An Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority report shows that more trash ended up in the regional landfill last year than in 2015.
The report indicates the overall waste diversion rate decreased from 37.5% in 2015 to 35% in 2016.
Manager of Waste Diversion Cameron Wright says the residential recycling tonnage collected curbside increased from 26,768 tonnes in 2015 to 26,957 tonnes in 2016.
He also says organic residential yard waste last year went down 14% from 2015.
Windsor firefighters were on the scene of a blaze on Monday afternoon that sent one person to hospital.
A community safety initiative by Windsor police has resulted in 17 people being arrested over a three-day period.
Inside workers at the City of Windsor ratified a new four-year collective agreement that includes 12.9 per cent in total wage increases.
Essex County OPP officers were kept busy over the weekend with impaired drivers.
It happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday at the intersection of Dougall Avenue and the westbound on-ramp to the E.C. Row Expressway.
Ward 2 Councillor Fabio Costante has resigned from Windsor City Council to take on a new role at the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation.
