Windsor mayor vetoes tunnel bus; councilor believes there's an appetite to override him
Windsor Coun. Fabio Costante told CBC Thursday that he believes there will be an appetite among councilors to pursue an override of a mayoral veto that puts an end to the Windsor-Detroit tunnel bus.
Mayor Dilkens formally vetoes Windsor-Detroit tunnel bus
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens has officially vetoed a council decision to save Canada’s only cross-border public transit service. In a mayoral decision published on Thursday, Dilkens wrote that he was eliminating the tunnel bus to Detroit because it “acts as an economic development engine for the City of Detroit” at a time when Windsor and Canada are under “economic attack” by American President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
Windsor's mayor says he intends to veto support for Windsor-Detroit Tunnel bus due to looming tariffs
In a social media post on Monday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said the decision came "as a result of the economic threat posed by Donald Trump on my country and community."
Windsor mayor points to tariff threat as reason to kill Tunnel Bus
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens pointed this week to the threat of tariffs as a reason to kill the Tunnel Bus service connecting his city and Detroit.
Windsor mayor facing anger, disappointment over cross-border bus veto
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is facing anger and disappointment from both sides of the border for his decision to veto a city council decision to save the Windsor-Detroit tunnel bus.
Windsor-Detroit Tunnel bus service loses financial support from Windsor city officials
Windsor's mayor vetoed city council's decision to continue financial support for the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel bus.
Windsor mayor cuts Detroit Grand Prix deal in clap-back at tariff threats — and says more could be coming
Michael Montri, president of the Detroit Grand Prix, said he hopes to continue the partnership in the future.
In trade-dependent Windsor, Trump’s tariff threats rattle residents and businesses
As the clock ticks down on Trump’s 30-day reprieve, the lingering uncertainty about the risk of swift and severe economic fallout continues to rattle residents
Dilkens To Veto Decisions To Keep Tunnel Bus
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens has announced his decision to veto City Council's decision made during the budget meeting to continue the operations of the tunnel bus. In a post on social media, Dilkens
Windsor's tunnel bus is on the chopping block, again. Here's what Detroiters have to say
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens this week said he would use his mayoral veto to override a council budget decision that would save the city's tunnel bus service to Detroit. He said the decision was in part because of threats of U.
Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens on the 'catastrophic' tariffs kicking in Tuesday
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens speaks with CBC Windsor News Host Katerina Georgieva about how President Donald Trump's tariffs ...
'Aggressive' timelines: Province sends $19 million to Windsor for road improvements to spur housing builds
The Ontario government pledged Friday to spend nearly $19 million for road projects to ease traffic congestion and make way ...
Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens on the potentially 'catastrophic' impacts of tariffs, as pause negotiated
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens speaks with CBC Windsor News Host Katerina Georgieva about how President Donald Trump's tariffs will impact the local economy, and how he plans to fight back. But shortly ...