TLDR - Windsor Essex is no longer one of the top land spots (top 10) for immigrants/non-permanent residents but does receive proportionally larger share than it's population would expect. A portion of these newcomers are in low income representing about 1/3 of all of low income residents in Essex County - this is a higher … Continue reading Immigration and Poverty in Windsor-Essex

The dog days of summer... This morning I tweeted (X'ed?) this thread. There have been interesting news stories about low income and poverty in SWO Ontario over the past few weeks. First there was this story that appeared in the London Free Press (then cross published by the Star) looking at the region and poverty … Continue reading Poverty in Windsor-Essex – 2021 Edition

My grandfather was Ken Fathers. When I returned to Windsor following a stint in Vancouver and started working in here, I can't remember the number of times that someone asked me "Are you related to Ken Fathers?" The answer was yes. The reason why they knew who Ken Fathers was, because he was the sports … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Local Media and C-18

Much delayed census post that has been sitting half done since late 2022. This post will merge the final two Census releases from October and November 2022. You can hear me talk some of these stats on Windsor Morning back in December. Visible Minority Populations In October data on visible minority populations (ethnocultural groups) is … Continue reading Census 2021: Visible Minority Populations and Immigration Status, Education, Employment and Journey to Work.

The following is a long read (over 5000 words) on my take on strong mayor powers. I started this post back in the Summer of 2022 but never got around to finishing it. Other events, additional Toronto powers (1/3 override), John Tory resigning, housing pledges and of course the announcement on June 16 2023 of … Continue reading A Few Thoughts: On Strong Mayors

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