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Every Windsor News story, newest first. Each one links its sources and the original post.

Oct. 4, 2026

• Sandpoint Beach: closed to swimming since June 2025, now a campaign pledge

  City council | Council endorsed a $15 million plan to move the beach east in January 2025. No construction date is set. Here is the record, the votes and the sources.

Oct. 3, 2026

• EMS strike clock: no deal, deadline now Oct. 8

  Health | The County of Essex says CUPE Local 2974.2 moved its strike deadline to Oct. 8. The union told CBC a strike is likely Oct. 9. Keep calling 911.

• City Hall sweep: police say it cost them $0

  City Hall | The OPP says Windsor Police requested the City Hall technology sweep. Who paid, and how much, is still unanswered.

Oct. 2, 2026

• BIG Motorcity Show rolls into Fogolar this Sunday

  Community | The BIG Motorcity car, motorcycle and truck show is at the Fogolar Furlan Club on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 10 AM to 2 PM. It is free to attend and raises money for Big Brothers Big Sisters Windsor Essex.

• Ward 2 Coun. Frazier Fathers proposes a 1% property-tax increase for housing

  Election 2026 | Campaign pledge, not City policy. Fathers says the levy would raise about $5 million a year once phased in.

• Downtown Windsor: what the mayoral candidates propose

  Election 2026 | Side by side: downtown positions of the three candidates invited to the Chamber debate. Campaign pledges, not City policy.

• Former Chief Bellaire: what the record shows

  Police | CBC reported an investigation substantiated that Jason Bellaire made comments breaching WPS directives. A human rights complaint is unproven.

Oct. 1, 2026

• Windsor’s Zombie Walk is back

  Community | Saturday downtown: Windsor’s Zombie Walk is back, free & family-friendly, with donations for Downtown Mission. Zombies gather 4 to 6 PM at Ouellette & Elliott; horde leaves about 6:30 down Ouellette. BIA + ScareHouse.

• Chamber mayoral debate: Dilkens, Francis and Pasquach at the Chrysler Theatre

  Election 2026 | Stability, change and ignored voices: what the three invited candidates pitched. The full recording is free on YouTube.

• City's $1.5M for the Downtown Mission: tax-levy share still Unclear

  City Hall | The City cites about $1.5 million, close to the $1.48 million in Ontario and federal grants in the Mission's audit. A freedom-of-information request is pending.

• One $2,626,537 budget item, two descriptions in City documents

  Budget | Item 2026-0097 was listed in camera as "Labour Relations." The approved budget book calls it "Homelessness and Supportive Housing Reduction."

Sept. 30, 2026

• Bert Kreischer at The Colosseum on Thursday

  Community | Bert Kreischer brings his Permission to Party tour to The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 8 PM.

• Police crisis teams answered 4,300 calls since January, 1,896 downtown

  Police | Windsor Police's Nurse Police Team and Crisis Response Team pair officers with hospital staff, police say.

• Free orchestra night in a downtown garage

  Community | The Windsor Symphony Orchestra plays a free concert on the main level of the Pelissier Street parking garage on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 6 to 7 PM. Registration is required.

• Soup Shack has an Amazon wish list: items ship straight to the kitchen

  Community | Urgent needs include emergency blankets and dog and cat food. In-person drop-offs at 636 Goyeau St., 4 to 9 p.m.

• City of Windsor responds in writing on its $24,000 sole-source contract with GT & Co

  City Hall | The City says the City Hall procedures review is within the Council-approved budget. Several questions remain unanswered.

Sept. 29, 2026

• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: what's closed and open in Windsor on Sept. 30

  City services | City offices, 311 and library branches closed. Garbage pickup not delayed, buses on a regular weekday schedule.

• Ontario takes on the federal gun ban at the Supreme Court

  Justice | Appeals of the 2020 firearms ban are set for Nov. 9. Windsor Police opted out of the federal buyback in January.

• How Mayor Dilkens has used strong mayor powers

  City Hall | The City has posted 94 written mayoral decisions since the powers took effect July 1, 2023. Key ones, from the City's own records.

Sept. 28, 2026

• Chamber mayoral debate Tuesday at the Chrysler Theatre

  Election 2026 | The Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce invited Drew Dilkens, Fred Francis and Kat Pasquach, three of 11 registered candidates.

• Public-board trustee candidates' open house at Kennedy Collegiate

  Election 2026 | The Windsor Council of Home and School Associations hosted GECDSB trustee candidates on Sept. 28.

• Tecumseh asks Transit Windsor for a cost estimate; no price public yet

  Transit | Tecumseh council directed staff to request a Transit Windsor estimate for a Tecumseh Road corridor link, local media reported.

• Voter cards mail the week of Sept. 28, and you don't need one to vote

  Election 2026 | Cards should arrive the first week of October. Without one, bring accepted ID to a polling place in your ward.

Sept. 27, 2026

• Council to decide on heritage designation for the former CKLW and CBC building

  City council | Report C 88/2026 recommends Council not withdraw its notice to designate 825 Riverside Drive West. Council must decide by Oct. 7.

• Downtown Soup Shack now serving 150 to 200 people a night

  Community | The Soup Shack says it is the only organization serving food downtown after 5 p.m. It gets no government funding, CBC reported.

Sept. 26, 2026

• After three years of denials, City grants Windsor man an accessible parking spot

  City services | A City staffer approved the spot a day after CBC News asked about the case, CBC reported.

• Windsor Pizza Festival at City Hall Square: free admission, $2 slices

  Community | Eleven pizzerias were listed for the Sept. 26 festival, noon to 5 p.m. or until the pizza sold out.

Sept. 25, 2026

• Transit Windsor's Umo fare system launches Oct. 5

  Transit | Riders can set up Umo accounts now. Loading fare and riding start Oct. 5. Exact cash is still accepted.

• Dilkens pledges a police Real-Time Operations Centre if re-elected

  Election 2026 | Campaign pledge, not City policy. Mayor Drew Dilkens says funding is still needed and gave no cost figure.

Sept. 24, 2026

• City opens Expression of Interest for former Concord Elementary site

  Housing | Developer proposals for 6700 Raymond Ave. are due Nov. 18, 2026 under EOI 82-26.

• WREN career fair Sept. 24; Costco hiring fair drew long lines

  Jobs | WREN's career fair ran at the Caboto Club with 30+ employers. A day earlier, Costco's hiring fair drew long lines for 200+ jobs.

• Central Branch opens at 400 City Hall Square

  Library | Windsor Public Library's new Central Branch opened to the public Sept. 24 after a four-day move.

Sept. 23, 2026

• Bring a card: cash is out at some WRH Pay and Display lots

  Health | Windsor Regional Hospital is switching machines at select surface lots to debit or credit only, windsorite.ca reports. The Ouellette garage still takes cash.

• ERCA's 2027 draft budget is status quo; the merger is the levy question

  Budget | ERCA's draft 2027 budget is about $12.8 million on the same funding basis as 2026. A four-authority merger is set for Feb. 1, 2027.

Sept. 22, 2026

• Downtown high-visibility police patrols Sept. 22 to 24

  Police | Windsor Police add officers on foot and mobile patrols in the downtown core for three days under the City's Strengthen the Core plan.

• One-year countdown: Peace Fountain targeted to flow again Sept. 21, 2027

  Parks | The City says the Peace Fountain replacement is in its construction phase. windsorite.ca reports a Sept. 21, 2027 target.

Sept. 21, 2026

• Howard and Division paving: lane closures near the mall through Oct. 16

  Roads | Lane closures in both directions between E.C. Row Expressway and Marentette Avenue for final asphalt paving, windsorite.ca reports.

• Unifor and Stellantis contract covering Windsor Assembly expires; talks still in conciliation

  Jobs | The deal expired at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Unifor says the expiry is not a strike deadline because the parties are still in conciliation.

Sept. 20, 2026

• Forest Glade long-term care open house Monday night

  Ward 7 | Developers present preliminary plans for vacant Wildwood Drive land next to Seneca Park on Sept. 21, before any formal City planning application.

• Festival of Hawks at Holiday Beach

  Community | The ERCA and Holiday Beach Migration Observatory festival ran Sept. 19 and 20, with raptor shows, the Hawk Tower and banding.

Sept. 19, 2026

• Central Library's last day at the Paul Martin Building

  Library | Central closed Sept. 20 to 23 for its move and reopens Sept. 24 at 400 City Hall Square, Windsor Public Library says.

• First CFIA-confirmed spotted lanternfly detection in Canada is in Windsor

  Environment | An official CFIA survey confirmed a live spotted lanternfly in Windsor. Movement restrictions apply to regulated plant materials.