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Fear & confusion in Windsor

Date published : October 14, 2009 - Windsor, Ontario

His 40th birthday is looming and his hometown is getting him down. Is it time for Christian to move on?
 
Should I go or should I stay?

It’s a question facing lots of young Windsorites - and Christian is hardly alone in seeking his fortunes elsewhere.

Heavily dependent on the automobile industry, Windsor’s economy is expected to shrink by 5.6% in 2009. The city has the highest jobless rate of any major Canadian city. About 15% of the local workforce was out of a job in August, 2009, compared to 10.5% in August 2008.

The current recession has been particularly severe in Ontario – Canada’s largest provincial economy. Two thirds of the 370,000  Canadian jobs that disappeared between October 2008 and June 2009 were in Ontario, and traditional industrial towns like Windsor have borne the brunt of the blow.

Between September 2008 and September 2009 over 6000  local jobs were lost in Windsor, mainly in the auto sector but elsewhere too. At Caesars Windsor, one of Canada’s biggest casino complexes, the staff has dropped from a 2001 peak of 5,400 to 3,800 in 2009.  

A concerted effort is underway to diversify Windsor’s economy, but the city’s immediate prospects are uncertain - and like others, Christian has decided to move on.

More information on Windsor, read the Beyond dossier for Jay & Gino.

Sources
The Conference Board of Canada; Monthly Economic Monitor, Sept 2009, Windsor Essex Development Commission; The Economist, July 30, 2009; Statistics Canada

 
Field director
Matt Gallagher

Editor

Miguel Raymond

Director-coordinator
Hélène Choquette

Original score
Christian


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Is part of the story:
 
Theme
 
  • "Those communities that are richest in their artistic
  • tradition are also those that are the most progressive
  • in their economic performance and most resilient and
  • secure in their economic structure."
  • - John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
 

Comments(3)

i agree

 

By Sherry Campeau - Date published: January 13, 2010 - Windsor, Ontario

With Burnaby BC...Christians new calling is reality tv...he's hilarious...omg the ride up the ramp in the moving episode...chuckle!

 

Christian is so correct about the city or Windsor.

 

By Dennis Jaciw Sr. - Date published: October 22, 2009 - Windsor, Ontario

I agree with ya there Christian....I live in Windsor but am leaving VERY soon lol :)

 

Christian needs his own show

 

By Mark Gates - Date published: October 18, 2009 - Burnaby, British Columbia

I love this guy. I could watch him all day. I love his art, his honesty and humor.

 

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