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Photo by Nate Hinckley Workers from the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board picketing in front of the entrance of St. Thomas of Villanova High School. SEE STRIKE PAGE 2
Residents of Ouellette Manor still concerned Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Converged Citizen Staff Residents in a local apartment building are dealing with an infestation of cockroaches and are desperate to be rid of the creeping critters. The 400 unit complex of 920 Ouellette Ave. is home to residents over the age of 50 living on fixed incomes. Bev Dupuis first moved into the building in June 2013. In January 2016, she moved to the 21st floor.
“I used to live on three and I had nothing, but when I moved up to the 21st...by July I started seeing them,” said Dupuis. The “infestation of cockroaches” became publicly known after Dupuis contacted the Windsor Star when she felt not enough was being done to solve the problem. Cockroaches, along with other insects and rodents are considered to be pests and affect the health and wellbeing of those sharing a space
with them. According to the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention, the sight of cockroaches can cause considerable psychological or emotional stress in some individuals. Although there is little proof to link cockroaches to specific disease outbreaks, it is considered an allergen source and an asthma trigger for residents living in close proximity. Other health risks include the methods and chemicals used
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to treat the pest problem. Exposure to chemicals can also affect the health and safety of an occupant's home. “When I first moved into the building I noticed a lot of dead ones,” said Dianne Darrington, who became a tenant in 2014. She was told by Dupuis they spray for pests before new tenants move-in. “I went and asked them
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10 Sports Quote of the Day Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you’re at it -Horace Greeley
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‘Tie One On’ for the Lee Valley opens in Windsor winter season Dawn Gray Converged Citizen Staff
Photo by Chelsea Girard Matthew Rac-Sabo donates hats and mittens to the Tie One One campaign.
Chelsea Girard Converged Citizen Staff St.Clair College staff and students are gearing up for the winter season by wrapping the community up in coats. The second annual Tie One On campaign is helping the homeless by tying scarves and coats to trees throughout the Windsor-Essex County area. The winter season can be a struggle for the homeless community so St.Clair College staff and students are collecting gently used scarves, hats, gloves and mittens and making them available to those in need. Last year, the campaign collected more than 200 scarves and volunteers were able to fill Dieppe Gardens trees. This year’s goal is to go down Ouellette from Dieppe Gardens and tie scarves on all of the poles. “The SRC (Student Representative Council) is a location for individuals to drop off scarves, hats and
other warm clothing. We are collecting the items for the Tie on One committee.” said Jeff Rousseau, St.Clair College SRC president. Various companies have partnered with the campaign and drop off locations have been designated across Windsor-Essex County. You can drop off your gently used winter attire at the St.Clair College SRC office, Balance Your Life Yoga Therapy, St. Anne’s High School, Yoga With Lora, Solo Tool And Mold, Chapman Signs and Belle River High School until Nov 10. “In our community we have people who cannot afford simple winter attire that we often take for granted such as scarves and hats,” said Lora Colautti, owner of Yoga With Lora. “It's such a small thing we can do to help make others' lives more comfortable and feel like they are being taken care of.”
Hundreds of hardware, woodworking and gardening enthusiasts were served doughnuts and hot coffee while they lined up outside Windsor’s newest store hoping to be the first to get their hands on some new tools of the trade. Lee Valley opened its doors Nov. 4 at the Roundhouse Centre near Devonshire mall. The new location was selected eight months ago. Since then, the building has undergone major renovations before being ready for the public to take its first glimpse inside the store. Jennifer Trombley is a Windsor resident and the first manager of Lee Valley Windsor. She says she is happy to be a part of this day and she can feel the excitement in the air. “This is my favourite kind of store,” said Trombley. “It’s a hands-on place of discovery and engagement for customers.” One customer, John Kubasek, has a greenhouse and would often drive to the nearest Lee Valley location in London for his gardening supplies. He was delighted when he heard about the new store opening in Windsor. During his visit to the store, he picked up a book on how to keep deer away from his mums. “Almost every time I come I
FROM PAGE 1 Nate Hinckley Converged Citizen Staff For more than two weeks, 370 workers from the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board have been picketing outside the board’s schools with no end in sight. The WECDSB’s facilities have stayed open throughout the duration of the strike. While picketers have been allowing students and parents to go through, they are delaying teachers at the entrances of most schools. Stephen Fields, the board’s communications coordinator said the strike has been causing disruptions with students and their class time.
Photo by Dawn Gray COO Jason Tassee and Manager Jennifer Trombley stand in front ordering kiosks of the new Lee Valley store in Windsor.
see something I've never seen anywhere else,” said Kubasek. Chief operating officer Jason Tassee was at the opening giving out coffee to customers as they waited to get inside. Tasse said the company has been looking into expanding to western Ontario for quite some time and has been watching the growth of the city of Windsor. “We’ve kept an eye on it,” said Tassee. Things are going wonderfully in Windsor right now. It’s a good location and a good time.” According to Tassee, the company already has many loyal customers in Windsor and Michigan they are serving online and over the phone. “We have unique products that solve problems,” said
Tassee. Also known for its unique employee wage style, Tassee said Lee Valley has practiced a very flat and fair organization since the founding of the business. “At Lee Valley we try to maintain a 10 time multiplier meaning a top paid employee does not make more than 10 times the amount of an entrylevel employee,” he said. This location is starting with 25 employees. Tassee said he will adjust that number according to how well the business does at the new location. This is store number 18 for Lee Valley and plans are underway to open a 19th location in Niagara Falls this spring.
“It is interfering with the instructional time that they are entitled to under the Education Act,” said Fields. “By allowing students into schools and delaying teachers, picketers are cutting into valuable class time.” Fields said Villanova High School, St. Joseph’s Catholic High School and St. Anne Catholic High School have seen the longest delays since the start of the strike. Unifor Local 2458 recently sent a counter-offer to the WECDSB for negotiations. They want to go back to the bargaining table, but the board does not. The workers have not had an official collective agreement since it expired on Aug. 31, 2012. Their wages and contract conditions have also been
frozen since September 2012. Their contract was then placed under Bill 115, also known as the Putting Students First Act which prevented employees from taking strike action. That bill was ruled unconstitutional in Ontario courts last April. “The board appears to be doubling down on conditions that have already been ruled unconstitutional,” said Unifor in their Oct. 31 statement. “It is well past the time to return to the bargaining table to get this settled.” “We are prepared to return to the table as soon as Unifor provides a meaningful counterproposal to the offer we tabled Oct. 7,” said Fields Fields said he is not confident there is an end in sight for the strike.
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Teens targeted for drive safely message Alyssa Horrobin Converged Citizen Staff Windsor police are getting the word out about the dangers of distracted driving through students and social media. Canada recently recognized National Teen Driver Safety Week, with the WPS and many local high schools participating. In Ontario, it is against the law to operate hand-held communication and electronic entertainment devices while you are driving or view display screens unrelated to your driving. According to Constable Ceallia Gagnon with Winsdor Police Service, social media can be a way to spread awareness in a positive way even though it has potential to be a distraction on the road. Gagnon said teens are targeted because they are young or new drivers and because she feels they will help get the word out best with the new hashtag initiative #GetHomeSafe. "They're going to help us to get this message across better than anyone in our area because they're constantly using their phones," said Gagnon.
Photo by Alyssa Horrobin Students from Riverside Secondary School make pledges in chalk outside their school to "Arrive Alive." According to statistics from Safety Village and Safe Communities Windsor, 12 per cent of drivers are youth yet they account for more than 20 per cent of all road related injuries and fatalities. "This is an especially vulnerable age with regard to these injuries and a lot of that comes from distracted driv-
ing, drinking and driving and drugs," said executive director Michael Lucier. "I hope they understand the impact that these decisions can have on their life. It can be just a few seconds of looking down, reaching for something, talking to someone and you could hit someone or they could hit you."
Gagnon and Lucier visited area high schools to promote the zero-tolerance distracted driving policy by giving out #GetHomeSafe pledge cards and "positive tickets" that remind people to put off the distractions until the car is stopped. Distracted driving is the cause of about four million
motor vehicle crashes in North America every year, according to CAA. Alberta mother Stephanie Matwie was in a car accident caused by distracted driving in 2009 and said she and the other people involved are still suffering physically and mentally from the effects of the crash. Matwie said no matter how good you think you are as a driver you should not try and multi-task when someone else's life is at stake. "Put the phone down. Don't be the reason your mom and dad cry themselves to sleep every night because they had to bury their son or daughter," said Matwie. "Don't be the reason someone else misses out on becoming a husband, wife, parent, doctor because you were selfish and picked up that phone." According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, drivers using cell phones are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash or nearcrash than non-distracted drivers. "Always use hands free, make sure your eyes are always on the road," said Gagnon. "There's no phone call that's more important than a life."
Catholic Central high school gets funding Vanni Zhang Converged Citizen Staff The provincial government has announced funding for a new Catholic Central High School. The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board applied to the provincial government for funding seven times for the past seven years. Funding was announced Sept. 31. Students and teachers celebrated when they first learned the news. A new Catholic secondary school for 850 students will be built to address the aging facility’s condition and renewal backlog at Catholic Central Secondary School. The new school will cost an estimated $26 million and will
be located on the site of the old Windsor Arena downtown. Ryan Turgeon, a dramatic arts teacher at Catholic Central, has been teaching with the WECDSB for eight years. “It’s fantastic news for the students and teachers and staff,” said Turgeon. “The facility will be innovative, include all new technologies, new layouts and new ways for our students to learn.” The replacement for Catholic Central is one of seven new schools the province has committed to build. “We are excited,” Turgeon said. “When the announcement came, we were just beyond excited because the new school is not a dream but
a reality.” Students are excited as well. “It’s a really good news for our school,” said Aeden Bakla, a Grade 11 student at CCHS. According to the press release on the Ontario government website, the provinces will be building 28 new schools and will also update 23 current schools. This will make it so more students can have access to state-of-the-art learning facilities with many new programs. Since 2013 the province has given more than $2.5 million in capital funding towards school boards which has supported 155 new schools and 156 additions and renovations.
Photo by Vanni Zhang Ontario has announced funding for Catholic Central high school.
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news ONVERGED CITIZEN Feeding Windsor program providing five free meals a week for the needy
Amos Johnson Converged Citizen Staff The Feeding Windsor program is providing a free balanced dinner five nights a week for individuals in need. The program provides dinners at several churches to help people who may be struggling with hunger, but welcomes anyone in. Rodger Fordham is the program coordinator for Feeding Windsor and is a project of New Song Church. “We feed about 15, 000 people a year, averaging between 75 and 100 people a meal,” said Fordham. Fordham's organization uses the kitchen at the AIDS committee building to prepare meals. The food is catered to the First Baptist Church on
FROM MANOR PAGE 1 (management) ‘are there any cockroaches?’ and they said ‘no,'” said Darrington. Dupuis said she asked similar questions when she moved in and she never expected it to get this bad. The management of Ouellette Manor, owned by Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation, is looking to help the occupants become cockroach free. “Cockroaches are unfortunately common in this city across the core. There are a lot of reasons for it,”said Kari Schofield, public affairs spokesperson at CHC housing who has worked there for 10 years. “But the truth is we have to be vigilant and we learned that what we're doing in the common areas was fine. We didn't know how much more we needed to do.” Treatment and preventative maintenance of the building happens weekly on Wednesdays at Ouellette Manor. During this time, public areas and garbage rooms are baited, traps are put down and reported rooms are taken care of. On Oct. 12 alone they received 17 requests to treat
Tuesdays, the Ambassador Baptist Church on Wednesdays, the Redeemed Christian Church on Thursdays and the New Song Church on Fridays and Saturdays. Anita Janisse is a member of the Ambassador Baptist Church and attends the meals there every Wednesday. "Everybody is really friendly here, they welcome people with open arms," said Janisse. The program has plenty of volunteers with three to prepare the food and six other volunteers to serve food at the church. Fordham does not have a hard time finding volunteers since most have been with him since day one. The churches are placed in areas with lower income families and post flyers around the units. Schofield said until a request or complaint is made, management is not aware of the problem. “I don't want to downplay the problem, because it is a problem,” said Scholfield. Dupuis said she has noticed her health deteriorate and believes there is a connection to the pest problems. She has recently been diagnosed with chronic asthma, shortness of breath and coughing fits which affect her COPD. Besides her health, she said another problem arising from this situation is the lack of interaction with her family. “My daughter dropped me off at home after a doctor's appointment,” said Dupuis. “When she got home she called me upset and said ‘mom I can’t come to your house anymore. She has long hair... when she went home and undid it a cockroach fell out.” Dupuis said it is unsafe and cannot have her children taking the bugs homes. “It makes you feel ashamed and dirty, even if you are not a dirty person,” said Darrington. “Sometimes I feel like I am not doing enough.”
Photo by Amos Johnson Anita Janisse enjoys her meatballs and tortellini with salad at Ambassador Baptist Church. area to help get the word out. Fordham believes that by having these dinners in a neighbourhood area it allows every-
one at the church who live in the area to connect. Dinner is served at 5 p.m. on selective days, to donate you
can visit their website at feedingwindsor.ca. All donations over $10 will be issued a tax receipt.
CHC has a forecasted pest eradication budget of $326,000 for 2016, with $62,000 going to the Ouellette Manor property. To date $46,566 has been spent and Schofield said it will exceed the budget. The CHC’s new plan of action for Ouellette Manor involves three stakeholders -CHC, residents and Orkin Canada Pest and Termite Control. “Cockroaches are very difficult, difficult pests to remove, there is no immediate extermination for cockroaches... it requires time and patience,” said Schofield. “Orkin Canada is going to inspect and take the appropriate action in all 400 units top to bottom and that is how we are approaching this.” They will start on the 24th floor and treat six units per day until the whole building is done. Dupuis said she has seen other residents in the past refuse treatment for their apartments and there are at least six on her floor alone. Both Dupuis and Schofield acknowledge this as a problem but CHC has taken the necessary steps to be able to
treat these residences. “If treatment is refused we (CHC) are charged by the company. We may at our discretion charge that back to the residents,” said Schofield. “We don't like doing that but we need compliance. We need everyone in this building to work together so we can make this happen.” Information will be provided to residents in easy to understand presentations and in multiple languages. Dupuis has recently reached out to legal council. Due to her health, her doctor has said she can not stay in the building during treatment. “He said I can’t stay, and I have nowhere else to go,” said Dupuis. She has requested to move until the treatment process is completed in the entire building and is waiting to hear from CHC management regarding what will be done. Although Dupuis and Darrington have seen only cockroaches, they have heard talk about other pests such as bed bugs. Schofield said the treatment Orkin Canada will be doing is an “all-inclusive treatment” and will also deal with ants,
bedbugs and other pests. A meeting will be held for staff and residents of Ouellette Manor to discuss the coming situation and to gauge where everyone is at. “We need to improve our communication. Something happened here and I do believe we have put in the appropriate actions to fix this,” said Schofield. “We may have failed to realize there wasn’t the right type of communication in place to help manage this for our resident so that is what we are trying to do right now to make it easier.” Schofield said the meeting between the staff, Orkin Canada and the residents will help as well. “The last thing we want is to have people living with cockroaches, so how do we fix it,” said Schofield. Dupuis and Darrington said they have one question for the management of Ouellette Manor. “Am I going to be able to call something home? I have been here three years and now I am being uplifted from my home," said Dupuis. "So when am I really able to call something home?”
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Catholic Central can’t speak out regarding man who poses as a student Vanessa Cuevas Converged Citizen Staff In the six months since a 30year-old man was arrested for posing as a high school student at Catholic Central, the staff and students say they have been hurt and misunderstood by the media’s actions. Jonathan Nicola, a native of South Sudan, was arrested in April. At the time, Nicola was a star on the Comets’ senior boys basketball team and had become well known throughout the community. After his arrest, the story quickly became international news being featured on Fox Sports, the New York Times and the National Post. According to teachers at CCH, many reporters were asking the wrong questions to those who didn’t know all the facts. However, stories were still being published and blown out of proportion.
facts,” said Duke Culumovic, the junior boys basketball coach. “[They] should've focused on how he arrived at the school… focused on immigration issues because that is how he arrived at our school.” CCH is home to refugees from many different countries who can relate to the struggles Nicola went through. “He escaped the horrible living conditions in Sudan,” said Stacey McClounie, former phys. ed. department head. She said Nicola’s challenges were overlooked and the media managed to turn the situation into a one-sided story. Students all agree Nicola was a respectable and kind person who was made out by the media to be someone with bad intentions. “Teachers were being blamed,” said Andrea Rice, head of the English department. She says the media made staff seem irresponsible
Photo by Vanessa Cuevas Duke Culumovic teaches students math at Catholic Central High School. school issue. Peter Cusumano, the senior boys basketball coach had called a meeting to inform the
“The situation was not handled well by the media. They relied on opinions rather than facts.” -Duke Culumovic
“The situation was not handled well by the media. They relied on opinions rather than
for not looking further into Nicola’s papers but this was an immigration issue not a
players of the situation and advised them to decline interview. The players were mostly
concerned about how their teammate was doing. The staff reminded them there are two sides to every story. Senior student Patrick Douangchantha says the story “definitely brought in a lot of attention.” He also said the media added their own negative twist to the story and he was shocked it had become such a big deal. “[The media] made him seem worse than he was… if you knew him you wouldn't be worried,” said Douangchantha. Over the months the incident has died down with Nicola
fading out of headlines, declining requests for interviews. “It is something I will always remember,” said Douangchantha. Teachers agree the students’ resiliency is what helped the school overcome the negative attention. McClounie said she is amazed the CCH students were not angry. They seemed to care more about what would happen to Nicola. “That is incredible and should have been told,” said McClounie.
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Do not wait for the ‘muse to inspire you’ Ryan Jones Converged Citizen Staff
Photo by Ryan Jones Chris Vander Doelen writing editorials at the Windsor Star
Journalists and authors alike are affected by writer’s block which is defined by Oxford Dictionary as a condition which hinders a person’s ability to write. According to Mental Health Daily, a mental health blog, there are many factors that contribute to writer’s block such as stress, sleep problems, lack of motivation, fatigue and lack of emotion. Mental Health Daily said “if you lack emotion it becomes difficult to write. Most writers are able to come up with insights based on the emotion they feel about a certain
topic.” The mental health blog also says stress distracts the mind, “zapping” people of their creativity. Too much or too little sleep causes cloudy thinking and fatigue slows a person’s thought process, all acting as barriers to writing. Jessica Gouin, a local author of the book Losing Scars, said she has never experienced writer’s block but has been stuck on her scene work a few times when writing her novel. “Talking about it out loud helps to come to a resolution. Also music. I find a lot of my inspiration comes from listening to lyrics,” said Gouin. Chris Vander Doelen a
columnist at The Windsor Star, said he has experienced writer’s block and learned how to overcome the obstacle at a young age. He said writer’s block comes down to procrastination. “It’s like ripping off a BandAid, just do it,” said Vander Doelen. To help combat the condition, he said physical activities such as splitting wood or mowing the lawn help him. Vander Doelen also said to just write down what you have, take a break and come back to re-write it. “You can’t wait for the muse to inspire you,” said Vander Doelen, quoting science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson.
Enigma Escape Rooms arrive at University of Windsor Jeremy James Fokuoh Converged Citizen Staff Students at the University of Windsor have had an opportunity to experience Enigma Escape Rooms, sponsered by the university’s Student
use, students signed up in teams of four from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and entered a boxed room located in the CAW student area. Usually timed for an hour, the students were given a different type of room. Employee Amanda Haggert and Enigma employ-
“It was everything you want to do when you escape from something. -Ghalia Hashem Alliance on Nov. 3. Only in business for a year in Windsor, Enigma Escape Rooms are puzzle solving rooms that can only be escaped after solving multiple puzzles. Clues can be given by employees and the team must find a way to escape before time runs out. With two rooms available for
ees refer to them as “PopUp Rooms”. “Our rooms here today are called PopUp rooms,” said Haggert. “They’re 20 minute experiences. There are only three puzzles in each room and up to four people per room. We’ve had students all day trying to escape these
rooms and we’ve only had three teams to be able to do it in the 20 minute time frame.” Out of the three teams that had escaped the rooms, University of Windsor student Ghalia Hashem’s team was one of them. Hashem said the escape room experience was one of a kind. “It was an amazing experience,” said Hashem. “It was everything you want to do when you escape from something. You have different riddles you have to solve in a certain amount of time and it’s so intense because you have friends with you.” When asked how the escape room relates to her education at the University of Windsor, Hashem realized the relations while solving puzzles in the room. Hashem said she realized hat solving puzzles in the escape room clearly related to her education at the university.
Photo by Jeremy James Fokuoh A University of Windsor student signs up himself and his team for the Enigma Escape Rooms at the CAW Student Centre.
“When you have a test coming up in a short amount of time and you have to study for it, you have to keep in mind that you have to be patient, you have to be calm under pressure, and you have to have a
little bit of intelligence. So it’s perfect, it works out, and everything balances.” Enigma Escape Rooms is located at 395 Tecumseh Rd. West and rooms are available for $25 per person.
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Small business, big dreams
Opinion Photo by Alyssa Horrobin Kyle Bondy, owner of Anchor Coffee House, prepares a latte. Danielle Gagnier Converged Citizen Staff “Light turns the ordinary into the magical.” -Trent Parke Light is everything in photography. From shadows to highlights and everything in between, it is the one thing that affects everything in a photo. Controlling your light source may seem difficult to do, but it could be as simple as taking the picture from a different angle. The first step is figuring out whether you have soft light or hard light. Hard lighting creates distinct shadows and lines. Soft lighting would be a more diffused, broad source. It still creates shadows on your subject, but they are less defined. The closer your light source is to your subject, the softer the light will be. Whether you use soft or hard lighting, the shadows on your subject will create depth and volume and improve your overall quality. Front lighting makes your subject flat and inanimate. Changing where your light source comes from brings your subject to life. Using side lighting casts shadows on your subject and makes them more realistic, giving them depth and more pronounced feature. The same goes for top lighting. Backlighting will create a silhouette around your subject and give a completely different view of the scene. Using lighting close to your subject can eliminate any objects in the background and create a clean slate for your
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subject, making them the only focus in the photo. The most important thing when it comes to controlling light in photography is remembering all light sources, although they seem white, have colour to them. Some are warmer than others and will make your photo more red,
while some are cooler and give your photo a blueish tint. “Light makes photography. Embrace it. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth and you will know the key to photography.” -George Eastman.
Do you have a lot of passion? Are you unhappy at the job you have right now? Have you ever wanted to be your own boss? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, it might be time for you to take the leap and follow your dreams. Starting your own small business and doing what you love for a living might not be difficult or out of reach. "You have to be kind of crazy to start your own business," said Kyle Bondy. For Bondy, owner and starter of Anchor Coffee House, dreams became reality quicker than he ever could have hoped for. Both he and his wife Rachel have wanted to own a coffee shop since they were in their teens, even before they started dating. "Coming out of high school, we were thinking about opening up a coffee shop... we were just a couple of young kids – no money, just a dream," said Bondy. That was over 15 years ago, and now they have been running Anchor for almost three years. Business partner Ryan Larocque joined them this year. Bondy said he feels lucky to have the same passion as his wife and that it makes them good business partners. "I think we're supposed to be financially smart with what we're given and that's part of
the goal, but I also think way more merit needs to be given to the quality of life lived and why we're doing what we're doing," said Bondy. Sabrina DeMarco, executive director at the Small Business Centre Windsor-Essex, said even if a business is popular and growing, if it does not fit with that person's lifestyle and dreams they will usually end up wanting to sell it. "In order to enjoy the business you do have to be passionate about what you're doing," said DeMarco. "You should establish your business on a solid foundation. You need to have a vision, set goals and know where you want to take your business." The Small Business Centre exists to help people move forward with their business ideas and achieve success. DeMarco encourages entrepreneurs to do their homework and become an expert in the field they want to go into. Bondy agrees research is an important aspect of success, but that true education is also found in learning how things work in the real world. Rachel got her experience by working in and managing other small coffee shops and learning the ropes. In the famous words of Malcom Forbes, “When you cease to dream, you cease to live.” "I don't think that Mondays need to be the end of the world,” said Bondy. “If you're doing what you love, you shouldn't dread going to work ever."
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Windsor’s Chimczuk Museum
Photo by Aaron Lombardi A patron of the Chimczuk museum views a display from the war of 1812 By Aaron Lombardi Converged Citizen Staff The Chimczuk Museum in the Art Gallery of Windsor is now open to the public. Its exhibits range from rum-running, the Walkerville neighbourhood, Chief Tecumseh and the Ice Age. Located in the city's downtown core, the museum, which opened in February, was constructed to show the heritage of the city and the surrounding areas. While exhibiting a majority of permanent display cases with artifacts collected by curators, temporary display cases also have their place in the museums' many rooms. An Indigenous display case has been opened in the museum to bring awareness to local First Nations history. Madelyn Dellavalle is head curator of the museum and said she believes exhibits are the best way for the public to learn. “The display piques peoples interests,” said Devalle. “It's nice to have two museums.” While the Baby House downtown has displays related to the war of 1812, indigenous artifacts such as arrow heads, clothing and artwork on display in the Chimczuk are from times earlier than 1812.These provide the public with an open knowledge of the First Nations peoples who lived in Windsor before and during the arrival of the Europeans. “It was a long time coming to
have a new museum, and a much more permanent and exhibited space for Indigenous peoples,” said Dellavalle. First Nations culture faced a loss after residential schools in North America stripped Indigenous peoples of their language and other identifications of their lifestyle. Renae Hill is the executive director of the Can-Am Friendship Centre in Windsor and believes the museum’s Indigenous displays are a respectful way of promoting education and awareness of First Nations peoples. “What we as a First Nations community lack is education,” said Hill. “Since we don’t have much idea of our original culture, how can we educate others on it. A museum exhibit helps with that.” A large wooden statue of Chief Tecumseh in a thinking-man pose sits across from the entrance to the museum. Relics relating to Tecumseh’s life are also on display in the museum such as a flag assumed to be taken from his body after being killed at the Battle of the Thames in 1812. Other attractions in the museum are the rum-running and military exhibits which display firearms, surplus clothing, bottles and an authentic alcohol prescription form used during prohibition. The Chimczuk museum is now in its permanent residence and providing locals with an inside look at the history of their community.
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Lululemon is in Windsor By Vanessa Cuevas Converged Citizen Staff Windsor shoppers will have another name-brand store to visit in Devonshire Mall this holiday season — the popular athletic and casual clothing company Lululemon. Consumers say they are looking forward to having a store in Windsor because it becomes easier than waiting for their online order to arrive or going out of town to shop. The company was founded in Vancouver by Chip Wilson in 1998. Lululemon has grown into a popular brand with over 200 stores in the U.S and nearly 50 in Canada. Payton Hall, Grade 12 student at Essex District High School, says she became interested in Lululemon when her competitive jump rope team, the Essex Energizers, began ordering workout clothes online. Since then she said she has become a fan of the brand, enjoying the quality clothing and its versatility. Hall said she is excited about the new store, however she would like
Photo by Vanessa Cuevas Lululemon store is getting ready for the grand opening in Devonshire Mall to have it in the mall permanently. “I cannot wait. I wish it was staying in Windsor for more than two months,” said Hall. Devonshire Mall’s marketing director Karen Niforos says they have been trying to add Lululemon to the mall for years because customers have been asking for it. The pop-up store will be closing at the end of January but Niforos is hopeful the brand will return. The store is expected to be
busy during the holiday season and Niforos said there has been lots of positive feedback in anticipation of the grand opening Nov. 4. Niforos said the store is looking great. “It's inviting, the staff is knowledgeable… we believe customers will be happy with their experience.” In addition, the store will be offering free yoga classes Sunday mornings. “I think it's about time we get a Lululemon here,” said Hall.
WIFF takes centre stage with virtual reality By Nantanaa Mutharasu Converged Citizen Staff The Windsor International Film Festival is back for its 12th year, this time with a new kind of magic. WIFF is giving its patrons a unique taste of the cinema world through an interactive program called virtual reality. The second largest volunteer-run film festival in Canada has stationed its virtual reality programming beside the WIFF box office on University Avenue, attracting movie goers from all walks of life. They will be able to experience programs such as Tilt Brush on the HTC Vive, play The Heist on the PlayStation VR and even meet LeBron James in the Samsung Gear VR.
Photo by Nantanaa Mutharasu A WIFF volunteer plays The Heist on the PlayStation VR the WIFF Box Office. Film director Dylan Pearce who was volunteering and coordinating the virtual reality programs on Wednesday said virtual reality allows a person to experience a world that is not here.
“You could do an interactive world, you could do a game, you could do a movie, you can be at any place you want,” said Pearce Depending on the programs they choose to experience, movie goers step into a whole new world. “When they put on the headsets, they would usually look around or traditionally stand straight and you would have to guide them to explore the world,” said Pearce Movie goers are also able to unleash their inner creativity in a multitude of jaw-dropping scenarios through the Tilt Brush program. Tilt Brush allows one to paint and create in a 3D environment where you can also walk around different kinds of landscapes.
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Sergachev returns, Spits gun down Spirit Todd Shearon Converged Citizen Staff The Windsor Spitfires defeated the Saginaw Spirit 4-2 at the WFCU Centre for their third straight win and improved their season record to 11-4-0 putting them on top of the West Division. Spits forward Luke Boka opened the scoring with his third goal of the season 3:21 into the second period and later added an assist to his season total of nine points. “Our preparation for the game was really good tonight. All the boys brought it and I was happy to get the win,” said Boka. “I love the fan support and I’m excited to keep things going. We know what we have to do every night. We put out the effort to win every night and it shows.” Aaron Luchuk, Jeremiah Addison and Jalen Chatfield each added a goal for Windsor with helpers credited to McCool, Chatfield, DiGiacinto, Carter, McEneny, Nattinen and Luchuk. “It’s important to get things done on home ice. They’re (Saginaw) a good team and they brought it tonight but we came back with a good effort and got the solid two
Photo by Todd Shearon Mikhail Sergachev answers questions at the WFCU Centre during a media scrum after returning to Windsor from the Montreal Canadiens. points we needed,” said Luchuk. “I’m getting to the dirty areas and compliments go to my line mates for getting me pucks. I’ve been lucky enough to bury a couple.” The Spitfires welcomed the return of Mikhail Sergachev to their defensive pairings after he was sent back down to Windsor earlier this week by the Montreal Canadiens. “I was about to get my workout done and they (Montreal) told me I was going back to Windsor. They told me my mistakes and I
totally agree with them,” said Sergachev. “I’m happy to be back and get things done in Windsor. I’ve got to be quicker, think quicker and make plays quicker. I’m going to bring the right attitude, hard work as well as my offensive and defensive skills to the game.” Sergachev had three shots and four minutes in penalties against Saginaw. “He (Sergachev) has got better in him, he was okay tonight for sure. He hasn’t played a ton of hockey and
hasn’t played 20 plus minutes,” said Spitfires associate coach Trevor Letowski. “It’s nice to see him back out there. We didn’t ease him (Sergachev) in. Overall he did some good things and offensively he was a threat and has some quality chances to score.” Michael DiPietro stopped 25 shots for Windsor to earn his seventh win of the season. The Spitfires host the Barrie Colts on Sunday, November 6 at 2:05 p.m. at the WFCU Centre.
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local sports Former Express forward Express Maurice Bolden has NBA dreams
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excited about new season
Zander Kelly Converged Citizen Staff
Photo courtesy of Kevin Jarrold Former Windsor Express forward Maurcie Bolden lines up for a free throw during an NBL Canada game. Ryan Blevins Converged Citizen Staff A former member of the Windsor Express is hoping to have his NBA dreams realized. Bolden is a National Basketball League of Canada veteran and played last season locally for the Windsor Express. He will not be returning for the 2016-2017 season. Instead he will be playing in the NBA’s Development League. Bolden will be working to play at the highest level of North American professional basketball. Bolden was selected in the first round of the NBA DLeague draft Saturday. The 6’10” forward was selected 18th overall by the Austin Spurs. He was the first of six NBL Canada players selected to make the jump to American professional basketball. After being drafted, Bolden said he is excited abour the opportunity. “I’m just looking forward to playing and getting a chance to move up,” said Bolden. A native of Jackson, Miss., Bolden is no stranger to basketball. He attended Southern Mississippi University where he spent four years on the college team before playing professionally in Cyprus, Poland and Canada. Windsor Express head coach Bill Jones said he takes pride in seeing his former players move on. “It is something that is
rewarding for our organization, for our front office to find the talent and for me as a coach to put him on the floor and give him a platform to succeed,” said Jones. The Express are used to graduating players to other leagues. According to Express executive Dartis Willis, many players have gone on to become leaders in other leagues such as Quinnel Brown and Tony Bennett. The most recent player to sign overseas was Brandon Robinson who officially signed with Club Osorno Básquetbol in Chile's Liga Nacional de Basquetbol on Sept. 8. There are two other players on NBA D-League rosters who spent time with the Windsor Express last season. Toronto native Shaquille Keith is attempting to make the Raptors 905 roster while Mississauga native Alex “Superman” Johnson join the Grand Rapids Drive for their training camp. Windsor Express general manager says he understands why players use his team as an avenue to move on. "We do not want our players to be lifetime Windsor Express players. We want these guys to go get a better opportunity and do exactly what Mo (Maurice) did," said Willis. "This is not new to us. We won't cry over it - we'll celebrate it." Bolden and the Austin Spurs began training camp on Nov. 2.
The owner of the Windsor Express basketball team has plans for this season. “Coach (Bill Jones) and I have been having some indepth meetings,” said Dartis Willis Sr. “Our motto is ‘Back to Work,’ and going back to the basics of what we did before to keep the championship.” The Windsor Express have won two championships in the four years they have been a professional team competing in the National Basketball League. Willis said he wishes for the youth of Windsor to understand that they do have a professional basketball team, and that the organization is aiming to make games more accessible, affordable and interactive. “We made the kids’ season tickets free if an adult buys a season ticket, which makes it really affordable for families.” said Willis. “We probably have the best deal on the market right now.” Express Corporate Partnerships and Ticket Sales Executive Dylan Cullis added that while adult season tickets are roughly $340, that amounts to about $17 per game. In addition to having reserved seating, season ticket holders would also have access to special event tickets and first pick for playoff tickets before the general public. The team is also doing another Clash at the Colosseum, which is played at Caesars Windsor Casino.
Photo by Zander Kelly Dartis Willis Sr., Owner of the Windsor Express, stands in front of his two championship trophies. Fresh blood is another new theme for the Express this season. “A lot of the players that helped to bring us two championships are pretty much retired or moved on, so we’re going with a new group of guys that never had a championship but have the skills to do it,” Willis said. The season starts Dec. 6 for the Express, so the use of the WFCU Centre by the FINA Swimming Competition will not interfere with any season games. However, the Memorial Cup is a hockey tournament that is being held in Windsor this year and will take place May 18-28, 2017. “The Memorial Cup is at the end of my season during playoffs,” said Willis. “So there is interference there.” Willis is currently looking into another venue for the games that the Memorial Cup
overlaps. “Windsorites who attend future Express games can expect all-inclusive entertainment pieces” said Willis. Performers such as dancers, musicians, singers and the popular DJ Thor, who has been in charge of game-time music ever since the Express started. “The basketball is just part of the entertainment” said Willis The Express plan to be at every community event they are able to attend and will continue to be a public face in the community, such as an event last thursday at the Caboto Club for the Do Good Divas, and their yearly fundraising events. Willis also said in coming weeks, he will be making further announcements regarding new players, and asks that basketball fans stay tuned.
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Champions of the Rose City
Lovable losers no more, Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions again
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Cody Rusan Converged Citizen Staff
Photo by Joe Gibel Scott D'Amore applying sleeper hold on a student in the ring at the Can Am Dojo.
Joe Gibel Converged Citizen Staff A Windsor wrestling school was recently ranked as one of the greatest wrestling schools of all time. Canada has always had a
ly put on the list of 20 greatest wrestling schools of all time by TheSportster.com. CanAm was ranked 15 overall topping schools run by Wrestling Hall of Famers such as Shawn Michaels and Boris Malenko. “Getting picked in the Top
“Getting picked in the Top 20 wrestling schools in the world of all time was pretty humbling." -Scott D’Amore well-respected reputation in the world of wrestling, producing stars dating back to the early days of the sport such as Killer Kowalski and Stu Hart. All the way to modern times with guys like Chris Jericho and current WWE Champion Kevin Owens. But who would have thought that Windsor could have one of the greatest wrestling schools in the world. Scott D’Amore’s Can-Am Wrestling School was recent-
20 wrestling schools in the world of all time was pretty humbling," said D’Amore. “It’s a testament to the students who have come through here.” D’Amore opened the school in 1993 as a way to improve his own skills as well as create new wrestlers for his own border city wrestling promotion. Early on, the impact on, the major wrestling organizations was minimal. D’Amore and a few early Can-Am guys
worked for World Wrestling World and Federation Championship Wrestling but failed to make any impact. The First major breakout star of Can-Am was Rhyno. Rhyno would go on to have a short but successful career in the now defunct wrestling Extreme promotion Championship Wrestling. He was their final world champion. Former Can-Am graduates appear all over the world in the top wrestling federations including World Wrestling Entertainment, Total NonStop Action, Ring of Honor, and New Japan Pro Wrestling. “Honestly, until we looked at it recently and kind of started tallying it up for the relaunch, I didn’t realize how many World champions we’ve had come through here,” said D’Amore. D’Amore and many of his current and former students as they return to live in ring action at St. Clair College for Border City Wrestling’s Excellence show on Nov. 5.
Baseball fans all over the world witnessed a historic Game Seven Wednesday night after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning by a score of 8-7 to claim their first World Series championship since 1908. The Cubs came into the series as heavy favourites but quickly found themselves down three games to one. They had to battle their way back and that they did. The Cubs came alive early Wednesday night with a lead off home-run by Dexter Fowler, which was the first lead off home-run in World Series Game Seven history. The Cubs would go on to dominate the early stages of the game until Indians outfielder Rajai Davis tied it with a two-run home run in the bot-
tom of the eighth inning. The Cubs and Indians were forced into extra innings tied at six. They faced a roughly 25 minute rain delay, during which Cubs’ outfielder Jason Heyward called for a players only meeting to “remind the club who they were.” The Cubs came into the tenth inning with bats blazing and scored two runs. They would hold the Indians to only one run in their half of the inning after the pair known as Bryzzo (Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo) connected from third base to first to make the final out and claim their first World Series championship in 108 years. Cubs' Ben Zobrist was named World Series MVP. The Cubs will no longer be known as the lovable losers the longest championship drought in sports history is over and Chicago will party like it’s 1908. However, the Indians who were up 3-1 on the Cubs in the series now carry a little more baggage with their history and haven’t won since 1948, now the longest active drought in the MLB. The game will go down in history for being one of the greatest World Series games of all-time. So much on the line, a drought of over a century verses one of many decades. But, in the end, the Chicago Cubs are champions again.
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Home field advantage Garrett Fodor Converged Citizen Staff The top eight women’s Ontario College Athletic Association soccer teams have been competing in Amherstburg. St. Clair College was awarded the opportunity to host the tournament at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg. As hosts the St. Clair Saints were awarded a spot in the eight team field. In the regular season, the Saints finished with seven wins, no losses and two ties to finish second in the western conference. Steve Vagnini head coach of St. Clair for three seasons and was the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year nominee from this tournament. He said it was a great honour for St. Clair to host the tournament. “You like to earn your way in,” said Vagnini. “But you like to know that they are giving you a shot at being there (the tournament) with the school doing all the work, it’s a great feeling. Either way we were going to earn that spot.” Teams arrived in Windsor on Oct. 26 and games began the following morning. The games were streamed online
Photo by Garrett Fodor The Cambrian Golden Sheilds pose with their bronze medals, at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg.
meals, everything. It was easy going.” As for the tournament, Vagnini said it was a success. The gold medal winning coach of the Algonquin
bronze medal and said he enjoyed his time in the area. “It was a fantastic facility,” said Politi. “It was very well run and I would certainly recommend it. To evaluate it (the
Algonquin Thunder in extra time, the Sting lost to Humber in penalty kicks. Seneca and Cambrian both came out strong and had a very passive style of play in the first half. It was reflected on the scoreboard until the 40 minute mark. OCAA championship all-star Clarissa McArthur scored for the Golden Shields to give them the lead at halftime. In the second half, Cambrian changed their style of play in order to defend their lead from -Alexandra Ross the Sting. As a result the Golden Shields controlled the ball and were quick to send it deep and away from their Thunder, Dom Oliveri went tournament) was definitely goal. out of his way to thank first class.” The Sting were unable to beat Vagnini and St. Clair for hostSaturday afternoon the the Golden Shields backline as ing what he calls one of the Seneca Sting and Cambrian they fell 1-0, earning best tournaments he has been Golden Shields were in Cambrian the bronze medal. a part of. action, playing for the OCAA This is Cambrian’s second Vagnini said the tournament bronze medal at the Libro OCAA medal ever having also could not have been put on Centre in Amherstburg. Both won a bronze in 2014. without the volunteers from teams entered Saturday’s Golden Shields head coach the college and community, he game coming off grueling Giuseppe Politi said he was was privileged and honoured extra time and penalty kick pleased with how both teams to be a part of the tournament. losses Friday. While performed. Golden Shields head coach Cambrian lost to the eventual “We’re delighted with the Giuseppe Politi earned the back-to-back champion win,” said Politi. “Both teams
“I think our team deserved a bronze medal. I also felt we deserved a gold or a silver but we’re happy with the results here that happened today.”
on WE.TV.ca for people who were unable to come to Windsor to watch. Alexandra Ross, a member of the Cambrian Golden Shields for three years and OCAA championship all-star said the tournament was great and well ran. “It was a wonderful and well put tournament,” said Ross. “We really enjoyed how respectful they were, how supporting they were and the
were coming off very disappointing semi-final losses. I saw a lot of girls on both teams physically and psychologically drained.Credit to Seneca for a good fight. Fortunately we’re lucky enough to come out on top with the victory, I thought we deserved at least a bronze at this tournament.” Alexandra Ross, a member of the Golden Shields for three years and OCAA championship all-star said she and the team are happy to head home with a medal around their neck. “I think our team deserved a bronze medal. I also felt we deserved a gold or a silver but we’re happy with the results here that happened today,” said Ross. “After Friday, we were obviously a little shook. We battle Algonquin all year and we finally beat them in the game and then in the last few seconds they score, it’s really devastating.” Algonquin would go on to defend their OCAA gold medal from last year, and defeated Humber 3-1.
The Heidelberg Project Photos by Dawn Gray
Heidelberg Street is an a quiet neighbourhood just east of downtown Detroit, in an area that is mostly made up of dilapidated houses and empty lots that have been reclaimed by nature.The Heidelberg Project began in 1986 by Detroit artist, Tyree Guyton. It was originally designed as a creative response to ongoing blight and decay in his neighborhood. It is an outdoor community art environment and the installations are made of recycled materials and found objects, most of which were salvaged from the streets of Detroit. In August, it was announced that the project will be dismantled over the next two years. The neighbourhood will morph into something organizers are calling “Heidelberg 3.0� which will also be an art project, but will feature many artists from throughout the community and the city of Detroit