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CBC
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Get a sneak peek of this of this Sandwich Town mural in the works
There will soon be a new mural in Sandwich Town, spearheaded by the Sandwich Town BIA and Stephen Hargreaves, by artist Daniel "Denial" Bombardier. While it's expected to be complete in mid-June, CBC stopped by for an early look.
CTV News
29-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Habitat for Humanity gives family keys to new Sandwich Town home
The Kashindi family, who moved to Canada in 2017, are new homeowners after receiving keys to their Sandwich Town residence on Wednesday evening. (Robert Lothian/CTV Windsor News) Habitat for Humanity handed over the keys to this Brock Street home to the Kashindi family on Wednesday. A Kenyan family settled in Windsor began their journey of home ownership on Wednesday evening after receiving keys to their new Sandwich Town residence. Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex provided the home to the Kashindi family after months of hard work. Dieu Kashindi, whose parents received the house, said the family has rented various homes since moving to Canada in 2017. 'Just looking around and like, man, we finally have a place where you can call home,' Kashindi said. 'It's not a place that you're looking like, oh, the rent is due, [or the] landlord wants this. It's like it's a home where you can have memories, laughter, holidays and good things.' 052825 - Habitat The Kashindi family, who moved to Canada in 2017, are new homeowners after receiving keys to their Sandwich Town residence on Wednesday evening. (Robert Lothian/CTV Windsor News) Kashindi noted the Brock Street home will provide more stability for the family of eight. 'They have an environment where they can grow up, make friends, go to school they don't like switch schools or houses, and I'm excited for them, to be honest, because it's something that I didn't have that much when I was their age,' he said of his younger siblings. To receive the home, the Kashindi's worked 500 hours of community service and will now pay a mortgage amount geared to their income. According to Fiona Coughlin, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, the Kashindi's home is their last build in Sandwich Town until they find more land. 'It's the last actual piece of land that Habitat for Humanity has in Windsor property. We do have plans to build out in the county, and that will be next year, but for the foreseeable future, we have no land left in Windsor,' Coughlin told CTV News. The organization has revitalized several properties previously hampered by dilapidated vacant homes. Coughlin noted they had worked with the City of Windsor to purchase the properties for one dollar. 'If you drive down the streets where our houses are, you can see they just brighten up the whole street,' Coughlin added. In the meantime, the Kashindi's will work to move into their new five-bedroom home. 'I can't describe any feeling better than this, to be honest,' Kashindi said.
CTV News
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Windsor celebrates the legacy of Canadian Jazz musician Oscar Peterson
Windsor celebrated one of Canada's and the world's greatest jazz musicians over the weekend. The 100th anniversary of Oscar Peterson's birth was celebrated with a sold out concert at Mackenzie Hall in Sandwich Town on Sunday. A jazz quartet of performed Peterson originals from 'The Canadiana Suite', his classic 'Hymn to Freedom' and arrangements of his famous collaborations with various jazz legends. Mike Karloff (piano), Paul Keller (bass), Randy Napoleon (guitar), and Pete Siers (drums) comprised the highly respected foursome of accomplished musicians who took the stage Sunday afternoon. Hugh Leal and his wife Kathy are co-producers of the Windsor Jazz Concert Series. For Leal, his passion for jazz is exemplified with concerts that pay tribute to the greats. 'And these great musicians that have taken the time to study and prepare his very fine arrangements, creative arrangements of his own compositions,' said Leal. 'But also, there are some old standards and hits. He had like Night Train and, it's great to be able to recognize the, the music of one of Canada's all-time great musicians on the world scene.' Amongst numerous awards and honours - Peterson was an Order of Canada recipient. He died at the age of 82 in 2007.
CTV News
25-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Arch unveiled honouring legacy of Mary E. Bibb
A new gateway arch was unveiled May 25, 2025, at the entrance of Mary E. Bibb Park, honouring her legacy. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV News Windsor) A new gateway arch was unveiled Sunday afternoon at the entrance of Mary E. Bibb Park, honouring the legacy of Canada's first female black journalist and key figure in the Underground Railroad. Located next to MacKenzie Hall in Windsor's historic Sandwich Town, the park was renamed in 2020 to celebrate the legacy of Mary E. Bibb, who was a teacher, anti-slavery activist, and co-founder of The Voice of the Fugitive, the first newspaper in Canada published by and for Black Canadians. Donations from the public, combined with a grant from the Gordie Howe International Bridge Community Organization and funding from the City of Windsor, helped bring the project to life through the work of the Friends of the Court-MacKenzie Hall. MARY BIBB ARCH A new gateway arch was unveiled May 25, 2025, at the entrance of Mary E. Bibb Park, honouring her legacy. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV News Windsor) 'We are glad to acknowledge her presence and have an arch that welcomes people as she welcomed people through the Underground Railroad,' said Jennifer Moore, a volunteer with the Friends of the Court-MacKenzie Hall. 'Mary Bibb was part of the Underground Railroad. She was bringing people in. We'd like to use this arch to welcome people in and make sure they know that she was an important part of the history of Sandwich Town.' The arch stands as a lasting reminder of Bibb's contributions to freedom, education and civil rights. Community members hope it will encourage reflection on the area's rich history and the people, like Bibb, who helped shape it. 'She was a very important person in our community and wherever she lived,' Moore said.
