First, I just can't spell Esplanade, it breaks my brain for some reason, so it should be called something else. I wasn't able to attend the presentation of the plan, but have read the materials have a few thoughts. I am going to work through those thoughts in the based on the preferred plan's segments. … Continue reading A Few Thoughts – On the Civic Esplanade

I just got back from a little Europe Trip, let’s bring of the best ideas from there to here! Forts! Forts are cool and they attract tourists to help diversify the economy. Forget the beacons let’s build a Fort! A proper fort will take space, I propose from Crawford to California north of University Ave … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Windsor – After Going to Europe.

Finally.... Budget is in full swing... Am I the only one who liked it when the 2000 pages of budget documents dropped a week before Christmas for people to go through in less than a month? I miss the good old days... On The Process If you recall back in January I was critical on … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on the Municipal Budget – 2023

A quiet August release was data on linguistic diversity. This data set is actually somewhat difficult to work with as there are 319 different language options listed as well as a number of sub-dialects within the census data. It is no surprise that is dominant but certainly understanding where those who don't speak a first … Continue reading 2021 Census – Language, Indigenous Population and Housing

The following is Census data about the City Wards of Windsor. This data is estimated based on the Census DA that make up the being assigned to the specific wards. This assignment is not perfect in that some DAs straddle ward boundaries by a few blocks. I try to even out these straddling points as … Continue reading Know Your Ward: 2022

Census day is here again, and if you saw on my twitter a few things jumped out at me. Let's dig in a bit. Military Service and Veterans Data This is the first time Statistics Canada asked questions military service. At this point the data isn't available at a local level but capturing at regional/Provincial … Continue reading 2021 Census – Military, Families and Income

At the end of April the latest release of the 2021 Census data occurred. I have been pretty busy so this is a little delayed in being posted - The Windsor Star and other media outlets provided their cursory coverage of the release but there are some items that need unpacking. Where are the kids? … Continue reading 2021 Census Demographics, Housing Type and Agriculture

TLDR: The the announcement was a big deal, but there are many unanswered questions and next steps that have to be achieved in order to reach the true potential of the "transformative investment" that was promised by many. This week was a potentially transformative week for Windsor-Essex. We are still years away from the plant … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on a Battery Plant

It nerd Xmas! This is the first of seven census releases this year. Although foundational the population and dwelling counts leave us wanting more, to really understand what is happening. The Windsor Star covered the release and I commented if you are interested. That being said we can guess at what is happening but we … Continue reading 2021 Census of Population

The following are issues, stories and priorities that I am keeping my eye in 2022. If you want you may want to refer to my 2020, 2021 "Things to Watch" posts as I refer back to past posts at various points without linking. COVID-19 or is it 22? We are currently riding out Omicron praying … Continue reading A Few Things to Watch in 2022