Windsor Life Magazine

The University of Windsor is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Allison to a two-year term as Chair of the Board of Governors, effective November 25, 2020. Allison also serves as the Chair of the Board Investment Committee, and previously served as the Board’s First Vice-Chair and Second Vice-Chair and a member of both the Board Resource Allocation Committee and the Board Executive Committee. Allison is also Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Wealth Advisor for RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities and the founding partner of the Allison Martinello Group.

Few young people are as remarkableor have endured as muchas Windsor’s Mckenna Lumley. When she was four years old, Mckenna’s mother, Karen Metcalfe, noticed that her daughter was displaying some unusual behavior. Read the full story at https://windsorlife.com/?p=4124.

The Rafih Auto Group recently held their First Annual WE CARE: Winter Coat, Hat, and Glove Drive during the month of December. All Rafih Auto Group dealerships in Windsor, Essex and Leamington asked partners, customers, and staff to donate new or gently used items along with gift cards to those who needed it the most. Zeyad Rafih, Vice President of Rafih Auto Group also made a generous purchase of new coats to add to the donation total on behalf of the group. A safe and social distancing presentation was held last FRIDAY, JANUARY 8th, 2021 at 11:00am to donate all new and gently used goods along with gift cards at Jaguar Land Rover Windsor, located at 9275 Tecumseh Rd E, Windsor, inside the Rafih Auto Mall. A representative from Children's Aid Society, The Downtown Mission, and the Rafih Auto Group will be on hand.

Emily Truman is a 17-year-old high school student. While volunteering at La Chaumiere Retirement Residence, she noticed that the holidays could be difficult for some of the residents. Read the full story here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=4132.

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Art Critic John Berger once said that what makes photography such a strange invention is its two primary raw materials: light and time. But for Windsor’s Krystle Del-Ben, photography is an instrument for storytelling. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=4052.

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It all started with a lamb named Charlotte. Lauren Edwards is Windsor and Essex County’s own personal Doctor Dolittle. A whirling bundle of energy, she divides her time between her three local pet stores and her two different nonprofits, Moggy’s Mission, a cat rescue centre, and, as of 2017, Charlotte's Freedom Farm. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=3998.

On November 17th, St. Clair College hosted the ribbon cutting ceremony their new 14.75 acre Sports Park. The Sporks Park includes a soccer/football stadium, the Ladies Softball Diamond, the Zekelman Tennis Centre, the Sand Volleyball Complex and various student social settings. Pictured is Ron Seguin, Vice President International Relations, Campus Development & Student Services, Patti France, President St. Clair College, Nancy Jammu-Taylor, Chair Board of Governors, Barry and Stephanie Zekelman, Gary McNamara, Essex County Warden, Jim Morrison, City of Windsor Councillor, Jorge Gutierrez Calzada, President Student Representative Council. stclaircollege.ca.

The school day in autumn 2020 begins as it has for generations: standing for the playing of the national anthem, followed by announcements, which include birthdays and the Joke of the Day. Except, in the George Jetson time in which we live, this all occurs in millions of homes on cell phones, tablets and laptop computers. I stand with my two young sons in our basement until the finish of O Canada. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=3993.

There is no place quite like it on earth. Niagara Falls. Mark Twain set the Garden of Eden there in his story Extracts from Adam’s Diary, published in 1893 to commemorate the 1893 Buffalo Pan-American Exhibition. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=4160.

HUGE THANK YOU to Tim Hortons #smilecookie. Windsor/Essex you did iit again. What a community. Over $170,000.00 raised in the 1 week smile cookie campaign. W.E.... Care for Kids and John McGivney Children's Centre were the proud recipients of this City's sweet tooth and generosity. Thank you to everyone who supported. See more

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Danielle Campo McLeod’s parents realized something was different about her when she was still an infant. When I was 15 to 16 months old, my Mom started noticing that I was walking differently, Danielle explains. I wouldn’t just squat down to play with toys. When I did start walking, I wanted to be carried a lot." Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=3925.

From all of us at Windsor Life Magazine.

Executive Producer Executive Producer Anne Francis confirms that the series description of CBC’s Still Standing as a love letter to small-town Canada continues to ring true, six seasons into the series’ run. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=3952.

Louis Armstrong once said that if you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know. The Bishop Boys concur. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=3919.

What's your favourite Thanksgiving dish?

This month, the College has unveiled a unique design that will see the construction of two new floors. A large auditorium, called Alumni Hall, and Canada’s first Esports Arena will be the centerpieces of the new build. President Patti France described the project as one that distinguishes St. Clair among other post-secondary institutions of its size. Jim Marsh, Dean of Zekelman School of Business and IT, Barry Zekelman, CEO Zekelman Industries, Jorge Guitierrez, President of SRC, Patti France, President St. Clair College, Jim Morrison, City of Windsor and Gary McNamara, Warden of Essex County.

How far would you go to save a stranger’s life? That’s the central question posited by Gavin Michael Booth’s feature film Last Call, which recently opened in theatres around the world. Although he currently resides in Los Angeles, Gavin grew up in Amherstburg. While in his early twenties, he started dabbling in filmmaking. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=3961.

Creating music has always been the lifelong passion of Chris Taylor, the President of Music Global at Entertainment One. I was always playing in bands in Windsor, growing up, Chris explains. Even when I was doing my undergraduate degree in Political Science and Communications at the University of Windsor, we were always still playing in bands. Read the full article here: https://windsorlife.com/?p=3931.

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