Windsor Essex Economic Report Published in The Globe and Mail  

While Canada’s economy beat expectations by adding 67,200 new jobs in September, almost all of the gains were among the country’s older workers. It’s a trend that is changing the face of Canada’s workforce: Among Canadians aged 55 years and older, there was a net gain of 56,400 in September, according to data released by

Four years ago Michael Prue was a big dog in the Ontario Legislature where, as NDP finance critic, he spent countless hours hounding then finance minister Dwight Duncan. That life came to a screeching halt one morning in June, 2014 when he woke to discover he was no longer MPP for the Toronto riding of

For the first time since 2004, Windsor property values as a whole have increased — rising 12 per cent in four years. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, which will start mailing assessments to Windsor and Essex County residents on Monday, used sales data to determine that local property values rose an average of three per cent

City councillors voted to invest more in our troubled core neighbourhoods. They waived development charges for five years in a swathe bordered by Tecumseh, Prince and Pillette roads. Then they asked staff for more ways to revive these neighbourhoods. High unemployment, low income and property values. More blight, foreclosures, vacant buildings and lots. More population