Push 2 buttons
Windsor Fire and Rescue Services have teamed up with TVOKids and the Office of the Fire Marshal to raise awareness about testing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide ( CO ) alarms .
“ Working smoke alarms and CO alarms do save lives , so go ahead and ‘ Push 2 Buttons ’ on all of your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms before Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday , March 12 , 2017 ,” says Fire Chief Bruce Montone . “ Remember to change the batteries in any alarms that don ’ t sound or any in which the battery has not been changed in the last year .”
Parents are encouraged to give children permission to test the smoke alarms and CO alarms in their home , after which they can enter the number of alarms they have tested into the TVOKids interactive smoke alarm at www . tvokids . com . The number will be added into TVO Kids “ Push the Button !” counter , and children can print off their own “ Push 2 Buttons ” certificate .
Help make Windsor homes safer by participating in this province-wide initiative to get as many homes as possible to check smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms during the campaign period , running from March 1 , 2017 to March 14 , 2017 .
To learn more about fire prevention visit www . windsorfire . com
New streetscaping
A $ 5.6 million construction project that will result in Ouellette Ave , between Wyandotte St . and Elliot St . reduced from four lanes to two , will begin in August and be completed sometime in 2018 . The project aims at making the two block stretch of Downtown Windsor more pedestrian friendly with attractive streetscapes and more space dedicated to patios , parking , bus stops and public art .
Metro is coming
According to company representatives the long awaited grocery store Metro , under construction at the former Target location in Devonshire Mall , is scheduled to open in June . Approximately 120 employees will be hired .
Gordie Howe bike lanes
As The Hub went to press it was announced that the new bridge connecting Detroit anf Windsor , called the Gordie Howe International Bridge , will include bike lanes and pedestrian access .
The bridge is expected to be completed in 2020 , at a cost of $ 4.8 billion .