Converged Citizen - Nov. 22, 2013

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Thieves take $70,000 in merchandise Chris Mallioux Entertainment Editor A robbery has left a local video game owner store to pick up the pieces after a significant amount of merchandise was stolen from the shop. The Game MD at 5452 Tecumseh Rd. E. was broken into Nov. 3. The thieves made off with an estimated total of more than $70,000 worth of merchandise. Some of the merchandise included 80 copies of Call of Duty: Ghosts for Xbox 360 and 60 for the PlayStation 3. Store owner Francis Roy McLean said it’s disappointing that someone would break in and steal their merchandise. “When I came in there was no beep at the door and the power to the alarm keypad was SEE THIEVES TAKE PAGE 3

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Francis Roy McLean talks to customers in his store The Game MD after the break in, Nov.

Mold industry experts predict growth Richard Riosa Citizen Staff Reporter Local tool and mold industry experts are predicting a bright future for Windsor’s manufacturing economy. The Canadian Association of Mold Makers held its annual general meeting at the Giovanni Caboto Club Nov. 6. The event was a chance for industry leaders and local companies to come together and look toward the future of the industry. WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation CEO Sandra Pupatello gave the keynote speech on the role manufacturing has to play in stabilizing the local economy. Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara said Windsor and Essex County is the mold making

Local thoracic surgery support

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Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation CEO Sandra Pupatello speaks at the Canadian Association of Mold Makers annual general meeting at the Giovanni Caboto Club Nov. 6. capital of Canada and there are more than 260 shops in the Oldcastle and Tecumseh area. McNamara said the mold industry

is critically important to the overall economy of the region. “They (mold shops) play a major factor not only in paying their

share of taxes, but it’s the thousands of people who work there that live in our communities who benefit from it (the mold industry),” said McNamara. According to McNamara 20 per cent of Tecumseh’s taxes come from the industrial sector and a large portion of the other 80 per cent comes from citizens who work in the industrial sector. McNamara said the mold industry’s dependence on the automotive industry made 2008 and 2009 tough years for the region economically. Tim Galbraith, sales manager at Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing Ltd., said he saw many shops around Windsor close during the recession. Galbraith said wages decreased, benefits decreased and there were many layoffs. SEE MOLD PAGE 2

Hundreds of people are showing their support of Windsor Regional Hospital’s decision to continue thoracic surgery in the city. Residents of Windsor and Essex County gathered at the Vollmer Complex in LaSalle Nov. 12 to voice their concerns after Cancer Care Ontario asked WRH to stop performing thoracic surgeries by the end of March 2014 or risk losing $800,000 in funding. Thoracic surgery is a procedure performed to help people with issues relating to organs in the chest such as their heart, lungs and esophagus. Recent statistics by CCO showed the number of esophageal surgeries performed in Ontario by designated centres rose from 79 per cent in 2006-07 to 82 per cent in 2007-08, while lung surgeries increased from 76 to 81 per cent in the same time frame. Brian Masse, NDP-MP for Windsor West, said losing cancer treatments would have a serious impact on everyone due to the environmental concerns in the region. “This community has paid a significant price for cancer because of the environmental conditions,” said Masse. “Sometimes we’re working in factories, sometimes we’re working in farms and we have been affected by cancer signifSEE THORACIC PAGE 7


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