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96-455: The trail travels through Windsor's downtown, and many of its parks, such as Dieppe Gardens . Many cities across North America (such as Detroit , Michigan , Toledo, Ohio , Toronto , Ontario , New York City , New York , and San Francisco , California ) have expressed interest in similar riverfront parkland and bike trails , and many (such as Detroit) have already started construction on their own parks and trails. Throughout its history,

192-499: A ferry across the river for cyclists and pedestrians. The ferry idea has since stalled, and in light of recent security increases along the border (combined with the introduction of mandatory passports along the border), this probably will not happen for a long time, if ever. Leamington, Ontario Leamington ( / ˈ l iː m ɪ ŋ t ə n / LEEM -ing-tən ) is a municipality in Essex County, Ontario , Canada. With

288-597: A 100 by 150 feet (30 by 46 m) skateboard park. Future additions to the park in the fall of 2006 – summer 2007 includes a 1/4 mile (~400 m) walkway, a boundary free play equipment and easier access into Atkinson pool.... Meadowbrook Park is right across the stream from the Little River Golf Course, and is the largest in the Forest Glade community. Other large parks in the city include Realtor Park, A.K.O. Park, Milloy Park, Pykes Park and Polonia Park in

384-580: A 54-year-old law in Canada bans the use of tomato paste in tomato juice, thus requiring fresh tomatoes, they arranged a deal whereby Highbury Canco took over the plant in 2014. It produces tomato juice and other products for Heinz. Around 250 workers still process canned products at the over 100-year-old factory. Leamington has also been known for its greenhouses . It now has the largest concentration of commercial greenhouses in all of North America, with 1,969 acres (797 ha) of greenhouse vegetable production in

480-487: A change of 7.6% from its 2016 population of 27,595 . With a land area of 261.24 km (100.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 113.6/km (294.3/sq mi) in 2021. The majority of people from Leamington speak English. According to the 2016 census, 24,070 speak English only, 12,100 male and 11,970 female, 1,655 people speak both English and French, 735 male and 920 female, and 1,330 people speak neither English nor French. Residents of Leamington include

576-699: A direct connection to the Riverfront Trail within the next 10 years. See the Expansion section below for more information. Heading along the College Avenue Recreationway, a cyclist can reach Ojibway Park , Spring Garden ANSI ( Area of Natural Scientific Interest ), and even the La Salle Trail Network in LaSalle, Ontario . At the end of the bike lanes on Riverside Drive , one can access

672-641: A group of Black parishioners on a visit to Seacliff Park were ordered to leave Leamington by several town administrators. David Suzuki attests that he was told, upon arrival in Leamington in 1946, that “no colored person has ever stayed here beyond sunset.” Leamington was also one of the few Canadian municipalities included in the Negro Motorist Green Book , the American publication listing safe businesses for travelling black people. On 1 January 1999,

768-605: A large marina , as many people engage in sailing and other water sports. The marina also features a promenade that extends from the Marina to the Historical Leamington Dock, a port for ferry services to Pelee Island using the Jiiman and Pelee Islander II . The town's water tower, visible for kilometres in the flat southern Ontario landscape, is in the shape and colour of a giant tomato . The former tourist information booth in

864-409: A large totem pole , pavilion , restrooms, rinsing shower, drinking fountain , and a snack bar. The beach portion of Sandpoint lies to the west of the totem pole, and is marked off from the shipping channel by floating markers. Swimming beyond this area is dangerous, as it is located very near a shipping channel and the currents and undertows that lie beyond the buoys are very strong. Stop 26 Beach

960-549: A large open area, with a small narrow bike trail circling it, with an extension trailing east, through more parks and playgrounds. It is directly connected via bike route to Optimist/Memorial Park. A second bike trail also connects the Remington Booster Park to Langois Court Park, and further east to Southdale Park. Willistead Park is located in the Walkerville neighbourhood, just east of downtown Windsor. The park contains

1056-665: A name now given to the park between the University of Windsor and the Sculpture Park. The park also contains two service centers, a drinking fountain, and a Vietnam War memorial . This park also connects to the Fujisawa Botanical Gardens, a gravel trail and grassed area still under conversion from railway bed, extending south to Wyandotte Street. After the Caron Ave Pumping Station, the park transitions into

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1152-444: A nice view of Detroit, and of its largest park. Coventry Gardens is elegantly maintained, with hanging gardens , trees, flowerbeds, tarmac and brick paths, and the very popular Peace Fountain, a floating fountain that glows with radiant colours at night. The fountain is installed from April to October, because exposure to ice and cold would damage it. This park also contains a restaurant and restroom, but bicycles are not allowed in

1248-527: A population of 29,680 in the Canada 2021 Census , it forms the second largest urban centre in Windsor-Essex County after Windsor, Ontario . It includes Point Pelee National Park , the southernmost point of mainland Canada. Known since the 20th century as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", it is the location of a tomato processing plant owned by Highbury-Canco; founded in 1908, the plant was owned until 2014 by

1344-521: A population of Lebanese, Portuguese and Italian. Mennonite settlers, whose ancestors immigrated from Russia, have also added to the population. According to the 2016 census, the average age of people living in Leamington is 41.3 years - for men the age was 39.7 and for women the age was 42.9 years of age. According to a 2006 survey, 7,485 are immigrants or migrants, and 19,365 people are natives of Canada. The majority of migrants come from Mexico and Jamaica, and are employed as seasonal farm workers through

1440-416: A reclaimed abandoned rail line. Mitchell Park on Giles Boulevard and Bruce Avenue is relatively large and also sees many residents visiting it. Nearby Wigle Park on Church Avenue is well-used, being in a central location (downtown). Atkinson Park located on Riverside Dr. West and Bridge Ave. is a 6.2-acre (25,000 m ) park. It contains an outdoor (seasonal) pool, an intermediate size soccer field and

1536-479: A reminder for motorists, since Wyandotte Street is very busy with commercial AND residential traffic. Whenever University Street, Riverside Drive, or the Riverwalk trail are closed, Wyandotte is typically used as an alternate, and as a result, it is beyond capacity and it is heavily traveled for basically all of its length being a major east-west artery, despite going through the heart of downtown Windsor, and intersecting

1632-409: A securely locked door. It has many trees and lamps along the trails to add to the already wonderful scenery. Bert Weeks Memorial Gardens was designed by Windsor architect Michele Di Maio to symbolize Weeks's life; the font above the waterfall represents his birth, the waterfall his political career, the reflecting pool his retirement and the ending of his life is marked by small waterfall at the foot of

1728-496: A service center with murals of railroading-related scenes. These gardens, including a magnificent curved waterfall and plaza are dedicated to a former Windsor Mayor from 1975–1982 who got the ball rolling for the entire riverfront park system in the mid-1970s. They contain a terraced garden, plaza, font, waterfall, reflecting pool, and a small bridge around a bay, also linking the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel pumping house, via

1824-634: A small portion of the bike trail (around a kilometre in length), with the introduction of a playground and expanded (and paved) parking lot for people to park and ride. The city and Windsor Star have done a poll on AM 800 CKLW at the beginning of September 2006, and the respondents said they would like to have a small casual restaurant along the trail (such as a pizza stall), near the Cleary Guest House for joggers, park-goers, and cyclists. The City of Windsor commented that it would be below-ground, to keep parkland open and allow an unobstructed view of

1920-428: A smaller plaza and park across the street from Riverside Drive. in front of Festival Plaza are two large ramp structures that are currently being rehabilitated. They are the former decks for loading railroad cars onto ferries , to cross the river to Detroit. They are due to be open to the public by spring of 2007, and are a tribute to our former railroad service along the riverfront. There were similar docks just east of

2016-404: A very efficient and quick way of walking or biking across the city (or even as a downtown bypass). It continues down Riverside Drive as a pair of Bike Lanes, towards Strabane Avenue. However, between Riverside Drive/Huron Church Road, and Lincoln Avenue, there are NO stoplights, providing a very quick and effective way of travelling across the city. One feature found only on River Walk Bike Trail and

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2112-560: Is #5588 and stands where the train station used to be. CN Rail built the engine in Montreal in 1911, and retired it in 1962. The train was donated to the city as a gift for its parkland, and commemorated in 1965. The park also offers coin-operated viewfinders, which allow you 2 minutes of viewing through large binoculars at the Detroit Skyline for just 25 cents. These viewfinders are located along Dieppe Gardens and Festival Plaza. The Plaza

2208-520: Is a grassier area that lies to the east and is unprotected. While Sandpoint Beach has lifeguards on hand, Stop 26 is generally unmanned, with signs in place cautioning people of the strong currents in the Detroit River and Lake Saint Clair . Every Winter, Sandpoint Beach is home to the "Polar Bear Dip", a long-running tradition of beach-goers running into the freezing (and often ice-covered) lake and swimming briefly to raise money for charities, or for

2304-614: Is a private elementary school located in Leamington. Leamington has two main school boards, the Greater Essex County District School Board and the Windsor-Essex Catholic School Board. Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School faced closure in February 2016, but was since converted to Cardinal Carter Catholic Middle School. Mill Street Public School was permanently closed at the conclusion of

2400-604: Is actually maintained and run by ERCA, the Essex Region Conservation Authority . It is connected to the Devon subdivision (built in the mid-1980s, with expansion going on today) via the Devon Bike Path, linking it to Hall Farms Park and Walker Homesite Park. A relatively new park , this park is situated in the centrally located Remington neighbourhood, both of which were built at the end of the 1980s. It contains

2496-680: Is administered by the Greater Essex County District School Board , along with the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board which oversees English-language Catholic education. French-language public and Catholic education are overseen by the Conseil scolaire Viamonde and the Conseil scolaire catholique Providence , respectively. The scope of all of these organizations includes both the County and

2592-560: Is how to link the Riverwalk trail (Ambassador Bridge to Hiram Walker's) to the Ganatchio Trail in the east end. One plan is to add Bike Lanes to Wyandotte Street until a bike trail can be constructed. Many of the trails are currently interconnected by low-traffic "Bike Friendly Routes", which are just quiet residential streets near bike trails and parks, and Bike Lanes, along busier main roads, with signs to denote bike lanes, their beginnings, and ends. The city claims to be preparing to link to

2688-538: Is not listed as an official Bike Route, but has many signs along it from the Ambassador Bridge to its terminus with Riverdale Street in the Villages of Riverside neighbourhood, saying "Share The Road: Bikes Belong", with a symbol of a car and a bike next to each other, as if it were a bike-lane road. This is supposedly to help City Council eventually lay bike lanes down to connect Ganatchio Trail to Riverwalk trail, and as

2784-843: Is officially opened around the Victoria Day weekend in the month of May, through the Labour Day weekend in the month of September. This time frame also sees the beach as being attended by lifeguards between the hours of 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm daily. There is a newly paved, oversized parking lot that runs alongside the Ganatchio Trail, and both are located directly across the street from the beach itself. The parking lot contains ample parking for hundreds of vehicles, with free overflow lots located very close by. Beachgoers and sunbathers of all ages attend this community park for some rest and relaxation and leisure time in general. It offers acres of sandy areas, grassy areas, treed areas, BBQ Areas, volleyball courts,

2880-473: Is old and over-crowded. The City even has several plans in the event of a relocation of railways: The City of Windsor has expressed intentions on creating a bike trail , bike lane , and signed-route/Bike-Friendly Street " beltway around Windsor, using pre-existing routes, lanes, and trails, and adding new ones to streets. The trail would use the Riverfront Bike Trail and Ganatchio Trail to the north,

2976-408: Is on a flyway of migrating birds and one of the largest annual migrations of monarch butterflies . Tourism contributes significantly to the economy , and the city has many attractions. Its attractions include cycle paths along the lake and the nearby Point Pelee National Park. It is a major site for migrating birds, especially in the autumn. As such, it plays host to many birdwatchers from Canada,

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3072-899: Is the Devonwood Bike Trail (built in the mid-1980s in stages, final extension completed around 1992), which runs through the Devon subdivision to the forest-covered Devonwood Conservation Area. It has been speculated that this could be a connection from the Riverfront Bike Trail , along the trails and Lanes along Parent Avenue, to the Chrysler Canada Greenway segment of the Trans Canada Trail , which runs to Ruthven, Ontario in Kingsville, Ontario , 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Leamington, Ontario . The Riverwalk trail has also seen TCT signs appear along its western segment from

3168-733: The Bruce Avenue Park in the middle of Downtown, Wilson Park , with the Adie Knox-Herman Community Center (built in 1972), which contains a large indoor pool and meeting hall. Another park is the semi-developed South Cameron Woodlot , near a new subdivision in the middle of the West End. Kildare Park is located on Kildare Avenue, near the General Motors Transmission Plant, close to the newly re-built Factoria Park , along Factoria Avenue and includes part of

3264-537: The Detroit skyline . In place of the torn-down Queen Elizabeth Guest House, a much larger and better-accessible restaurant was built into the hillside at the corner of Ouellette Avenue and Riverside Drive , with an expanded parking lot next to it. The new restaurant is named "The Bistro at the River" and is run by the local "Naples Pizza" chain of pizza parlours. The parking lot at Dieppe gardens has been expanded, along with

3360-480: The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Entrance at Goyeau Avenue. The City of Windsor is slowly working towards connecting the Riverwalk to the Chrysler Canada Greenway with designated routes. The route starts at Parent Avenue, with some dedicated bike lanes and shared-usage trails, with the route signed to Devonwood Conservation Area and the Devonwood Bike Trail . There is a short ride west on Cabana Road to

3456-587: The Ganatchio Trail are that they are wide-enough for three "lanes" each way, meaning three bicycles can drive abreast in each direction without worrying about a collision. It is along this part of the bike trail that the Odette Sculpture Garden is located. The Riverfront Trail is unique among the City of Windsor's Bike Trails , in having service centers along its route. There are five service centers along

3552-467: The H. J. Heinz Company . Due to its location in the southernmost part of Canada, Leamington uses the motto "Sun Parlour of Canada". Besides the town of Leamington itself, the municipality of Leamington comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including Albuna, Blytheswood, Cherry Lane Estates, Elmdale, Goldsmith, Marentette Beach, Mount Carmel, Oakland, Seacliffe, Wigle, Windfall, Chalmers, Erie Curve, Hillman, Point Pelee and Sturgeon Woods. Leamington

3648-902: The Little River Extension , before meeting back up with the Ganatchio Trail at the roundabout / traffic circle . This route has not been completed yet, but several segments are already in place. The loop has a couple crossings at E.C. Row interchanges , which are extremely busy, and could pose a potential safety hazard to cyclists. The city hopes to finish the Loop "within the next 20 years". 42°18′46″N 83°03′53″W  /  42.31285°N 83.06483°W  / 42.31285; -83.06483 Dieppe Gardens Windsor's Department of Parks and Recreation maintains 3,000 acres (12 km ) of green space, 180 parks, 40 miles (64 km) of trails, 22 miles (35 km) of sidewalk, 60 parking lots, vacant lands, natural areas and forest cover within

3744-679: The Temporary foreign worker program in Canada . According to the census, Leamington had the highest percentage of Latin Americans in Canada, with 4.9%. Transportation around the city is offered by the Leamington Transit bus system. The city has a small private airport located four kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east of town. The town is also connected to the provincial highway network by Highway 3 (to Windsor ), and Highway 77 (to Highway 401 ). A rail line that Heinz built from its plant to

3840-624: The Walkerville and Ottawa Street Village neighbourhoods in Downtown Windsor . Optimist / Memorial Park is located in the neighbourhood of Windsor, built in the Interbellum years (1918–1938). It is one of the larger city parks and features a newly restored granite memorial prominently located at the main gates, inscribed with the names of 837 men and women from the Windsor area who died serving in

3936-544: The grassed parkland and flower gardens . The Rivefront Trail has also been re-aligned and straightened, with sidewalks linking the Riverfront Trail to The Bistro at the River, and its new parking lot. Recently, the City of Windsor's Department of Parks and Recreation , announced a 1.1 m extension along Riverside Drive to link the Russell Street Recreationway, although no timeline has been set, but will incorporate

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4032-464: The parkland and trails. Because of this, a city-posted speed limit of 20 kilometres per hour (12 mph) is in effect on the trail. The first part of the park starts at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge, and contains some of the Odette Sculpture Park (now called Windsor Sculpture Park), and a parking lot for people to park their vehicles. The former name of this park was "Ambassador Park",

4128-539: The 2016–2017 school year. Leamington has three secondary schools: Leamington District Secondary School (public), Cardinal Carter Catholic High School , and U.M.E.I. (United Mennonite Education Institute). Leamington has several parks including Seacliff Park, the Marina Park, Mersea Park and Garrison Gardens, Henry Park, and Chestnut Park. As noted, Point Pelee National Park contains the southernmost point on mainland Canada and draws thousands of visitors annually. It

4224-608: The Ambassador Bridge to Dieppe Gardens, and along the Peter Street Bike Route (where they meet at the University of Windsor ), south along Brock Street and the College Avenue Bike Trail, down through Mic Mac and Malden Parks. Windsor City Council has repeatedly expressed its full intentions on completing the bike trail/bike lane network, linking all separate parts, and has started doing so by marking bike lanes on streets and building new trails. One main difficulty

4320-399: The Ambassador Bridge to the historical Hiram Walker Distillery, a distance of around 5 miles (8.0 km). The trail also connects to other trails leading to Ojibway Park and Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve , Malden Park, Spring Garden ANSI (Area of Natural Scientific Interest) via signed bike routes, more shared-usage trails and dedicated bike lanes, starting along the riverfront in

4416-872: The Chrysler Canada Greenway via the West Windsor Recreationway , linking to the La Salle Trail, and through the town of La Salle, Ontario to the Trans-Canada Trail . Recently, the Windsor Star and a few of the Detroit television stations have reported the City of Detroit wanting to build a bike trail network similar to Windsor's, stretching from Hart Plaza , along the Renaissance Center , to Chene Park and Belle Isle , and even considering

4512-776: The City of Windsor, as well as the Bike Trails, Bike Lanes, and Bike-Friendly Streets. There are 43 individual reserves in Windsor larger than 10 acres (40,000 m ) in size. Seven of these reserves are larger than 100 acres (0.40 km ): Little River Corridor, Malden Park, the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve, Ojibway Park, Spring Garden Prairie, the Roseland Golf and Curling Club and Black Oak Park. Eighteen reserves are larger than 25 and smaller than 100 acres (0.40 km ), including Mic Mac Park, Little River Golf Club, Peche Island, Wilson Park, and

4608-530: The City of Windsor. Prior to 1998, the Essex County Board of Education operated Anglophone secular public schools. Leamington has five public elementary schools, Margaret D. Bennie, Queen Elizabeth, Gore Hill, Mount Carmel - Blytheswood Public School and East Mersea. Leamington has two Catholic elementary schools: Cardinal Carter Middle School and Saint Louis. Leamington also has one French speaking Catholic School, St. Michel. South Shore Christian School

4704-624: The Dieppe Gardens, a beautiful and well-maintained garden and grassed area between the hotels along Riverside Drive, and the river. Many ships dock along the Gardens, and (Like Mill St. Park, Jackson Park, and the Sculpture Gardens), is a popular destination, especially for news crews. The park also contains several beautiful and varied war memorials, as well as a monument dedicated towards peace (The UN Peace Memorial). Shortly after Dieppe Gardens,

4800-539: The First World War. It features many pedestrian trails, a soccer field, a baseball field, and a small forest . It is connected via Parent Avenue (and then Shepperd Street) to the rest of the bike trails. The Memorial bike trail connects the park to the intersection of Walker and Grand Marais Roads, where the Windsor - Tecumseh Tornado of 1946 tore through the city. While situated in the city limits, this Conservation Area

4896-621: The Ford Test Track. A further eighteen reserves are larger than 10 and smaller than 25 acres (100,000 m ). Across Matchette Road lies Malden Park, a former city dump-turned-park, with a huge 300-foot (90 m) hill, providing views of the Windsor and Detroit skylines, as well as sights of the River Rouge and Zug Island factories. On a clear day, visitors can even see the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station and

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4992-757: The Pilette neighbourhood, Cora Greenwood Park, Lakeshore Woods and East Riverside Park in the far east end, and Derwent Park along the Little River (also called "Lauzon Park" on the eastern side of the river), near the Place Concorde center and the Forest Glade community. The subdivision of Southwood Lakes has a few medium-sized parks as well. The nearest large parks are the Devonwood Conservation Area, Ojibway Park in southwest Windsor, and Oakwood Park, home of

5088-781: The Pulford/South Windsor Arena. Nearby, Curry Avenue Park and Central Park provide relaxation for residents in South Windsor. Shepherd Park is located on Shepherd Road, next to the Windsor Medical Center, and across the street from the Alphonsus Cemetery, which (if included with the neighbouring cemeteries) is the largest in the city. In the Devon neighbourhood, the main parks are the Devonwood Conservation Area, Hall Farms Park, Walker Homesite Park, and Seymour Park (on Seymour Drive, and not connected by bike trail to

5184-417: The Sandwich Towne Neighbourhood (Russell Street Neighbourhood Trail), via Brock, College, and Prince Streets, ending nearby to La Salle's bike trail network (the "LaSalle Trail" network including Brunet Park). The Riverwalk trail currently ends at George Avenue and Wyandotte Street, after splitting at Riverside Drive and Strabane Avenue, with a branch heading into Alexander Park. Another shared-usage section of

5280-446: The Sculpture Garden, but they have since been removed, being converted into parkland. The City intends on having plaques about the decks and railroads installed (two are already installed, along with over 30 other plaques along the entire Riverfront Park system), along with benches for people to sit on and enjoy the scenery. The Festival Plaza also contains The Spirit of Windsor , a Pacific Type 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive. Its Engine number

5376-415: The Trans Canada Trail along the Riverfront Bike Trail (and the West Windsor Recreationway) to its link with the LaSalle Trail, in LaSalle, Ontario , with a separate link heading to the current Chrysler Canada Greenway. The Cleary Guest House (also known as the Queen Elizabeth rest stop) was the focus of a recent controversy in regard to tearing down the structure and replacing it with a new service center of

5472-400: The United States, and around the world. The region is also known for the migration of monarch butterflies, which congregate in the fall at Point Pelee before making their way across Lake Erie on their route to winter quarters in central Mexico. Another important natural area near Leamington is the wetland at Hillman Marsh, located six kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the town. Leamington has

5568-434: The West Windsor Recreationway to the west, a new alignment following Cabana Road to the Devonwood Conservation Area. The Loop would also follow the current Devonwood Bike Trail , following along North Service Road and E.C. Row Expressway to the subdivision of Forest Glade, where it would turn north on Lauzon Road (not Lauzon Parkway), and follow the current signed route and path along Hawthorne Drive (a residential street), to

5664-486: The bike trail through Alexander Park (at the lighted intersection ) with Strabane Avenue . In 2003, the City of Windsor began placing small Trans-Canada Trail signs along the Trail's route, from the Ambassador Bridge to Church Street, its current "ending". This may be a sign of a future link with the Chrysler Canada Greenway , which travels all the way through Harrow, Ontario , through Kingsville, Ontario to Leamington, Ontario . The City of Windsor intends on signing

5760-414: The bomber, listening to the public's requests to fully restore the bomber and protect it from the elements, and from any further deterioration. The Queen Elizabeth II Gardens are located in Jackson Park, and are sunken gardens , with flowers, rocks, and a former reflecting pool . Behind the park and garden lies the Windsor Stadium , where the Windsor Bulldogs play their games. The Ford Test Track in

5856-404: The centre of town is shaped like a large fibreglass tomato. Leamington's weekly newspaper is the Southpoint Sun-Journal . The weekly newspaper that was Leamington Post ceased operations in 2012 after 138 years in publication. Leamington is home to two regional commercial radio stations. Leamington is also served by Weatheradio Canada station VAZ533, transmitting at 162.475 MHz in

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5952-415: The city with both English and French labels, mostly to the United States. Ketchup and baby food are the main products. In November 2013 Heinz announced that it would close the Leamington plant in 2014, meaning job losses for 740 employees at the plant and hundreds more support workers. Regional and local businessmen worked to save the plant. A campaign was conducted on Facebook to raise support and funds. As

6048-408: The dedicated southbound bike lanes on Holburn St. or simply ride directly south on 6th Concession. Turn east on North Talbot Road and after crossing Walker Road watch for the entrance to the Chrysler Canada Greenway. The speed limit for major shared-usage trails is 20 kilometres per hour (12 mph), unless posted otherwise, and 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph) or higher on Bike Lanes, matching

6144-437: The east, it actually was abandoned in the 1960s, and is now a bike trail , ending at two parks and parking lots. In the Sandwich Towne neighbourhood, the Parks and Rec. department maintains two medium-sized parks, the Mill Street Park (complete with windmill and pier), and the Chewett Beach Park (McKee Park), just west of the Ambassador Bridge . The beach at Chewett Beach/McKee Park used to allow swimming until recently, when it

6240-551: The end of the park, along the Hiram Walker Canadian Club distillery, and contains several bays and gardens of wildflowers . A restroom was built into the hill-side below the bike trail, with the roof providing a very large and beautiful overhang/lookout to observe the river and Detroit Skyline. Its walkways are brick-laid, compared to typical concrete , asphalt , tarmac , or even gravel in other parks. The park even used to hold an actual World War II Lancaster bomber. Mounting public pressure caused City Hall to finally take down

6336-449: The foot of the Ambassador Bridge , to Hiram Walker 's Canadian Club distillery . The vast majority of the park allows people to fish along its edge. Caution must be taken while riding a bicycle along the Riverwalk trail, due to young children, crowds of people walking, people walking dogs on the bike paths, occasional sharp curves of the bike trail, and the large number of Canada geese and other migratory birds that rest and walk along

6432-676: The former Aphria site under the name Tilray. Erie Shores Healthcare serves the city of Leamington, as well as Essex and Chatham Kent. Opened in 1950, Leamington District Memorial Hospital succeeded two smaller healthcare facilities: Hopewell Hospital (c. 1933) and Cottage Hospital (c. 1920). In mid-December 2016, the hospital formally submitted notice to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, it wished to change its name to Erie Shores Healthcare, and subsequently has been approved. Other major healthcare needs can be undertaken in nearby Windsor, Ontario . English-language public education for kindergarten through secondary school grades in Essex County

6528-483: The general area. Major products of the greenhouse industry, in addition to tomatoes, are peppers , cannabis, cucumbers , roses , and other flowers . Hydroponic farming has been very successfully adopted by many greenhouse operators in Leamington. Historically, tobacco was an important crop in the area. Tobacco production declined in the 1960s and today is virtually nonexistent. Migrant workers, mostly Mexican and Caribbean seasonal labourers , annually arrive in

6624-433: The harbour has been converted to a bicycle path going from the middle of town to the Marina. Two ferries , (MV Jiiman and MV Pelee Islander II ) owned by the Owen Sound Transportation Company , run on a regularly scheduled seasonal basis from Leamington to Pelee Island with continuing service on to Sandusky, Ohio. The H. J. Heinz company established a factory in 1908 in Leamington. The Heinz products are shipped from

6720-409: The local hospitals. Only accessible by boat, this island park is fun for picnics and exploration, at the mouth of Detroit River and Lake St. Clair. Another of Windsor's Crown Jewel parks, this is the oldest in the city, tied with Mic Mac Park (1917). It features a forest, play ground, open area, plaza, marquee , Outdoor icerink with a roof and even an open-air swimming pool for the public living in

6816-457: The many soccer fields . The path also connects to several streets that formerly went through the park via elegant gates to the trail and street. The Track also has direct connections via Bike-Friendly Streets to Long Park , A.K.O. Park , Milloy Park , and Pykes Park , all within a mile (1.6 km). Although not a dock per se, Pillette Dock is a favourite spot for many Windsor fishing enthusiasts. Located across from Belle Isle , it provides

6912-412: The marina. Leamington lies on the 42nd Parallel, the same latitude as Chicago , Boston , the northern border of California , Rome , and Zaragoza . It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie , which acts to moderate its climate. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Leamington had a population of 29,680 living in 10,547 of its 11,219 total private dwellings,

7008-555: The near-east-end of Windsor was a former proving ground for the Ford Motor Company of Canada . In the late 1980s, the City of Windsor purchased the abandoned test track and converted it into a massive park, with a large pavilion , restroom , and city-operated restaurant, similar to the Queen Elizabeth Service Center and Restaurant. The park contains a large "race track" where people jog or ride their bikes around

7104-526: The office towers of Southfield, Michigan far off in the distance. Fireworks are also launched from the hill at certain times during the year. Malden Park also contains a number of small artificial lakes, a restroom , woodland trails, and war memorials , tributing Canada's soldiers during both World Wars . Close to Malden Park, is the large inter-connected park system that is the Ojibway Prairie Complex , popularly known as "Ojibway". The largest of

7200-523: The old Willistead Manor , a mansion built from 1904 to 1906 . Most of the houses that border the park across the streets are stylized in Industrial Revolution - England style, with rounded windows and row-houses with steep roofs. Every year, this park hosts "Art In The Park", in June, a large and very popular arts and crafts show. The West End of Windsor has a few small to medium-sized parks, such as

7296-421: The others). Other attractions in Windsor includes its shared-usage trail network, named the "Windsor Loop" (of which, all the trails are a part of) that circumnavigates around the entire city and connects to neighboring communities. The longest of the shared-usage trails in the network is the paved Roy A. Battagello River Walk , (built in the late 1960s, and upgraded/widened several times), stretching from west of

7392-463: The park in 2002, to allow construction of a low-rise apartment building , but the park was not seriously affected, since the City sold off a small portion next to the apartment building back in 1972 to build the local Baptist church . Little River Corridor is one of Windsor's largest and newest parks, coming into being in 1990. It lies along the Little River in the far east end of Windsor, between

7488-453: The park quickly transitions into a large parking lot for visitors, as well as the large pavilion of Civic Terrace, where small concerts and the annual Busker Festival street performance takes place. It is also the home of the yearly Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival . The name of this park is, appropriately " Riverfront Festival Plaza ", with the large open paved area named "Civic Terrace". It also connects to City Hall Square via

7584-544: The park, due to its large attendance of pedestrians and tight curves. Although not a park, it is owned by the City of Windsor. It is a popular golf course in South Windsor. The course is a rounded oval in shape. Recently, City Council has been considering selling the Roseland Golf Course and Lakeview Marina in the east end, citing financial difficulties. This confused many residents who read the Windsor Star while this

7680-450: The parking lot at the foot of Aylmer Avenue (Northbound) and Glengarry Avenue (Southbound), the park transitions into Great Western Park. Until as recently as 2000, there was a large turntable , that used to turn locomotives , a relic of Windsor's railroading past. The Great Western Park contains wide open space for playing many games, along with benches, and completely re- landscaped gardens and bays. The Great Western Park also contains

7776-473: The parks is the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve, which is not a city-maintained park, but a provincially maintained one. It is connected via the bike trails (such as the West Windsor Recreationway) to neighbouring Ojibway Park and Spring Garden Natural Area. Although some city maps display Titcombe Road as a street that goes through, connecting Matchette Road to the west, and Malden Road to

7872-410: The plaza. A striking noon mark in the centre of the reflecting pool symbolizes Weeks's career as a watchmaker. A bronze bust of Weeks, sculpted by noted local sculptor, Christopher Rees , (deceased) stands on the west side of the garden. A plaque below the bust describes Weeks's life (he died in 1990) and his many contributions to the City of Windsor. This wildflower garden is located directly west of

7968-516: The region to work in Leamington's greenhouses and farms. Several Mexican and Jamaican shops and a Mexican consulate have opened to serve the migrants. Leamington became a production site of Aphria , one of Canada's largest medicinal and recreational marijuana greenhouse operators. A merger in December 2020 with Nanaimo, British Columbia -based Tilray , led to the closure of Tilray's production site in Leamington and operations were consolidated at

8064-659: The same name. On May 8, 2007, the Cleary Guest House was torn down (and a temporary detour for the trail was made), to make way for a "Peace Beacon". See below for what has succeeded the Queen Elizabeth Guest House. In June 2006, construction and upgrades were completed near the Caron Street Pumping Station, just across from the CBC Windsor television studio . The pedestrian traffic was segregated onto its own path, and cyclists were given priority over

8160-565: The sidewalk into a widened bike trail , which will minimize costs and congestion. As of 2006, Windsor City Council has been in talks with CN Rail and Hiram Walker Distillery on buying a spur line, and converting the railroad tracks into a rail trail , for easy connection to the Ganatchio Trail and the Little River Extension in the east end. This is boosted by the fact that the Via Rail train station downtown ("Windsor-Walkerville")

8256-410: The speed limit of the road the lanes are on. The city also maintains numerous other bike trails, such as the Ganatchio Trail (built in 1971), its Little River Extension (connecting Forest Glade to Sandpoint Beach and Stop 26 park, built in 1996), and numerous bike lanes on city roads, and bike-friendly roads (signed with a green sign with a bike symbol, with "ROUTE" below). Another important bike trail

8352-583: The town was amalgamated with the surrounding Township of Mersea to form an expanded Town of Leamington. Similar municipal restructuring took place throughout Essex County. In the early hours of June 6, 2010 , an F1 tornado ripped through portions of southern Essex County, stretching from Harrow, through Kingsville, to southern Leamington before dissipating near Point Pelee National Park , creating considerable damage, but no loss of life or any direct injuries. The tornado passed through Leamington, damaging various important landmarks and facilities in town, including

8448-530: The trail is the Ganatchio Trail , which is indirectly (and temporarily) linked to the Riverwalk trail by Wyandotte Street. The Ganatchio Trail travels along the east side of town, with a branch heading south towards Forest Glade . It starts at the corner of Lesperance Rd. and Riverside Dr. in Tecumseh and goes all the way to Wyandotte St. The two trails are projected to be linked together through extensions or new trails, as intended by City Council. Wyandotte Street

8544-510: The trail was repeatedly widened and upgraded, and even is paved with the original asphalt and cement used on the Ambassador Bridge . The trail has a posted speed limit of 20 km/h. The bike trail starts officially at Peter Street and Huron Church Road, across the street from the University of Windsor . It crosses several streets via traffic lights , and ends at Lincoln Avenue and Riverside Drive at another pair of stoplights. It provides

8640-861: The trail. One is located at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Huron Church Roads, one at the foot of Askin Avenue, one at Bridge Avenue, one situated in front of Caesars Windsor and Civic Terrace , and one along the park and trail near the Hiram Walker / Canadian Club Distillery . The Riverfront Trail currently connects to the Russell Street Neighbourhood Trail and the College Avenue Recreationway via Bike-Friendly Routes (sign-designated residential streets used as connectors, where cyclists have more safety than on busy arterial roads ). The Russell Street Neighbourhood Trail will have

8736-453: The villages of Riverside (to the west), Riverside (north, and on both sides), and Forest Glade (to the south). It contains many small streams , a large hill, a few open areas, and many large wooded areas. The park is a popular destination, along with its neighbouring park, Sandpoint Beach. Sandpoint Beach is Windsor's most popular and family friendly beach destination. It is located in the city's far east side on Riverside Drive East. The beach

8832-528: Was completely redesigned, keeping only the small boardwalk and boat launch . Swimming was strongly recommended against, due to the pollution of the Detroit River and currents caused by passing ships. This collection of parks is now one park, but at one time was several that blended seamlessly together. It goes by many nicknames , such as "Riverwalk", "Riverfront Park" and the "Riverside Park". The parks were gradually converted from numerous rail yards into one long connected park, 3 miles (4.8 km) long, from

8928-582: Was first known for its lumber products rather than tomatoes. There was extensive lumbering in western Ontario, as across the river in Michigan and also upper Michigan. There were several docks, and fish were plentiful in Lake Erie , so much so that sturgeon could be speared from the shore and fish was the cheapest food available. Leamington was a " sundown town ," a place where Black people would face violence or harassment if they were in public after dark. In 1930,

9024-541: Was incorporated as a village in 1874, but by 1869, the European-Canadian settlement already had a population of 350. The community was named after Royal Leamington Spa in England , after having originally been called "Gainesville" or "Gainesborough" for local mill owner William Gaines, and before that, Wilkinson Corners. It has had a post office since June 1854. It was a crossroads hamlet with about 300 residents and

9120-606: Was reported, since both bring in over $ C 1.5 million each per year. The Golf Course and Marina remain in city hands, for now, but their future as publicly owned facilities is still unclear. This medium-sized park contains the Forest Glade Arena and Community Center, and the Forest Glade branch of the Windsor Public Library . At one time, it contained a large hill, but it was removed to have a small forest planted, along with baseball diamonds . The City sold off part of

9216-511: Was the site of the former Northern Belle paddleboat casino from New Orleans that the city chose over 3 other boats (one was also a luxury ocean liner from Greece ), to house its Casino until Casino Windsor was finished, and the Art Gallery of Windsor was converted back into an art gallery from a temporary casino. The remnants of its docking platform are still visible, as they have been converted into storage rooms and restrooms. After

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