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Infrastructure Resiliency and Pandemic Management for Windsor-Essex

Grant awarded by WE-SPARK Health Institute and The Office of Research and Innovation Services, University of Windsor for 2020-21. Read…

TORONTO STAR: Anneke Smit op-ed on COVID-19 municipal emergency powers

Centre for Cities Director Dr. Anneke Smit co-authored an op-ed for the Toronto Star with UBC Allard School of Law's…

Mourning a death. Autoworkers on boats from both sides of the border, including members of the United Auto Workers' Downriver Anti-Pollution League, hold a wake on the Detroit River on the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, and lay a floral wreath to signify the

WINDSOR STAR: As Earth Day turns 50, COVID-19 offers valuable warning

Co-lead of the Cities and Climate Action Forum, Anneke Smit, discusses the risk of losing momentum on climate action with…

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Indigenous Legal Orders Summer Property Law Pre-Law Programme Creation

This project will be supported by a $5,000 grant received by the Indigenous Legal Orders Institute Indigenous Summer Pre-Law Program…

Climate Blog: Municipalities can help mitigate climate change by prioritizing wooden structures

(13 April 2020) By Peter Dalglish (Windsor Law 3L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member). For many, the thought…

Blog: Climate mitigation and resiliency through municipal infrastructure projects

(3 April 2020) By Luigi Iantosca (Windsor Law 3L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member). When one thinks of…

Former Toronto Mayor Dave Miller speaks at a youth climate change conference on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, ON. DAN JANISSE / Windsor Star

WINDSOR STAR: Youth gather from across the province to discuss climate change

Mary Caton caught up with some student participants to share their stories and experiences at the Youth Workshop on Local…

LAW TIMES: Windsor Law Cities and Climate Action receives $125,000 in federal funding

The University of Windsor has received $125,000 through the Climate Action Fund to help advance meaningful climate action in Ontario. Bernise Corolino…

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Claire Sanders  Claire is originally from Edmonton where she obtained her Bachelor of Science at the University of Alberta. She…

BLACKBURN NEWS: UWindsor conference engages youth on climate change

The Youth Workshop on Local Climate Action will host 140 students from across the Province and is only a few…

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GOVERNMENT OF CANADA: New climate action funding announced for Windsor Law

Today, the Member of Parliament for Windsor–Tecumseh, Irek Kusmierczyk, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the…

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Blog: Green bonds – a catalyst for municipal action against climate change

(26 February 2020) By Sharath Voleti (Windsor Law 2L student, Cities and Climate Action Forum member). Climate change is among…