLING The Downtown Showdown wrestling event was held at the corner of Ouellette and University Avenue on July 26, 2025. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor) 'I think it was a pretty awesome idea,' said Bowes. As part of the outdoor setting, local bars and restaurants opened their doors and patios to the hundreds of additional customers. 'We've been working day and night, probably for the last two weeks, since our last event to set us all up,' Coun. Renaldo Agostino said ahead of the event. The Downtown Showdown was the latest fight-filled night to descend on the city's core after Rumble on the Roof, featuring boxing matches atop the Pelissier Street parking garage, was held earlier this month.
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Cambridge's Gaslight District brings winter vibes to summer heatwave
As a heatwave continues to grip Waterloo Region, the Gaslight District in Cambridge offered residents a cool escape Sunday with a unique event that brought a taste of winter to the heart of summer. The one-day-only event, dubbed Frozen Heatwave, transformed the popular downtown area into a snowy-themed celebration, complete with synthetic ice skating, complimentary skate rentals and classic winter films playing on the big screen. In a social media post, organizers said the goal was to bring 'all the fun of cold weather, with none of the frostbite.' The free event drew families and residents looking for a refreshing way to beat the heat. Frozen Heatwave wraps up at 6 p.m.
