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CTV News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
New route for third annual Run With Responders 5K
Windsor's Run with Responders is coming back this year, this time with a new route. The third annual Run With Responders 5K is quickly approaching. The event takes place on July 27 along Windsor's riverfront trail. It features a 5-kilometre run, along with a kids' dash, and an 800-metre run which is sponsored by AM800. Event co-director Dave Orshinsky said first responders will be participating in the event, but the run is also open to the general public. 'Let's say we have 400 participants, we might have 70 or 80 first responders but all the rest are the regular folks that come out and they should come out and they should thank the first responders for what they do and just be part of that whole celebration if you will,' said Orshinsky. He said this year's run route along the riverfront has changed. 'We're heading west this time, we used to head east on the event so we're heading west on the riverfront trail and we're going all the way down past Streetcar 351 and then we're going into the Windsor Sculpture Gardens, turning around and coming back,' he said. 'So, from a runner's perspective, a walker's perspective, it's a lot more interesting, a lot more things to look at this time.' Orshinsky said they're hoping to get 400 participants. 'We're very close to 260 and we have at least a couple weeks to go, and we will take registrations right on site on the day of the event on the day of the event as well too,' said Orshinsky. The event supports three charities, including Canadian Mental Health Association - Windsor-Essex County Branch, Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics and Windsor Firefighters Benefit. Orshinsky said they do not have a fundraising goal but are hoping to raise at least $5,000 for each of the organizations. - Written by Rob Hindi/AM800 News.
CTV News
14-06-2025
- CTV News
Man in hospital in serious condition after being burned in downtown fire
Crews responded to a fire in the 700 block of Pelissier Street on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Source: Auston Kerr) A man has been taken to a hospital in Hamilton after being removed from a downtown Windsor fire on Thursday. Fire crews responded to the fire in the 700 block of Pelissier Street on Thursday for a structure fire. The fire, which was initially on the first floor, spread to the second. The Ontario Fire Marshal was on the scene Thursday evening and was back on Friday for the investigation. The Fire Marshal will lead the investigation moving forward. (With files from AM800's Meagan Delaurier)
CTV News
08-06-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Crash causes Tecumseh power outage
Tecumseh OPP have Tecumseh Road East closed between Lesperance Road and Lacasse Boulevard. (Source: OnLocation_tv/X) A crash in Tecumseh caused a power outage Sunday morning. Deputy fire chief Kevin Kavanagh confirmed to AM800 that they received a call around 7:30 a.m. of a downed wire. Tecumseh OPP have Tecumseh Road East closed between Lesperance Road and Lacasse Boulevard. Initially, 4,245 residents were affected, according to Essex Powerlines Corporation . Power has since been restored to 3593 customers, with 652 still left without power while crews remain on site. Kavanagh says no injuries have been reported. - By Dustin Coffman/AM800 News
CTV News
03-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Curling will not return to Roseland: Windsor mayor
A committee named The Future of Curling Windsor-Essex has launched a petition to save the Roseland Curling Club in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV News Windsor) Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens said curling will not return to Roseland. Speaking on AM800's Mornings with Mike and Meg, Dilkens said the refrigeration system at Roseland is inoperable and has been decommissioned. The mayor is commenting on a report going before council on Monday that calls for curling rink at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex to convert back to a skating ice pad to accommodate user groups who are impacted by the fire at the WFCU Centre in April. Dilkens said it's an unfortunate situation and added the pad at the AM800 ice rink is expected to be closed for 10 to 12 months. 'We're only here and this is only a temporary measure, we're only here simply because of the fire that happened and the need to fix the roof and the WFCU Centre,' said Dilkens. He said the site at Roseland has been decommissioned. 'The refrigeration systems have been made inoperable,' he said. 'So, it would take considerable money if you were going to look at doing that but Roseland as everybody knows is on a different trajectory and that spaced is closed.' Dilkens said the clubhouse at Roseland could be demolished this fall. 'The administration is preparing everything right now to get it in front of city council for their approval,' said Dilkens. 'It has to be decommissioned so there's some asbestos that has to be removed and typical things you have to do in a building of that age before you can bring in the wrecking ball and take it down.' The fire at the WFCU Centre happened on April 28, causing $1 million in damage. Curling started last fall at Capri after council voted to end curling at Roseland in 2023. - Written by Rob Hindi/AM800 News.
