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On Wednesday night, The Rook & Pawn on West Washington Street welcomed Athenians to grab a drink and peruse the works of local artists, kicking off an exhibition that will

Author of the article: Trevor Wilhelm Publishing date: May 14, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  7 minute read  •  Extra sets of eyes guard every movement of Windsor's precious vaccine supplies. Here, pharmacist David Sinewitz transports a shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses at the St. Clair College SportsPlex mass vaccination site as a Windsor Police Service officer provides security. The photo was taken this month, but the Windsor Star had to agree not to specify the date. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Article content COVID-19 vaccines are in demand and hard to get. We a...

Article content There’s still no set date for when COVID-19 vaccine doses will be available for Windsor-Essex essential workers of all ages who can’t work from home — despite the category now being eligible in other parts of Ontario. As of Tuesday, the Province of Ontario has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all workers in the “Group 2” category, which includes those in essential retail, restaurants and food services, social services, financial services, construction, transportation, warehousing, distribution, the court system, and more. We apologize, but this video has fail...

Article content When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, grocery store employees were hailed as heroes and given $2-an-hour bonuses. Now, in the crippling third wave, most “hero pay” is long gone, there’s little paid sick leave and store staff are still waiting to be vaccinated. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. “Overlooked, underappreciated and, in a way, betrayed.” That’s how it feels, an employee of a major grocery store in Windsor told me. Yet while we stay home, they keep showing up for work. They need their jobs, and we need to eat. 

Article content Fourteen months into the global pandemic, after 463,000 COVID-19 cases and 8,050 deaths, Ontario is providing paid sick leave for workers. Forced into it by the doctors and scientists advising the province, and public outrage over the handling of the brutal third wave, the government announced — on the Day of Mourning, held to remember workers killed, injured or sickened on the job — a stingy three days of paid sick leave. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Jarvis: 'What we would all want if we were in the same position' Back ...