Essex articles
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Aurora Borealis may be visible again in Essex County Saturday and Sunday nights
Skywatchers throughout North America got an eyeful the evening of May 10 but they had to be vigilant, because the intense Aurora Borealis created by unusual solar activity earlier in the week weren’t always the dancing lights that make the phenomenon so spectacular. Nevertheless, professional and amateur photographers throughout southwestern Ontario have been posting […]
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Essex's Tune Up the Parks to proceed with unpaid talent despite upset musicians
Following a Wednesday committee meeting to hear out the concerns of area musicians, the Town of Essex will proceed with unpaid performers at this summer’s Tune Up the Parks concert series. Last month, Essex’s call for volunteers sparked a spirited online discussion among musicians upset that the town does not offer financial compensation to performers. […]
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Union warns of special education teacher cuts at Windsor-Essex schools
There will be substantial cuts next year in the number of special education teaching positions at the Greater Essex County District School Board, the head of teachers’ union warns. Mario Spagnuolo, president of the Greater Essex Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, said there will be an 18-per-cent cut, but a board spokesperson says final decisions […]