Open Streets Windsor returns this September to connect our diverse neighbourhoods and people across our community on Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
 
As thousands have witnessed over the past seven years, this free community event will see an updated eight kilometre route along Sandwich Street, Riverside Drive West, University Avenue, Wyandotte Street East and Drouillard Road temporarily opened to people but closed to cars.
 

What is Open Streets about? Open Streets are unique events that have been held in over 100 cities throughout North America and involve the temporary closure of roadways to vehicular traffic allowing people to use them for various fun physical activities like walking, cycling, yoga, dancing and fitness.

The goals of Open Streets Windsor are to:

• Encourage active transportation and physical activity;
• Encourage community building activities;
• Promote community-led active living initiatives;
• Showcase recently improved streetscapes;
• Provide an opportunity for local businesses and organizations to participate along the route. 

Want to be part of creating something amazing?

• Host an activity in a hub and become a Community Partner.
• Sponsor by contacting openstreets@citywindsor.ca by email.
• Become a volunteer: sign up with the Open Streets Volunteer Portal.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Title Sponsor, Motor City Community Credit Union.



Media Sponsors, AM800, Windsorite.ca, The Windsor Star, YourTV.

        

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The City of Windsor is planning improvements to Lanspeary Park, and we want your input! Lanspeary Park is an 11.5-acre green space at the heart of one of Windsor’s most historic neighbourhoods. For more than a century, this public community park has been the hub of countless community gatherings, including the annual Windsor Labour Day and Pride festivals, attracting thousands of participants each year ...

The City of Windsor’s second Youth Poet Laureate, Alexei Ungurenaşu, will celebrate the end of their term with a special send-off next month. Ungurenaşu was appointed to the role in April 2021, with the selection committee remarking that “Alexei has the ability to connect with people and brings the power of storytelling out into the community.” Then-Poet Laureate Mary Ann Mulhern said ...

 

 

Windsor Fire and Rescue Services is reminding the community that there are two more opportunities to enjoy this year’s Hot Summer Nights Fun Blast! It’s a perfect time to head to the park with family and neighbours for a cooling fire truck sprinkler run, a visit with Sparky and a chance to meet fire prevention staff for truck tours and fire safety tips.

• Ward 8, Pykes Park, 5497 Lassaline Avenue, updated: August 25
• Ward 10, Remington Booster Park, 2710 Lillian Avenue, September 1

The City of Windsor recently unveiled a new $7.5 million greenhouse complex at Jackson Park. The complex consists of multiple structures including a 22,000-square-foot greenhouse that will supply the City’s future plant needs and a 3,500-square-foot multipurpose greenhouse that will allow for year-round gardening displays with educational programming. The new complex replaces the 104-year-old Lanspeary Park facilities ...

It has been 80 years since the assault on the beaches of Dieppe, France. The Essex Regiment, the forerunner of today’s Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment, was part of that disastrous battle. Only 53 of the 551 officers and soldiers from the Essex Regiment who landed at Dieppe August 19, 1942, returned to England. The City of Windsor held commemorative ceremonies at the Red Beach Memorial located in Dieppe Gardens.

After a two-year hiatus in response to the pandemic, Willistead Manor and Thyme To-Go have set dates for the 2022-23 At the Manor Event Series. These unique events and initiatives take place inside the City’s historic Willistead Manor. Over the years, the program has included yoga classes, theatre and opera performances, literary events, tours, brunches, themed dinners and much more. Space is limited for these unforgettable events in Windsor’s culture and heritage gem ...

This ornamental box known as a vinaigrett was used to hold smelling salts that were a form of ammonia. Smelling salts were mixed with vinegar or perfume and soaked onto a sponge then stored under the perforated cover. When inhaled it helped relieve faintness and headaches. Popular in the late 18th and mid 19th centuries. Gift of Miss Ada Wrong, 1961.248 

The City of Windsor offers live streaming video during all City Council and standing committee meetings, as well as recordings of past meetings available upon their completion.

Agendas for each council meeting can be found on citywindsor.ca the Friday before each session. A record of the decisions and discussions from every meeting are found in council minutes, which appear online typically within a few weeks of each meeting.