Straight Outta Windsor

In this special episode I sit down with all 12 Ward 7 Council By-election candidates to get to know their personal stories better. No platform, no debates, no scripts - who are the actual people vying to have a seat at the council table? Albert Saba - albert-saba.ca Angelo Marignani - Angelo Marignani  Barb Holland - barbholland.com Ernie The Bacon Man Lamont - leloan1970@yahoo.com Farah El-Hajj - farahforward7.ca  Greg Lemay - greglemay.com  Howard Weeks - weeksforward7.com  Igor Dzaic - igordzaic.ca  Jeewen Gill - jeweengill.com  Michelle Gajewski - michellegajewski.ca  Mike Malott - votemalott.ca  Therese Papineau - theresepapineau.com 

We are back with a special live episode with the return of Richard Peddie along with Lori Wightman on location at the brand new River Bookshop in Amherstburg! Check out River Bookshop: riverbookshop.com Facebook - River Bookshop Twitter - @River_Bookshop Instagram - @River.Bookshop Follow Richard on: Twitter - @RichardAPeddie Follow Lori on: Twitter - @bookgirl1209 Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork

John Bitove is a highly accomplished business leader as the founder of the NBA's Toronto Raptors, Chair of the Toronto Olympic Games bid and founder of SiriusXM Canada. Follow the show on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork  This episode is powered by The Vanguard Team at Manor Realty - for all your real estate needs visit thevanguardteam.com 

Noelle Montcalm was one of the most successful track and field athletes to come out of the University of Windsor who competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics after graduating as a Registered Nurse. Follow Noelle on: Instagram - @noellemontcalm Twitter - @noellemontcalm  Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork  This is episode is powered by The Vanguard Team at Manor Realty. Visit them at thevanguardteam.com 

Claudia den Boer is the CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association of Windsor and Essex County, which is the lead provider and advocate of specialized community mental health and addiction services integrated with comprehensive primary health care services. Find Claudia and CMHA on: Twitter - @ClaudiadenBoer2 or @CMHAWECB Instagram - @CMHA-WECB windsoressex.cmha.ca Find me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork This episode is powered by The Vanguard Team at Manor Realty - visit them at: thevanguardteam.com 

Paul Alofs is an award-winning innovator and author of Passion Capital, pulling from his experiences leading companies such as the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, The Disney Stores, BMG Music and HMV Canada. Follow Paul on: Twitter - @Alofs Instagram - @paulalofs Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor  This episode is powered by The Vanguard Team at Manor Real Estate - visit them at thevanguardteam.com 

Lisa Gretzky has overcome and accomplished a lot on her journey to becoming MPP for the Windsor-West region since 2014.  Follow Lisa on: Twitter - @LGretzky Instagram - @LisaGretzky Facebook - Lisa Gretzky Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor

Trevor Georgie is the President and General Manager of the St. John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He earned his MBA at the University of Windsor Odette School of Business, where he and his brother Vincent are the title sponsors of the Georgie-Odette Leadership Symposium. Follow Trevor on: Twitter - @georgietrev Instagram - @georgietrev Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor

Randy Gray is the lead singer of Ashes of Soma, a local band that has toured North America and just released their brand-new album, Novel 1 – available now on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and more. He is also the owner of Gray Development, a full-service custom home company serving Essex County. Follow Ashes of Soma on: Facebook – Ashes Of Soma Instagram - @ashesofsoma Get the new album on Spotify Check out Gray Development at – graydevelopmentgroup.com Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook – Straight Outta Windsor

Matt Boismier is a Windsor native, now living in Vancouver. He is a cartoonist that specializes in Character Design and Visual Development for the animation industry. Follow Matt on: Instagram - @thetooninator YouTube - Matt Boismier tooninator.com Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor

Vasilios Filippakis is an actor and writer from Tecumseh. He has been featured in Shadowlands, Hudson & Rex and See No Evil. He is the creator and star of Fak Yasss, which was picked up on OutTV and available as a mini-series on YouTube now. Follow Vasilios on: Instagram - @vasiliosf Twitter - @vfilippakis Watch Fak Yasss on YouTube at - Fak Yasss The Series Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor

Bill Bowler is the General Manager and Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Windsor Spitfires, but is also the team's all-time leading scorer and has his jersey retired as a player in the WFCU Centre rafters.  Follow the Windsor Spitfires on: Twitter - @spitshockey Instagram - @windsorspitfireshockey Facebook - @windsorspitfireshockey Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - @straightouttawindsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork 

Rakesh Naidu is a chemical engineer by trade, whose professional career lead him to helping to support local businesses as the President and CEO of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce and also an entrepreneur as the founder of the new app Ayework windsoressexchamber.org ayework.ca  Follow me online on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork

Rino Bortolin has represented Ward 3 as a Councillor for the City of Windsor since 2014 as well as serving as a Board Member for Windsor Police Service and Chair of the Windsor Public Library Board. He is a chef by trade and has been an entrepreneur in the restaurant industry for over 20 years.  Follow Rino on: Twitter - @WindsorRino Instagram - @Windsor_Rino Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork  

Arts Collective Theatre is a not-for-profit organization dedicated and committed to enhancing the well-being of the Windsor Essex community through theatre education, mentorship, and by bringing awareness to social justice issues in Windsor and beyond. Chris Rabideau is the founder and President, while Moya McAlister is the Vice-President and Project Coordinator. Follow ACT online on: Facebook - @actwindsor Instagram - @actwindsor Twitter - @actwindsor actwindsor.com Follow me on: Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork

Brandon & Krista Kersey have over 30 years Martial Arts experience. Krista was named to the 1992 Canadian Olympic Tae Kwon Do team. Brandon & Krista represented Team Canada three years in a row at the World Championships, both bringing home gold medals. Kersey Kickbox Fitness Club incorporates cutting edge motivational, health & nutritional concepts in all kickbox and cardio classes. Follow the Kerseys on: Instagram - @kerseykickboxfitnessclub YouTube - @KerseyKickbox Facebook - @kerseykickboxfitnessclub kerseykickbox.com  Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook - @straightouttawindsor

Michael DiFazio has been a large part of the Ford City revitalization and his shop, Michael DiFazio Reclaim Artistry is at the centre of it with their unique custom furniture creations out of older materials that no longer serve the purpose they were originally built for. Follow Michael on: Instagram - @michaeldifazio.reclaimartistry Facebook - @michaeldifazioreclaim Pinterest - @michaeldifazio michaeldifazio.ca  Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Facebook - @straightouttawindsor Instagram - @bordercitynetwork

Patti France started with St. Clair College over 30 years ago and has held several roles throughout as part of the progressive leadership team that has driven the College's growth over the last several years before becoming the College's sixth President and first female President. Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook - Straight Outta Windsor

Crissi Cochrane is a soulful singer and songwriter with over 12 million listens on Spotify, her music has been played on CBC Radio stations across the country and has even had a song featured on the hit TV show Nashville. Her new album Heirloom is available on all streaming platforms now! Follow her on: Twitter - @crissicochrane Instagram - @crissicochrane Facebook – Crissi Cochrane crissicochrane.com Follow me on: Twitter - @thatwindsorshow Instagram - @bordercitynetwork Facebook – Straight Outta Windsor