Kevin Taylor with Pestalto Environmental Services conducts mosquito surveillance at the Ojibway Nature Centre, May 25, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has detected the first sign of West Nile Virus in the region this year.
A mosquito pool tested positive for the virus.
Though certain types of mosquitos can spread West Nile Virus to humans there have been no human cases identified so far this year.
The health unit is reminding residents to remove standing water from their properties and to protect themselves against mosquito bites.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
