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.
Riders react with anger, disappointment over Windsor mayor's plan to veto tunnel bus service
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 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
Windsor mayor to veto funding for tunnel bus service with Detroit amid tariff fight
The threat of a trade war between the U.S. and Canada is not over, and it may soon have a direct impact on Detroit and Windsor.
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 ...
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 ...
Investment likely affected in Windsor due to tariff threats: Dilkens
With President Donald Trump threatening to place a 25-per-cent tariff on all goods imported from Canada on Feb. 1, the ...