The 55-year-old lost control of his vehicle around 11 o’clock.

He was transported to hospital where he passed away due to his medical condition.

Nobody else was injured in the crash.

Story by Trevor Thompson, Blackburn News.

She congratulates the Home First and other Community Care programs for getting 53 seniors back into their homes.

Matthews does not believe charging patients for hospital beds while waiting for a long-term-care bed is the answer. But Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj says they need a faster solution for the crisis stage the hospital is currently operating in.

“There’s no easy quick fix but what I can tell you is that as we build capacity as we build more options for seniors we are absolutely determined to get people into the right place as quickly as possible,” says Matthews. “For someone who doesn’t need to be in a hospital bed a hospital is not the right place.”

Story by Maureen Regier, Blackburn News.

The Ministry of Labour is testing the building for asbestos. The results of those tests should be available on Monday. Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis says council cannot make the proper decision without those results.

“To allow the Chief Building Official and the Ministry of Labour to have those discussions , to be able to understand what the results may be we can’t rush the report,” says Francis.

Westpark Developments Inc. holds the first mortgage on the site. The company says since they took control of the building in January they have been working to comply with the city work orders and would like the opportunity to complete that work.  They do not want the city to demolish the building.

Story by Maureen Regier, Blackburn News.

Windsor police dispatch took 36,982 calls as of late December last year and 21,556 were dismissed as non-emergency, nuisance and pocket dials.  Sergeant Brett Corey says accidental calls made from cellphones are a growing problem since more and more people are carrying them.

It’s not just an annoyance for the officer working in dispatch.  Corey says it could also put someone else at risk since police are obligated to send an officer to investigate if there’s any indication the caller is in trouble.  That ties up resources in both the communications centre and in the patrol division.

Corey admits it’s a difficult problem for police to solve.  As far as he knows, no one has ever been charged for serial pocket dialing 9-1-1.  “The problem you run into is you have to prove intent.  These are very difficult to prove that someone was intentionally dialing 9-1-1.”

Story by Adelle Loiselle, Blackburn News.

The money will go to the capital fund for new equipment at the centre. Dr. Ralph Nicoletti says every little bit helps.

“It’s so inspiring to know that a bunch of young men are actually thinking of others and to me it gives me goose bumps just thinking about their intentions that they wanted to do something for somebody else. I just think that’s terrific,” says Nicoletti.

The money was raised during one of the team’s football games.

Story by Maureen Regier, Blackburn News.

However experienced producers are nervous about sap flows this year and although most are holding off tapping, the weather will determine the volumes.

There is some sap in the trees right now but it has very low sugar content, and that means a lot more fuel has to be used to turn it into sugar, so some are guessing larger flows will start in about two weeks.

Story by Simon Crouch, Blackburn News.

Together Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island and Chatham-Kent Tourism have hired a project facilitator to work with all organizations holding events. War of 1812 Commemoration events start this spring and will take place until 2015.

The local historian Kyra Knapp will work with all organizations to coordinate and promote their events.

“We want to attract as many people to our region as possible. So I think that having a strong level of communication not only within our region but out to multiple communities and across the border as well is really important,” says Knapp.

Story by Maureen Regier, Blackburn News.

With only seven games left in the regular season, the Maroons are currently sitting in the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, just 4-points ahead of 9th place Lambton Shores.

Maroons goalie Gianluca Palmieri believes they have a chance to move up the standings and overtake LaSalle. “We’re just gonna take it one game at a time. We have the confidence in that room to bounce back and definitely gain that 7th spot, and hopefully make a run at the playoffs.”

The puck drops at 7:30 tonight in Strathroy.