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Windsor news from The Globe and Mail’s pop-up bureau, launched in December, 2023 to cover economic developments, city life and other stories from the southern Ontario city.

Rise in climate-related floods leaves Windsor residents uncertain about insurance coverage

Insurers have been reassessing if certain Windsor neighbourhoods are too risky to underwrite

Gord Nascimento takes a break from the construction of a concrete berm around a portion of his home on Roseborough Rd. in Harrow, Ont., Friday, June 21, 2024. Nascimento, as well as many others in town, experienced severe flooding last year.

Gord Nascimento takes a break from the construction of a concrete berm around a portion of his home on Roseborough Rd. in Harrow, Ont., Friday, June 21, 2024. Nascimento, as well as many others in town, experienced severe flooding last year.

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Windsor by the numbers

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July 15, 2024

Gord Nascimento takes a break from the construction of a concrete berm around a portion of his home on Roseborough Rd. in Harrow, Ont., Friday, June 21, 2024. Nascimento, as well as many others in town, experienced severe flooding last year.

Gord Nascimento takes a break from the construction of a concrete berm around a portion of his home on Roseborough Rd. in Harrow, Ont., Friday, June 21, 2024. Nascimento, as well as many others in town, experienced severe flooding last year.

Rise in climate-related floods leaves Windsor residents uncertain about insurance coverage

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July 4, 2024

Cesar Humberto Suchite de Paz (FaceMask) and Juan Alberto Toto Sapo packages cucumbers at Mucci Farms in Kingsville, Ontario on Monday, June 24, 2024.
The Globe and Mail/ Geoff Robins

Cesar Humberto Suchite de Paz (FaceMask) and Juan Alberto Toto Sapo packages cucumbers at Mucci Farms in Kingsville, Ontario on Monday, June 24, 2024.
The Globe and Mail/ Geoff Robins

The lush Windsor area has a problem: Not enough tech workers want to work on farms

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June 4, 2024

Builders are just metres away from connecting the largest bridge ever built between Canada and the United States

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June 3, 2024

Dan Wells reviewing a manuscript in his publishing office at Biblioasis on Monday, November 29th, 2021

Dan Wells reviewing a manuscript in his publishing office at Biblioasis on Monday, November 29th, 2021

analysis

How Windsor’s Biblioasis found international recognition in the perilous publishing trade

Ira Wells

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May 27, 2024

Commercial property sits empty and available for lease at the corner of Ouellette Ave., and Wyandotte St. West in downtown Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Commercial property sits empty and available for lease at the corner of Ouellette Ave., and Wyandotte St. West in downtown Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

With a glut of office space, Windsor is betting on new measures to lure tenants back downtown

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March 16, 2024

Transmission lines leading to Windsor, Ont., are seen in Lakeshore, Ont., on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Transmission lines leading to Windsor, Ont., are seen in Lakeshore, Ont., on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Windsor electricity facing big changes as officials try to predict the future of supply and demand

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March 6, 2024

395 CYPRESS LANE, Lakeshore, Ontario

395 CYPRESS LANE, Lakeshore, Ontario

the listing

Builder fights deluge of buyers unable to close deals

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February 29, 2024

The exterior of Kingsville District High School in Kingsville, Ont., is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.�

The exterior of Kingsville District High School in Kingsville, Ont., is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.�

New school name ruffles feathers in Lake Erie community

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February 10, 2024

A rent sign is seen on a house on Josephine Avenue near the University of WIndsor, in Windsor, Ont., Friday, February 9, 2024.

A rent sign is seen on a house on Josephine Avenue near the University of WIndsor, in Windsor, Ont., Friday, February 9, 2024.

Windsor is expecting an economic rebound – and a housing crunch

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February 5, 2024

A home on Kildare Rd. in Windsor, Ont.’s Walkerville neighbourhood, is photographed on Nov. 25, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

A home on Kildare Rd. in Windsor, Ont.’s Walkerville neighbourhood, is photographed on Nov. 25, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Ottawa, Ontario say Windsor didn’t build enough homes; the city says it did

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February 1, 2024

Leslie McCurdy is pictured at the Jackson Park bandshell in Windsor, Ontario on Jan. 27, 2024. Katie Panasiuk/The Globe and Mail

Leslie McCurdy is pictured at the Jackson Park bandshell in Windsor, Ontario on Jan. 27, 2024. Katie Panasiuk/The Globe and Mail

A Windsor bandshell key to city’s Black history lies in disrepair. Now, it’s a step closer to being saved

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January 15, 2024

Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ont. is photographed on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ont. is photographed on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Three gambling rivals fight for the casino that saved Windsor

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December 16, 2023

Downtown Windsor, Ontario, December 14, 2023.
Photo by Brett Gundlock/The Globe and Mail

Downtown Windsor, Ontario, December 14, 2023.
Photo by Brett Gundlock/The Globe and Mail

Does Windsor have the savvy to bring its downtown back to life?

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December 13, 2023

The Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, Michigan, is photographed on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

The Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, Michigan, is photographed on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

callout

Which stories should we cover in Windsor? Share your thoughts for The Globe’s latest pop-up bureau

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December 8, 2023

The Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, Michigan, is photographed on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

The Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, Michigan, is photographed on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Still bearing scars of recessions past, Windsor is on the verge of a billion-dollar revitalization

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December 8, 2023

Construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, Michigan, is photographed on Nov. 25, 2023. The section at left is being built from the Canadian side and the right section, from Detroit, Michigan. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

Construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge that will connect Windsor, Ont. to Detroit, Michigan, is photographed on Nov. 25, 2023. The section at left is being built from the Canadian side and the right section, from Detroit, Michigan. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

opinion

In Windsor, a chance to think big

The Editorial Board

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December 8, 2023

As the office towers across the river in Detroit, Michigan reflect the glow of sunset, visitors to the riverfront in Windsor, On. take photos of each other on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

As the office towers across the river in Detroit, Michigan reflect the glow of sunset, visitors to the riverfront in Windsor, On. take photos of each other on Nov. 24, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

letter from the editor

Bringing you the news from Windsor

David Walmsley

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