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CTV News
12 hours ago
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Humming noise ‘dealt with' NextStar Battery Plant
A helicopter hovering near E.C. Row Expressway and Banwell Road is helping install equipment at the new battery plant in Windsor, Ont., on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV News Windsor) A city councillor has confirmed that the humming noise coming from NextStar Battery Plant has been 'dealt with'. Ward 7 councillor, Angelo Marignani said he was getting complaints from Forest Glade residents about a 'tonal hum'. An investigation revealed the noise was coming from an air purification system. The plant installed insulating blankets around the exhaust vents, dampening the sound. In April, the plant discussed the sound, turning off the air purification system to temporarily stop the sound. At that point, they discussed the blankets, awaiting a report from consultants before moving forward.
CTV News
2 days ago
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- CTV News
City moves forward with no access to water at Sandpoint Beach
Fence posts were hammered into the ground Tuesday morning. 'I never thought, and those big posts,' said a startled Pam Morley Cooke as she spent time at Sandpoint Beach with her grandson. 'The post they're putting in, scaring him (grandson) so we have to leave.' Morley Cooke was at the beach when workers started installing fence posts. 'It's really sad to see that going, but they have to do something to keep people safe right now. But there's other solutions to this, and they didn't look at that,' said Morley Cooke, who feels the city could have acted years ago. City Councillor Angelo Marignani dropped in to see what was going on. 'What we're really missing here is the quality of life that we kind of gave up to our residents,' Marignani said. 'What we're missing here is the investment, the development, the tourism.' A 15-year-old drowned in May. Two men in their 20's fell victim in the same area in 2024. The issue is the dangerous current. The Windsor Port Authority estimates the current flow pushes downward at 10-15 km per hour. Just up the shore at Stop 26, the Port Authority estimates the current is half the speed with no under tow for at least a couple of hundred metres straight in from that beach area. That is why Marignani feels the beach should be moved. 'We know this information. We can engineer it so that it is safe. We could do our best as a city, and we can make this area, this park, a gem that it should be carrying.' City officials say Stop 26 will remain open for kayaks and canoes, but there will be signs discouraging swimming in the river. 'There's nothing to stop a swimmer once they enter that area of traveling west and finding ourselves in the same situation that previous swimmers have, where there's been a tragedy,' said Michael Chantler, commissioner of community services. Installation of the fencing is expected to be completed on Wednesday. Lifeguards will remain on site until the end of the week. 'They're going to continue that process of educating the public as they arrive to the beach and let them know that they can enjoy the sand, enjoy the park,' Chantler told CTV News. He's hopeful residents don't decide to hop the fence. 'They're taking their lives into their own hands if they do that, and all we can do is educate them that they should make the choice not to enter the water.' Marignani hopes the fencing is a quick temporary solution, but the embattled beach is at the mercy of a coroner's inquest into the latest drowning. The timing of a report is unknown.
CBC
09-06-2025
- CBC
Council votes to close Sandpoint Beach following drowning death of swimmer
Social Sharing Windsor city council has decided to close Sandpoint Beach following the drowning death of a 15-year-old last month. Councillors say they want to wait until a coroner's investigation into this death is complete before deciding next steps. "Before we make any decisions on this, I'd really like to see that report and see some of the recommendations," said Coun. Gary Kaschak. On May 19, OPP divers recovered the body of a 15-year-old who disappeared in the water near the beach the previous day. Police said two teenagers were swimming just west of the beach when one went under the water and did not resurface. The Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario has confirmed it will be investigating the teen's death. Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac, who agreed with Kaschak on the need to look at the recommendations, put forward the motion to close the beach pending the outcome of the report. "We have to stop and take a sober second look at whether or not the area will be ever be safe. And I'm not convinced of that," she said. 9 deaths in 4 decades Nine people have drowned while swimming in the beach area since 1986. The western edge of the beach, which has signage and fencing to deter swimmers, drops off sharply in depth and there is a strong undertow. The city has approved a $15-million long-term plan to relocate the beach a short distance to the east and make other enhancements to the area. Coun. Angelo Marignani, who represents the area, put forward a motion to accelerate that plan, which failed. Kaschak said that he appreciates Marignani's intent to keep the beach open, but without knowing if the area is ultimately safe, he suggested council could be "throwing good money at a bad situation." The city hasn't said when the closure will start, and it's unclear if the entire beach will be shut down, or just access to the water.
CTV News
30-05-2025
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- CTV News
Sandpoint Beach master plan lauded but swim area still unmarked
Candace Phillips lives across from Sandpoint Beach and likes the city's master plan to redevelop Sandpoint Beach. 'The flip is beautiful and amazing,' Phillips said of the plan to move the beach to the east side of the park. 'I think the city has an opportunity to we can close this side and open over there, and so keep the people happy, still keep the sand available, still keep the beach available but there's options. It doesn't have to close.' City Councillor Angelo Marignani put forward a notice of motion earlier this week to have the city accelerate the master plan in order to avoid another tragedy on the west side of the beach. 'What I am requesting in my motion is for it to be prioritized for the 2026 capital budget,' Marignani said. In the master plan, there is a breakwall that stretches across the current beach area into the fenced off part of the property. The breakwall falls short of the property line, where some of the tragedies have occurred. According to Marignani, the city leases the property from the Port Authority. 'That public partnership, part of that motion is to look and work with the Port Authority of Windsor just to see how we can improve this area.' The estimated cost of moving the beach area and creating a park is $15 million. Phillips knows the project won't happen overnight, but the beach is open this weekend and there still aren't markers in the water. 'When that snow fence comes down we could easily have the rope-to-swim area marked out because it's just one more visual saying, 'this is where it could be safe if you're choosing to go in,'' Phillips said. City Councillor Fred Francis feels there are two choices facing council: eliminate swimming in an area where the Peche Island channel is close to shore, or make the structural changes to move the beach east where the channel is much further away. 'Having three people drowned at Sandpoint over the course of the last year is unacceptable to everyone, and if we could do something to prevent that to happen to the next person, we should,' Francis said. The acceleration of the Sandpoint Beach safety plan will be discussed in early June. Administration will then report back to council within 60 days and a directive will be given. 'Write to your city council. Write to your mayor and say, this is how I feel. If you feel very strongly, on June 9th, be a delegate and speak to it directly to council,' said Francis.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
City councillor advocating for Sandpoint Beach Master Plan
A local city councillor wants Sandpoint Beach to be prioritized in next year's budget. Ward 7 councillor Angelo Marignani issued a notice of motion during Monday's council meeting looking to get the wheels in motion to implement the 2024 Master Plan for Sandpoint Beach and looking to prioritize beach improvements in the 2026 budget. This motion came forward after a 15-year-old boy drowned on May 18. His body was recovered by the OPP dive team the following day - prompting concerns of the beach's safety. The proposed master plan calls for the relocation of the beach east to steer clear of a steep drop-off and strong currents at the western edge, where the Detroit River meets Lake St. Clair. Now that the notice of motion has been presented, it will be discussed and voted on at the next meeting of council, where Marignani said he will submit details of the motion, which would include funding for the plan, funding for the capital budget, a development process for the plan, and that the plan be deemed a priority in the 2026 capital budget process. Marignani said this motion is to allow for the conversation to happen. 'The prime objective of bringing it up is to prioritize the spending of the master plan in the 2026 capital budget.' Sandpoint beach Sandpoint Beach Park Master Plan. (Source: City of Windsor website) He said this needs to stop. 'We have the answer, we know what the solution is and that is moving the beach to its eastern side. So we have to do what we need to do to make it safe. It's a gem, our waterfronts are the reason we love Windsor.' Marignani said the motion will look at all options – including closing the beach until the issue is resolved. 'Safety first and foremost, it's on the table. Everything is on the table, and that's why we need the discussion. The discussion is not going to happen unless we ask for it. The notice of motion is asking for it, or else the discussion would only occur at the next budget meeting when we'd bring it up.' Earlier this year, council asked for more information before voting on whether or not to approve the plan. The estimated price tag to move and revitalize the beach area is $15 million. Since the beach opened in 1980, nine people have drowned in the water near Sandpoint Beach. Council's next meeting will be held on June 9 at 10 a.m. - Written by Meagan Delaurier and Rusty Thomson/AM800 News.
