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2008 Canadian Olympic Trials

This past weekend Windsor played host to athletes from across the country, as the Canadian Olympic Trials were held at the University of Windsor Stadium. As far as University athletics go in Windsor, our specialty is Track and Field, and the stadium is a first class venue. Athletes practicing for the long jump. You can see the disappointment after falling short of the required distance to…
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Festival Epicure

What a weekend… Over at the University the Canadian Olympic Track & Field Trials were taking place (more on that tomorrow…), and down at the riverfront is the excellent Festival Epicure. We went on Sunday afternoon and despite the blazing sun there was a…
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Future Parking Lots...

Hard to believe that there is anywhere in this City you can’t easily find a parking space, however, as the Council Agenda from a few weeks back showed, there were a couple of applications for demolitions to create parking lots… Although I might be wrong, I doubt that these were denied… The old Knights of Columbus hall on Goyeau near Gilles, across the street from the Bell Canada…
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The Electric House

Built in 1925 by the Reaume Company, Windsor’s pre-eminent developers of the pre World War II era… The showpiece of the the Pillette Road, Ford City sub-division… The Electric House! The Reaume Company ran many ad’s for this subdivision in the…
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Happy Canada Day!

Have a good holiday if you’re off today… Or I hope you had a good one yesterday if that’s when you were off… 🙂 Either way Happy Canada Day! If you’re off make sure to tune in to Scaledown Radio today at 12:00 noon on CJAM 91.5 or streaming…