Attn: Blenheim, Ontario Families! Join Chatham-Kent Child Care and Early Years in July for their Family Sports Night!  July 11, 5-6:30pm at Early ON, W.J Baird PS, 182 King st, Blenheim. Register online. 

The Ontario Renovates Multi-Residential Rental Unit Program is now open for landlords to access funding to repair and/or modify rental units in Windsor and Essex County.

Landlords of multi-residential units are invited to apply for this time limited funding opportunity, which is provided by the federal and provincial governments. 

Program funding is available in the form of a 15-year forgivable loan.  The amount of money available per rental unit may be up to $50,000, with the average investment estimated at $25,000 per unit.  Landlords making repairs to increase accessibility could receive the first $5,000 supplied in the form of a grant which does not have to be repaid.

According to Jolayne Susko, the City’s Coordinator, Housing Administration and Policy, “This program is an amazing opportunity for landlords to access funding for often times costly repairs and modifications to maintain their rental units, or to improve accessibility features.”  

Landlord Information Session:

An information session will take place on Thursday, July 4th from 3:00 to 4:30pm at 350 City Hall Square West, Meeting Room 140.

For more information, or to access an application form, please visit the City of Windsor’s website at www.citywindsor.ca.  Applications can be downloaded from the website.

All applications must be submitted by July 22, 2019.

July 27, 2019.  1 pm Shotgun

2 Person Best Ball Format

$110 per person.  Includes Golf, Cart, Dinner.

July 13th, 9am-4pm at Thames Grove Conservation Area. BBQ, Prizes and fun for the whole family. Kayaks $15 and canoes $25

The next phase of upgrades to Jackson Park will include repaving and expanding the main parking lot, from 45 spaces to nearly 100.

The work will begin on July 2 and take until October to complete. Along with the paving, new sanitary, storm and water supply services are also being added.  

The upgrades will mean that access to the main parking lot off Tecumseh Road will be closed, but use of the park by pedestrians will not be affected. The southeast parking lot off McDougall Street will be unaffected by the construction and will remain open throughout.

Along with the parking lot and infrastructure improvements, construction crews are also replacing the washrooms located along the entrance to the Queen Elizabeth II Sunken Gardens.

The construction of the washroom building will be completed by mid August.

To see the entire area being worked on, watch the video, Jackson Park Improvements (YouTube) that we released back in May.

The second season of City of Windsor operated boat tours to Peche Island will begin Wednesday, July 3, 2019. The tours will run from July 3 to approximately October 9, 2019, and the cost is $7.50 per seat (2 years old and under are free). The tours will operate Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting. The first shuttle will depart Lakeview Park Marina at 10:00 a.m. and will continue every hour on the hour until the last departure from the marina at 2:00 p.m.

Passengers can return from the island on the half hour with the last shuttle returning from Peche Island at 3:30 p.m. A maximum of six passengers can be on board each shuttle—to or from the island (excluding the captain). No more than 12 passengers will be booked for each hourly departure time.

Booking a Tour:

Reservations are highly recommended. From June 28 to July 3 only, call 519-948-3383 to book your seats.  After July 3,tours are to be booked by calling 519-253-2300. Downloadable waivers and videos of Peche Island, including, safety, island improvements, natural features and more can be found on the Peche Island page of the City of Windsor website.

Peche Island is an 86-acre island located on the Detroit River between Windsor and Detroit that was purchased by Hiram Walker in 1883. Walker used the island for a summer place, and his buildings included a stable, large home, greenhouse, and icehouse. The property was sold in 1907 and then the City of Windsor acquired the land from the Province of Ontario in 1999.  It is now a naturalized park with walking trails.