Latest from Bob Becken
How Windsor is banking on debt to unlock and expedite east end development
The city will use a two-pronged debt financing strategy on some of its projects instead of a more pay-as-you-go model like it's gone with primarily in recent years.
Endangered snakes delay Banwell Road, E.C. Row Expressway overpass projects
Work on Windsor's large Banwell Road interchange and corridor construction projects is currently on hold after Butler's gartersnakes were discovered.
A slice from Windsor or Cornwall? Welcome to an Ontario border-city pizza battle
Windsor's claim of having Canada's best pizza has people in other parts of Ontario talking. It's even getting political, as the pizza rivalry heats up with Cornwall.
Some think all users should feel Windsor's ice shortage crisis — not just curling
While Jim Morrison admits he’s a curler himself, the Ward 10 city councillor thinks the sport shouldn’t be temporarily put on the shelf for an entire season because of an ice rink shortage in Windsor.
'Disheartening': Curler reacts to Windsor possibly sweeping sport aside next season
A new City of Windsor report headed to council next Monday outlines a recommendation that would see the curling ice at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex reconverted to ice skating — leaving local curlers temporarily out of luck for the next season.
How Bluetooth traffic readers will use your phone for Windsor border delays
Ahead of the Gordie Howe bridge opening this fall, 15 Bluetooth traffic readers are being installed this summer across Windsor-Essex.
Japanese ambidextrous pitcher honoured by Canadian baseball league
Mizuki Akatsuka, who’s naturally right-handed, says he started throwing baseballs with both arms after his dad watched a soccer game and took note of players kicking with both legs. His dad thought it could be an advantage.
As the Great Lakes warm, researchers say more winter science is crucial
As it stands, almost all monitoring is done during the spring, summer and early fall months when there's easier access to research vessels and equipment like buoys.
First Nation chief downstream of proposed rural Ontario dump calls out province
Walpole Island First Nation Chief Leela Thomas calls proposed Bill 5 “devastating," as it relates to a southwestern Ontario landfill project.
How a U.S. weather agency tries to combat 'do-it-yourself' Lake Erie algae bloom forecasts
Based on two months of spring data collected across the watershed, U.S. scientists suggest mild-to-moderate sized blooms in that area of the lake. The 2014 Toledo water crisis prompted Lake Erie bulletins.