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All About Windsor

The city of Windsor is located in southwestern Ontario on the south bank of the Detroit River, directly across from Detroit, Michigan. 

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada. 


The population of Windsor is 229,660 (2021 census) making it third most  populated city in Southwestern Ontario after London and Kitchener. 


The Detroit-Windsor urban area is North America's most populous trans-border conurbation, and the Ambassador Bridge border crossing is the busiest commercial crossing on the Canada-United States border. 


Windsor is known as the "Automotive Capital of Canada" and is a major contributor to Canada's automotive industry. 


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Health Insurance

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Emergency Services

Call 911 if you require fire, police, or an ambulance!

Health 811

Phone: 811 or visit: Website

  Health 811 is a free, confidential telephone service you can call to get health advice or general health information from a Registered Nurse 24 hours a day 7 days per week. This is a qualified health professional, who can assess your symptoms and help you decide your best first step. They can help you decide whether to care for yourself, make an appointment with your doctor, go to a clinic, contact a community service or go to a hospital emergency room.     You can also talk to a health professional through their online chat option. 

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Water and Utilities

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Transit 
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Windsor Regional Hospital

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​Tourism​

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Childcare
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Education

The schools Windsor are operated by:

Greater Essex County District School Board

The GECDSB operates using the boundary system.  The school that your children would attend is based on your home address.  To find your home school, please use the school locator “Which School do I Attend?”.


For more information, please contact: 


Greater Essex  County District School Board

451 Park Street West                         

Website

Windsor, ON N9A6K1  

Phone: 519-255-3200 or 1-888-779-7735


Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board

The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board (WECDSB) is the separate public-school board that oversees Catholic education in Windsor and the surrounding County of Essex. 


The WECDSB uses the boundary system.  The school that your children would attend is based on your address.  You can request to attend another school outside of your boundary, but requests are dependent on the availability of space.  To find your home school, please visit: Which School do I Attend. 


For more information, please contact: 

Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board

1325 California Avenue                         

Website

Windsor, ON N9B3Y6 

Phone: 519-253-2481


Private School Listing

For a detailed list of the private schools in Cambridge and the surrounding areas, please visit: www.ourkids.net. 

The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) operates 70 schools in the municipalities of Windsor, LaSalle, Amherstburg, Tecumseh, Lakeshore, Essex, Kingsville, Leamington, and Pelee Island. 

  

Lifestyle

Recreation

Windsor offers a variety of programs and activities for its residents. For more information on their programs, please visit Recreation. 

 

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