In loving memory of Richard Chausse (5th anniversary) from Mom & family

In 2014 Victoria Manor lost three residents in one week, none of whom had a funeral. When one of the residents said to their Executive Director, Leigh Vachon “it’s like they were never here, it’s like we don’t matter” she realized that they needed to do much more to ensure that anyone who resided in the home would be remembered. She began to then think about all of those people in our community who do not have people to remember them, and the idea of the Celebration of Life was born. The first Celebration of life was held last year and this year’s, in partnership with the Good Shepherd Parish in Lakeshore, will be a beautiful tribute to those who have no one.

Celebration of Life: A Service for the Unclaimed Bodies of Windsor-Essex, Co-hosted by Victoria Manor Supportive Housing & the Good Shepherd Parish. This multi-faith Celebration of Life is for those who have passed away and were unclaimed for burial, for those who died alone, and for those who have gone without a funeral or some other celebration of their life lived. This year's theme is "A Life Lived has Meaning”.

Wednesday May 22, 7:00pm at Good Shepherd Parish, 462 Advance Blvd, Lakeshore

Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/367623017296519/ for more info. 

As a result of the Lake Flooding Emergency Preparedness resolution adopted by Council at the Regular Meeting on May 14, the Town is making sandbags available to property owners living adjacent to Lake St. Clair and Pike Creek. Owners along the north side of Riverside Drive from the City of Windsor limit to Pike Creek, and along Pike Creek from Lake St. Clair to the VIA Rail line can pick-up 100 sandbags at no cost. Photo identification showing proof of address must be provided to collect the sandbags. Additional bags can be purchased at hardware stores or online.

Bags can be picked up at the Tecumseh Arena, 12021 McNorton Street, during the following hours:

• Thursday, May 16 – 8:00 to 4:00
• Friday, May 17 – 8:00 to 4:00
• Saturday, May 18 – 8:00 to 4:00
• Sunday, May 19 – 8:00 to 12:00
• Monday, May 20 – 8:00 to 12:00

Following the long weekend, hours of pick-up will be 8:30 to 4:30. Times may be adjusted as necessary with full details on times and locations available at www.tecumseh.ca.

Sand is available in the Lakewood Park South parking lot. Owners are required to bring their own shovels and fill the bags themselves. Volunteers are being organized to assist with bag filling and loading. Sandbags not provided by the Town may be filled at this location as well.

Examples of sandbag walls will be on display in the parking lot to demonstrate how to build effective protection. The Town requests that this example not be destroyed or removed. A full video on building a sandbag wall is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj7aUwIHYlw.

Information on this and all Town of Tecumseh news and events is available at www.tecumseh.ca, Twitter (@TownofTecumseh), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/townoftecumseh).

June 7, 9am-3pm at Assumption Middle School, 1110 Huron Church Rd. Cost, $50. Includes sports bag, pizza party and prizes. Led by Windsor Express & WECDSB Basketball Academy Coaches. Extended care, early drop-off 8:30am and late pick-up 5pm. 

Register online at www.windsorexpress.ca or email gm@windsorexpress.ca