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New Children’s Book Highlights Windsor-Essex Housing Innovation
Story and photo via the Kingsville Times | May 8, 2026
“Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex welcomed award-winning Canadian author Elaine Kachala to the Habitat ReStore on Saturday to share her latest children’s book, Building Homes for All, which explores how innovation and sustainability can help address today’s housing challenges.
The book features real-world examples from across Canada, including Habitat Windsor-Essex’s 3D-printed housing initiative in Leamington, bringing national attention to local innovation in homebuilding. […]”
Can self-driving cars go ‘rogue’? UWindsor prof gets big grant to tackle auto hacker threat
Story and photo via Windsor Star | April 13, 2026
“Most of the cyberhacking today is financially motivated, Mirhassani said: an attacker will take control of a car in order to steal it or for ransom, rather than try to cause injuries to other people.
A potential apocalyptic scenario, where cyberhackers take control of a fleet of autonomous cars and terrorize the roads, is unlikely for now, said Mirhassani, but not entirely out of the question looking ahead. […]”
‘Changing lives’ — Windsor hosts high-pressure battle of the robots
Story and photo via The Windsor Star | April 13, 2026
“Hundreds of Ontario’s brightest high school students battled it out at the University of Windsor’s Toldo Lancer Centre over the weekend for the 11th annual FIRST Robotics Windsor Essex Great Lakes competition.
Thirty-five teams from across Ontario, including 10 from Windsor-Essex, competed for a chance to qualify for the provincial championships in Niagara Falls, with hopes of advancing to the world championships in Houston, Texas. […]”
