I came to Windsor to stay for one year with a new job. That was 28 years ago. I enjoy Windsor. It has been good for me. Nice people, great weather, close to the country, you can get across town in about 20 minutes, the parks department does an amazing job on making the city beautiful with plants and flowers in the spring to winter months. I love it here. Amazing people who are friendly and helpful.
I'm trying to emigrate from Ireland to Canada. I want to live in Windsor. The city looks fantastic my friend. maybe I will have a similar story to you in the near future
+Terence Chan Terence be sure to research where to live and such. Like all cities we have our less desirable areas. Still loving it here. I just moved into a highrise that overlooks the lake and Peche island. Beautiful. Feel like I am on vacation every day.
@Alexander Allen thank you for the advice. Im so glad to hear that your settling in well. I have a friend living in Windsor so that is why I'm choosing there specifically. I may or may not venture to other areas but Windsor looks beautiful from all the videos i've seen!!
+Terence Chan Having a relative or good friend willing to assist in the very early stages of the settlement is indeed very important, how to find a cheap apartment or how to look for a job in that particular area, IF you can get this two huge issues on your side, that's a major achievement as a new immigrant. But then comes the other issue like social life, here it depends on what type of area (urban or rural) you used to live in before immigration, big city, small city, no city at all (rural, farm, country side, etc.), here you see Canada's population per metropolitan areas, feel free to compare it with your current place in Ireland. www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm The bigger and larger area, more job opportunities. In my case, in my entire life I've never lived in a place with less than 2M ppl therefore to me Windsor is pretty damn boring, no city boulevards with 3+ lane per direction, no 6+ lane per direction highways (like 401 around Toronto), then comes the number of movie theaters, restaurants, bars (just for social life, personally I'm not a social drinker nor doing any sort of smoking, tobacco or cannabis), festivals, parks, etc. Once in Canada as a legal permanent resident, you're free to move anywhere you wish in the country, from Victoria, BC to St.John's, NF. Feel free to ask further Qs, If any. Best of luck and enjoy the summer.
***** Thank you Chris for the very informative reply. I didn't really consider the social aspect of windsor, thank you for highlighting that for me. I do see Windsor as a start off point before i move around and explore a bit. as to where i will settle properly, i can't say just yet. Eventually, im sure i will find my most ideal location. thanks again :)
+Edgar sokolovskis Here you go: Detroit, MI ua-cam.com/video/HNd-X-pcUDU/v-deo.html Detroit Skyline seen from Windsor ua-cam.com/video/4i26kJVdRew/v-deo.html Windsor Skyline seen from Detroit ua-cam.com/video/bwNQFgAdF0Y/v-deo.html All the best.
No, but I thought I was a big shot once when I was driving through Detroit and talking all the way to Canada with my CB radio. I thought I was talking really far, not realizing my dumba@@ was talking only 2 miles away from Detroit to Windsor Canada.. .. haha..
Great memories. Thanks for posting this. I learned to drive in Windsor more than 40 years ago. Things haven't changed that much, except for Caesar's and the fact that the snack bar is gone from Dieppe Park.
It's so weird watching a video of someone driving around what is basically my neighbourhood lol! And pretty surreal... usually Oulette is packed with cars!
Nobody stops you to do the very same driving video or multiple videos and showing to the world your pride as being a Canadian who lives right across City of Detroit, Michigan, USA. Also feel free to watch the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel driving videos, both ways, also Windsor Skyline video as seen from the Detroit side. Happy Canada Day.
Hianny Chaverra I'll reply in English: video was recorded on a weekend, maybe a Saturday or Sunday morning, that's the best for driving videos as you have open space for unlimited recording w/o any slow-moving traffic in front of you. Enjoy the summer and be safe out there.
great video, I used to live in windsor when i did my undrgrad at the university there. hoping to return there for law school. great city, great people and great memories. if you get a chance to go into other parts of windsor plz doo record.
I'd answer your 3 questions in just one comment. 1) Yes, those are Las Vegas-like Hotels & Casinos in Windsor, Ontario 2) Yes, across is Detroit, MI, feel free to watch my Detroit, MI video with music by Detroit's own Kid Rock 3) No homes on the water, the water is called Detroit River and that's the border btwn Canada and USA, the bridge is called Ambassador Bridge and it's the busiest border crossing in entire North America, that includes all border crossings btwn USA and Mexico as well.
First...there is one casino in Windsor and not quite on the same scale as most of the casinos in LV strip (been there, seen it several times) and honestly i like it better this way. Second...unfortunately there are homes on the riverfront but away from downtown...lots of beautiful houses...i am not crazy about it though. I live in Windsor foe 18 years and i know this first hand....Nice video, i really enjoyed it
You're very welcome, Jerry. I guess lots of things have changed in the past 40+ years, city, province, country maybe, right? In couple of hours you're gonna see my brand-new video related to Windsor as well. Be safe out there and enjoy the Canadian Winter OR... Sunny Florida, in case you're a devoted snowbirder. God Bless.
Windsor is an awesome city. I was born and raised there and will always call it home and defend it against the people who trash talk my wonderful city!
I think I filmed the driving on an early Saturday morning before heading out to Detroit, that's why pretty quiet in Downtown Windsor. I'm in the States right now, my 2nd trip for 2013, I'm running way behind the schedule for U/L my videos, I have tons of new videos from my first trip, now the second trip plus more videos from Canada outside Ontario. Gotta make some time to start U/L some new videos. Be safe.
I miss that city...wish you would have driven through south Windsor when you got into the city, that really is a great neighbourhood. And next time keep going down Riverside drive and get into Riverside, that's my old neighbourhood, and the best one in the city. The west end does no justice to that city.
Windsor looks really empty. When I went to detroit back in September, I looked across the river right at where you shot this video. If I would have seen this earlier, I would have shot one from the Detroit side and showed posted it here.
David Frigault What Michael Moore does not like to talk about is the DEMOGRAPHICS Factor behind the very high crime rate in Detroit (the MOST dangerous city in entire USA), why? here is the answer: Detroit (2010): 10.61% Whites, 82.69% Blacks: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_profile_of_Detroit Why Whites (98.55% of the Detroit population at the beginning of the 20th Century) have massively left Detroit for good, that's a different "story" for another day. Windsor (2006): 77% Whites, 3.9% Blacks en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario And in the City of Toronto where I live, 2.7M ppl right now, max 65 murders per year, why? only 8.5% Blacks, overwhelmingly Jamaicans: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Toronto 95%+ of all crimes committed in Toronto are by Blacks (mostly 15-25 yo gang members with no father at home) as per the arrest info/photos shown on local news TV. Also don't forget the culture of corruption at the highest political level in Detroit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Kilpatrick Be sure that IF Detroit would be lucky to have the demographics of Windsor or Toronto, their crime rate stats would be totally different right now, and a way better and safer Detroit than it's been in the past at least 3+ decades. Things Michael Moore never likes to talk about, for obvious reasons of course.
The only ones I've seen while in Windsor were just old Ford Crown Vic PI 1992-1997 models and that was right downtown also on Riverside Dr road. Toronto Police got rid of the very same old Ford Crown Vic models over 10 years ago at least, they are using the latest (2nd generation) Ford Crown Vic models. Durham Region Police (with Oshawa) uses lots of Impalas, Peel Region Police (Mississauga and Brampton) with tons of Dodge Charger. Never seen any F-150 as Police Cruiser in/around Toronto.
Wikipedia and the page for Ambassador Bridge: "the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume". As for San Ysidro, as per very same Wikipedia: "world's busiest land border crossing". But b/c trucks not allowed thru that particular US-MX border crossing, San Ysidro stands out b/c of the number of cars that cross back and forth and not b/c of the commerce (trade) btwn the two countries. So each border crossing is #1 in two separate rankings.
Question for anybody who lives in Windsor AND who obviously drives around: EC Row Expressway is, as per Wikipedia, owned by City of Windsor since 1997, also the Posted Speed Limit (PSL) is 100 KPH same like on all 400-series HWYs under Provincial Jurisdiction and patrolled by OPP, so who patrols the EC Row, Windsor Police or OPP? Here in Toronto we have two highways owned and operated by the City of Toronto, Gardiner Expressway and DVP, max PSL is 90 KPH and both patrolled by Toronto Police cruisers. Thank you very much.
swvile Thank you very much. So owned by the City of Windsor (with its own Police Department) but patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police, very weird, that might be some financial advantages for the city letting an outside jurisdiction do the job normally reserved for the local Windsor Police.
Thank you very much for your movies of Windsor I am from Windsor and now live in this hole everyone calls Florida. Please keep the Windsor movies coming thru mean more than u will ever know thank you L
You're very welcome BUT we'll have to disagree on the "hole" Florida remark and I'm gonna mention only three facts: - no state income tax, right? - only 6% up to max 7.5% sales tax, you still miss Ontario's 13%? www.sale-tax.com/Florida_all - impossible to find any SNOW tires in ANY auto stores down there Be safe and enjoy the summer.
I remember when I worked in Windsor in the summer it was a good 3 mouth good people good weed if u find the right guy. And cheetah strip club was crazy good I told this girl i was from Toronto working here and she said she was from Windsor and show me around she was cool that was 2 years ago haven’t been their since but I never forget.
Cheetah Strip-club Rocks... They Picked me Up Once from My Hotel with there Shuttle Bus the Driver was this Italian Girl Cute as Apple Pie ,,,She Talked to Me for Half an hour DRIVING , We Talked about what Ladies like she Kind of Motivated me ,when i was a little Nervous about going back in the Dating Scene after a Divorce ,it was also my Birthday She was a Sweetie and she gave me a Few Free Passes to Cheetahs 2010 June was Great also met alot of Great Women in Windsor that Night so Much Better then Detroit Sometimes ...Canada has more of a European Flair to it I guess ...Cheers from Europe and Detroit Sosho...Seductions Captivate Art/Fashion Groups...
Thanks for all the driving and showing Windsor and for the gas you used filming this awesome video. Downtown Windsor is kind of dead. Is it always that dead?
Windsor's nice, but kind of dirty. It looks a lot like Detroit, but safer and nicer. Detroit's also nice, but extremely dirty! The crime is really high, but it IS beautiful.
What's funny is Ive seen a crime before, a man stole meat and the police came and made him return it then left but he didn't return it so the police went after him again, it was funny and it was infront of my school
Hi there. I see some of my answers in the comments but would like a recent update of how its like to live in Windsor ON as compared to Toronto in terms of: Housing (what area(s) are safe for a growing family (specifically teenagers) Education (high school and university) Leisure centres (YMCA, sports clubs, etc) Insurance Taxes Unemployment rate Pay/Salaries Grocery shopping/ Malls Community/ people Crime rate (on the rise or decline over the years) How does a local see the development of the city in the near future Thanks for time and reply
Driving everywhere you get used with any type of roads, intersections, on/off ramps, traffic lights (vertical or horizontal), hwys or city streets, etc. Yes, getting into a major hwy, the merge lane on the very right-hand side, I think it's shorter in the States than Ontario, regardless you gotta know how to safely adapt to each traffic pattern, right? I hate potholes, unsynchronized traffic lights and low speed limits. Entire Downtown Houston, TX: one-way streets ONLY, save gas, right?
Ahh you are going to the park of Riverside omg I follow you man tnx this is the city I live The City of 🌹 gb man very quite eh 💗💗bye Go to my place in Tecumseh
Funny you go back again I’m following you ,I’m dizzy now,tc for your long drive , r u going to USA 🇺🇸 using the bridges to cross the boarder ok bye 👋 tc
Also a British (United Kingdom) flag as well, right? Honestly as a Canadian citizen who does not live in Windsor I cannot answer your question, the only thing I can come up with is the very close vicinity to the very powerful country right across a very narrow river, behind those flags you see Detroit River AND the City of Detroit, Michigan, USA. That's solely a City of Windsor (city council) decision to keep two foreign flags (USA & UK) on Canadian soil. But I'd like to remind you that some US border towns fly foreign flags as well, at the end of this very video you see Canadian AND Mexican flags along US flag flying high in Brownsville, Texas right across from Matamoros, Mexico, Rio Grande separating Matamoros from Brownsville in the same way Detroit River separates Detroit from Windsor. Here's the video: ua-cam.com/video/K8XSe6U-W4c/v-deo.html Therefore you should ask why a Canadian flag flying high in Brownsville, Texas when the border with Canada is almost 2K miles away, right?: www.google.com/maps/dir/42.3197911,-83.0417882/Brownsville,+TX,+USA/@33.7933637,-99.4584542,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x866f7f6bc3fc6519:0xb1df1a694856522c!2m2!1d-97.4974838!2d25.9017472!4e1 Merry Christmas.
Moreover, IF you ever happen to visit (vacationing) AND drive in South Padre Island, Texas, USA, more specifically their main road called Padre Blvd, at one end of that road you'll see a fairly large building and even larger parking lot, upfront large signs letting you know the name of that City of South Padre Island, TX-owned property: South Padre Island Convention CENTRE and NOT center, spelled centre is the British English way (Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Jamaica, Bahamas, etc.) while spelled center is uniquely American English way. Last time I've checked The Independence War (Revolutionary War) of 1776 outcome was total independence from British Empire and that included British English language as well. Apparently not everybody in America agrees with that sentiment. At 1:10 into this very video you see the sign with South Padre Island Convention Centre: ua-cam.com/video/YmwlWSamJVs/v-deo.html Also: www.sopadre.com/listings/south-padre-island-convention-centre/ www.google.com/maps/place/South+Padre+Island+Convention+Centre/@26.1410463,-97.1773172,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x866fac04ebc09c3b:0xf6946bbffb5126a6!8m2!3d26.1410463!4d-97.1751285 Merry Christmas.
How come the Black Population in Windsor Ontario never changes???? Because when the Black child is born, the Black Daddy goes back to living in Detroit.
What do you get when you cross a black man with a Jew? You get a He-Bro. You know how Yosemite Park got it's name? A Black guy saw Moses walking down in that valley then yelled out......,'' Yo Semite.''
This city has the biggest unemployment place across Ontario beside leamington.the only entertainment pretty much is the Casino.it still holds up the flag for cheapest homes
You may have been many places, you said that Windsor is very boring, can you recommend some warm, natural, beautiful and quiet places in Ontario? Thank you.
First off, do you smoke POT? IF you don't (that includes second-hand POT smoking) then stay away from Ontario and Canada. www.cnn.com/2018/10/17/health/canada-legalizes-recreational-marijuana/index.html globalnews.ca/news/4489445/cannabis-ontario-government-announcement/ I'm a Canadian citizen and truly ashamed of what this once-great country has just become, I call it POTada formerly known as CANada. But IF you don't mind stinkin' POT smell and odor pretty much on every street corner, park (provincial or national), beach, etc., then I'll tell you where to go for some quite places in Ontario. Warm places? May to Oct ONLY. Be safe out there.
LOL Transit? Why did I buy a car PLUS pay car insurance, right? Windsor Buses I've seen on the road are mostly empty but they look in fairly good technical or mechanical condition. Try going on the other side of the Detroit River, MUST wear a bullet-proof vest before boarding their own Transit, especially after dark.
Hated Windsor. I wouldn't wish living there to my worst enemy. The only people whom I know enjoy it there have never lived in another city in Canada worthwhile. Windsor is gross, overpriced cost of living and the awful job market. Windsor charades itself to be on the up-and-up by upkeeping solely the riverfront. The city is a dump. Air quality is putrid.
+TV1Asia Are you sure??? Windsor Property Tax Rates: www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/Taxes--and-Assessment-/Pages/Historical-Tax-Rates.aspx Toronto Property Tax Rates: www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=6245ff0e43db1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD Torontonians would love to live with the Windsor Property Tax Rates, unfortunately it will never ever gonna happen.
+Chris RoadWarrior 1.82% > 0.7056037% Windsorites are paying more than double the tax rate of Toronto 2.6X.. Sure real estate price is cheaper than Toronto and most other places in Canada but still add ups in the long run. I'm curious if 1.82% is the highest. There are not many facilities in the city to justify this expense (paying back big bucks for the WFCU thanks City hall)...
+TV1Asia Where did you get that particular 1.82% property tax rate from? Feel free to post the link. The official links I have posted in my comment above clearly show the very low Windsor Property Tax Rates vs. very high Toronto Property Tax Rates.
+Chris RoadWarrior Take the 0.01829756 * by 100% = 1.82%. The numbers provided on the Windsor site are not in %. The Toronto tax rate on the site is already given in %. Anyways I bet Windsor is the highest in Canada.
TV1Asia "The numbers provided on the Windsor site are not in %" So what are they??? Right above that particular chart, all I can read (in plain English, right?) is the following: "Annual property taxes paid are based upon a property’s current value assessment multiplied by the corresponding tax rate. Listed here are tax rates only". And then the rates. Listen, I'm not an economist (probably you're not as well) AND I do not live in Windsor, I replied to your comment simply b/c this is my own video. I read what's on official websites, and so far I cannot see the "1.82%" property tax rate for City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. IF they make it very confusing for non-economists like myself, don't blame me for that. Merry Christmas.
Of course is not Windsor, ONTARIO, I simply went to Google Maps and Windsor AND... Windsor, California, Windsor, Colorado, Windsor, Connecticut, Windsor, Vermont. Maybe more of course. BTW, Windsor Police still uses old, first generation 1992-1997, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor cruisers. I said to myself, WTF? LOL
I LIVE IN TAUBATÉ SMALL( 300.000 PEOPLE) CITY OF ,SPAULO STATE -BRAZIL, AND LOOKS LIKE MORE CAR THAN WINDSOR I WOUL LIKE TO VISITE WINDSOR OU LIVE THERE BUT, I THINK IT´S TOO LATE `CAUSE I ´M 62 AND I AM OLD MAN
www.ezbordercrossing.com/the-inspection-experience/documentation-needed-to-cross-border/types-of-documentation/ "U.S. Passport Card - People Access Security Service (PASS) The passport card looks similar to a driver’s license. Like passports, they are issued by the U.S. Department of State and are valid for 10 years. This card lets you travel by land or sea between the US, Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean, but it is not valid for travel by air or to any other international location. The card is less expensive and more portable than a full passport."
According to the Guiness Book of Records San Ysidro is the busiest border crossing. Sorry Chris and after being in San Ysidro myself, no contest. San Ysidro wins.
At like 16 :31 across the water is that Detroit ? I'm American and would never go to Detroit as it looks so freaking ghetto. If I lived in Windsor, i'd feel safe you have the water as a boundary. The State of Michigan looks nice , but you can keep Detroit.
I came to Windsor to stay for one year with a new job. That was 28 years ago. I enjoy Windsor. It has been good for me. Nice people, great weather, close to the country, you can get across town in about 20 minutes, the parks department does an amazing job on making the city beautiful with plants and flowers in the spring to winter months. I love it here. Amazing people who are friendly and helpful.
I'm trying to emigrate from Ireland to Canada. I want to live in Windsor.
The city looks fantastic my friend. maybe I will have a similar story to you in the near future
+Terence Chan Terence be sure to research where to live and such. Like all cities we have our less desirable areas. Still loving it here. I just moved into a highrise that overlooks the lake and Peche island. Beautiful. Feel like I am on vacation every day.
@Alexander Allen thank you for the advice. Im so glad to hear that your settling in well. I have a friend living in Windsor so that is why I'm choosing there specifically. I may or may not venture to other areas but Windsor looks beautiful from all the videos i've seen!!
+Terence Chan
Having a relative or good friend willing to assist in the very early stages of the settlement is indeed very important, how to find a cheap apartment or how to look for a job in that particular area, IF you can get this two huge issues on your side, that's a major achievement as a new immigrant.
But then comes the other issue like social life, here it depends on what type of area (urban or rural) you used to live in before immigration, big city, small city, no city at all (rural, farm, country side, etc.), here you see Canada's population per metropolitan areas, feel free to compare it with your current place in Ireland.
www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm
The bigger and larger area, more job opportunities.
In my case, in my entire life I've never lived in a place with less than 2M ppl therefore to me Windsor is pretty damn boring, no city boulevards with 3+ lane per direction, no 6+ lane per direction highways (like 401 around Toronto), then comes the number of movie theaters, restaurants, bars (just for social life, personally I'm not a social drinker nor doing any sort of smoking, tobacco or cannabis), festivals, parks, etc.
Once in Canada as a legal permanent resident, you're free to move anywhere you wish in the country, from Victoria, BC to St.John's, NF.
Feel free to ask further Qs, If any.
Best of luck and enjoy the summer.
***** Thank you Chris for the very informative reply. I didn't really consider the social aspect of windsor, thank you for highlighting that for me. I do see Windsor as a start off point before i move around and explore a bit. as to where i will settle properly, i can't say just yet. Eventually, im sure i will find my most ideal location.
thanks again :)
Besides my home back in Brazil, Windsor is my favorite place in the world
@@krisyeo lol
Kristiaan Yeo
Lol so true 😂😂😂
wow looks like no one was out and about this day... looks dead
Any one here from Detroit and looking on youtube just to see whats it like over the border?
+Edgar sokolovskis
Here you go:
Detroit, MI ua-cam.com/video/HNd-X-pcUDU/v-deo.html
Detroit Skyline seen from Windsor ua-cam.com/video/4i26kJVdRew/v-deo.html
Windsor Skyline seen from Detroit ua-cam.com/video/bwNQFgAdF0Y/v-deo.html
All the best.
dumbass
LOL I WAS HEREFROM canada loooking over the border at america
No, but I thought I was a big shot once when I was driving through Detroit and talking all the way to Canada with my CB radio. I thought I was talking really far, not realizing my dumba@@ was talking only 2 miles away from Detroit to Windsor Canada.. .. haha..
I used to live there for 4 years and trully miss that city a lot. I hope one day I'll be there for sure. Windsor 4 life
I miss home so much and this just hit the spot! Especially when you drove past my neighborhood 😭💛 I can't thank you enough.
You be safe out there and God Bless, Jessica.
Great memories. Thanks for posting this. I learned to drive in Windsor more than 40 years ago. Things haven't changed that much, except for Caesar's and the fact that the snack bar is gone from Dieppe Park.
It looks just like USA but much cleaner and safer.
It's so weird watching a video of someone driving around what is basically my neighbourhood lol! And pretty surreal... usually Oulette is packed with cars!
Nobody stops you to do the very same driving video or multiple videos and showing to the world your pride as being a Canadian who lives right across City of Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Also feel free to watch the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel driving videos, both ways, also Windsor Skyline video as seen from the Detroit side.
Happy Canada Day.
I have no interest in doing my own videos, to be honest. X3 I was just commenting! I'll check out more videos O:
Eso me pregunte, donde están los habitantes de esta ciudad? o será que es domingo? y están descansado o realizando otras tareas... buen vídeo Chris :)
Hianny Chaverra I'll reply in English: video was recorded on a weekend, maybe a Saturday or Sunday morning, that's the best for driving videos as you have open space for unlimited recording w/o any slow-moving traffic in front of you.
Enjoy the summer and be safe out there.
si, lo imagine, gracias por compartir tu trabajo.
This is home but I haven't lived here in over 40 years. But I comeback as often as I can even if it is not often enough.
great video, I used to live in windsor when i did my undrgrad at the university there. hoping to return there for law school. great city, great people and great memories. if you get a chance to go into other parts of windsor plz doo record.
thank you appriciate you comments we need more like you
I'd answer your 3 questions in just one comment.
1) Yes, those are Las Vegas-like Hotels & Casinos in Windsor, Ontario
2) Yes, across is Detroit, MI, feel free to watch my Detroit, MI video with music by Detroit's own Kid Rock
3) No homes on the water, the water is called Detroit River and that's the border btwn Canada and USA, the bridge is called Ambassador Bridge and it's the busiest border crossing in entire North America, that includes all border crossings btwn USA and Mexico as well.
First...there is one casino in Windsor and not quite on the same scale as most of the casinos in LV strip (been there, seen it several times) and honestly i like it better this way.
Second...unfortunately there are homes on the riverfront but away from downtown...lots of beautiful houses...i am not crazy about it though.
I live in Windsor foe 18 years and i know this first hand....Nice video, i really enjoyed it
You're very welcome, Jerry. I guess lots of things have changed in the past 40+ years, city, province, country maybe, right?
In couple of hours you're gonna see my brand-new video related to Windsor as well.
Be safe out there and enjoy the Canadian Winter OR... Sunny Florida, in case you're a devoted snowbirder.
God Bless.
Windsor is an awesome city. I was born and raised there and will always call it home and defend it against the people who trash talk my wonderful city!
I think I filmed the driving on an early Saturday morning before heading out to Detroit, that's why pretty quiet in Downtown Windsor.
I'm in the States right now, my 2nd trip for 2013, I'm running way behind the schedule for U/L my videos, I have tons of new videos from my first trip, now the second trip plus more videos from Canada outside Ontario.
Gotta make some time to start U/L some new videos.
Be safe.
Windsor is a beautiful place I live here
maybe you can help me or something because im thinking about make a life there
you shouldn tell where you live on the internet
you also shouldn't tell people your heritage either (proud nepali)
Albert Petiquan same
Albert Petiquan I'm thinking of moving there with my wife in a few years. What makes it a beautiful place and why?
Canada 🇨🇦 is beautiful
I miss it more since I moved to NYC.
Hoping to be there in a few months I’m so excited to get there it looks lovely and quite hope to make good friends there 😊
I loved the video I was out there last year it will be a year next month since I been out to Windsor I miss it already I really want to go back
Beautiful city, The first beautiful city in the world i spent more years there.
I miss Windsor so much
why
very charmful view
What a wonderful video
I miss that city...wish you would have driven through south Windsor when you got into the city, that really is a great neighbourhood. And next time keep going down Riverside drive and get into Riverside, that's my old neighbourhood, and the best one in the city. The west end does no justice to that city.
beautiful video im will be there in august 2017 in a motorcycle trip from corpus christi tx u.s. to windsor ontario canada
I'm from Windsor. 445 glengarry apartment 619 was my old place. I miss Windsor but wouldn't trade where Iam now for it lol
I like this weather.
ah.. so relaxing.
Windsor looks really empty. When I went to detroit back in September, I looked across the river right at where you shot this video. If I would have seen this earlier, I would have shot one from the Detroit side and showed posted it here.
it looks like a Sunday morning
Amazing Super Cool!!
it felt like you are driving in north korea..hardly any ppl and few cars, just missing the statue of the dear leader..lol
no doubt yours...i rather be in mexico city ..detroit is the worst city in the USA....
David Frigault What Michael Moore does not like to talk about is the DEMOGRAPHICS Factor behind the very high crime rate in Detroit (the MOST dangerous city in entire USA), why? here is the answer:
Detroit (2010): 10.61% Whites, 82.69% Blacks:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_profile_of_Detroit
Why Whites (98.55% of the Detroit population at the beginning of the 20th Century) have massively left Detroit for good, that's a different "story" for another day.
Windsor (2006): 77% Whites, 3.9% Blacks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario
And in the City of Toronto where I live, 2.7M ppl right now, max 65 murders per year, why? only 8.5% Blacks, overwhelmingly Jamaicans:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Toronto
95%+ of all crimes committed in Toronto are by Blacks (mostly 15-25 yo gang members with no father at home) as per the arrest info/photos shown on local news TV.
Also don't forget the culture of corruption at the highest political level in Detroit:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Kilpatrick
Be sure that IF Detroit would be lucky to have the demographics of Windsor or Toronto, their crime rate stats would be totally different right now, and a way better and safer Detroit than it's been in the past at least 3+ decades.
Things Michael Moore never likes to talk about, for obvious reasons of course.
i agree with you totally.. never been in detroit but id have a choice id go to canada for sure,...
David Frigault Windsor has had a lot of people killed. Especially the last couple years
If you want to be stuck in traffic all day and be surrounded by depressing expensive condos, Toronto is the place for you.
this video is very relaxing
Greetings from Russia
I miss my hometown.....
Change the music. Put on an old CKLW tape. Perfect! Next stop: Leamington !
The only ones I've seen while in Windsor were just old Ford Crown Vic PI 1992-1997 models and that was right downtown also on Riverside Dr road. Toronto Police got rid of the very same old Ford Crown Vic models over 10 years ago at least, they are using the latest (2nd generation) Ford Crown Vic models. Durham Region Police (with Oshawa) uses lots of Impalas, Peel Region Police (Mississauga and Brampton) with tons of Dodge Charger. Never seen any F-150 as Police Cruiser in/around Toronto.
I think the video could of been better it showed nothing but empty road this does not show Windsor at all
Please post a better one.
Wikipedia and the page for Ambassador Bridge: "the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume". As for San Ysidro, as per very same Wikipedia: "world's busiest land border crossing". But b/c trucks not allowed thru that particular US-MX border crossing, San Ysidro stands out b/c of the number of cars that cross back and forth and not b/c of the commerce (trade) btwn the two countries. So each border crossing is #1 in two separate rankings.
Windsor have unique roads
chris, would we be able to use some of this video for a piece we are putting together on a national lacrosse player who grew up in windsor
YES.
I used to live by there
best pie ever
never been there but i know a girl that lives in Windsor... she's always complaining how ghetto it is... i can see why now... liked the music though
Question for anybody who lives in Windsor AND who obviously drives around: EC Row Expressway is, as per Wikipedia, owned by City of Windsor since 1997, also the Posted Speed Limit (PSL) is 100 KPH same like on all 400-series HWYs under Provincial Jurisdiction and patrolled by OPP, so who patrols the EC Row, Windsor Police or OPP?
Here in Toronto we have two highways owned and operated by the City of Toronto, Gardiner Expressway and DVP, max PSL is 90 KPH and both patrolled by Toronto Police cruisers.
Thank you very much.
opp.
swvile Thank you very much.
So owned by the City of Windsor (with its own Police Department) but patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police, very weird, that might be some financial advantages for the city letting an outside jurisdiction do the job normally reserved for the local Windsor Police.
***** I'm pretty sure it's patrolled by Windsor Police not OPP
Shane444888 It used to be patrolled by the Windsor Police but just recently within the last year or so it has switched over to OPP.
+Marly Bud your mom bitch
This wasn't what I thought it was.
Video recorded about seven years ago!
That's true I just moved 2 months ago
You Are cute
Thank you very much for your movies of Windsor I am from Windsor and now live in this hole everyone calls Florida. Please keep the Windsor movies coming thru mean more than u will ever know thank you
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You're very welcome BUT we'll have to disagree on the "hole" Florida remark and I'm gonna mention only three facts:
- no state income tax, right?
- only 6% up to max 7.5% sales tax, you still miss Ontario's 13%?
www.sale-tax.com/Florida_all
- impossible to find any SNOW tires in ANY auto stores down there
Be safe and enjoy the summer.
Beautiful place
watching it from California. I wish i was there :( it looks so nice
Windsor is a dump. No jobs, just like London.
+Walter White still better than Detroit though.
can anyone tell me the song which is playing in the background as its the beautiful song i have ever heard
I remember when I worked in Windsor in the summer it was a good 3 mouth good people good weed if u find the right guy. And cheetah strip club was crazy good I told this girl i was from Toronto working here and she said she was from Windsor and show me around she was cool that was 2 years ago haven’t been their since but I never forget.
Cheetah Strip-club Rocks... They Picked me Up Once from My Hotel with there Shuttle Bus the Driver was this Italian Girl Cute as Apple Pie ,,,She Talked to Me for Half an hour DRIVING , We Talked about what Ladies like she Kind of Motivated me ,when i was a little Nervous about going back in the Dating Scene after a Divorce ,it was also my Birthday She was a Sweetie and she gave me a Few Free Passes to Cheetahs 2010 June was Great also met alot of Great Women in Windsor that Night so Much Better then Detroit Sometimes ...Canada has more of a European Flair to it I guess ...Cheers from Europe and Detroit Sosho...Seductions Captivate Art/Fashion Groups...
thanks, cheers
Whats name of section towards end with all the homes on the water ? Is that a bridge to USA?
thanks for replying.
Thanks for all the driving and showing Windsor and for the gas you used filming this awesome video. Downtown Windsor is kind of dead. Is it always that dead?
Have you ever taken Windsor Transit? and what do you think of their service? wish the airport bus had more frequency.
Windsor's nice, but kind of dirty. It looks a lot like Detroit, but safer and nicer.
Detroit's also nice, but extremely dirty! The crime is really high, but it IS beautiful.
What's funny is Ive seen a crime before, a man stole meat and the police came and made him return it then left but he didn't return it so the police went after him again, it was funny and it was infront of my school
Are those two hotels at like 13:46 casinos?
Hi there. I see some of my answers in the comments but would like a recent update of how its like to live in Windsor ON as compared to Toronto in terms of:
Housing (what area(s) are safe for a growing family (specifically teenagers)
Education (high school and university)
Leisure centres (YMCA, sports clubs, etc)
Insurance
Taxes
Unemployment rate
Pay/Salaries
Grocery shopping/ Malls
Community/ people
Crime rate (on the rise or decline over the years)
How does a local see the development of the city in the near future
Thanks for time and reply
Where u heading in downtown ouellette?
Driving everywhere you get used with any type of roads, intersections, on/off ramps, traffic lights (vertical or horizontal), hwys or city streets, etc. Yes, getting into a major hwy, the merge lane on the very right-hand side, I think it's shorter in the States than Ontario, regardless you gotta know how to safely adapt to each traffic pattern, right?
I hate potholes, unsynchronized traffic lights and low speed limits.
Entire Downtown Houston, TX: one-way streets ONLY, save gas, right?
Chris... What is the music?.
Ahh you are going to the park of Riverside omg I follow you man tnx this is the city I live The City of 🌹 gb man very quite eh 💗💗bye Go to my place in Tecumseh
Funny you go back again I’m following you ,I’m dizzy now,tc for your long drive , r u going to USA 🇺🇸 using the bridges to cross the boarder ok bye 👋 tc
At 14:26 why is there a USA flag flying in Canada?
Also a British (United Kingdom) flag as well, right?
Honestly as a Canadian citizen who does not live in Windsor I cannot answer your question, the only thing I can come up with is the very close vicinity to the very powerful country right across a very narrow river, behind those flags you see Detroit River AND the City of Detroit, Michigan, USA.
That's solely a City of Windsor (city council) decision to keep two foreign flags (USA & UK) on Canadian soil.
But I'd like to remind you that some US border towns fly foreign flags as well, at the end of this very video you see Canadian AND Mexican flags along US flag flying high in Brownsville, Texas right across from Matamoros, Mexico, Rio Grande separating Matamoros from Brownsville in the same way Detroit River separates Detroit from Windsor.
Here's the video:
ua-cam.com/video/K8XSe6U-W4c/v-deo.html
Therefore you should ask why a Canadian flag flying high in Brownsville, Texas when the border with Canada is almost 2K miles away, right?:
www.google.com/maps/dir/42.3197911,-83.0417882/Brownsville,+TX,+USA/@33.7933637,-99.4584542,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x866f7f6bc3fc6519:0xb1df1a694856522c!2m2!1d-97.4974838!2d25.9017472!4e1
Merry Christmas.
Moreover, IF you ever happen to visit (vacationing) AND drive in South Padre Island, Texas, USA, more specifically their main road called Padre Blvd, at one end of that road you'll see a fairly large building and even larger parking lot, upfront large signs letting you know the name of that City of South Padre Island, TX-owned property: South Padre Island Convention CENTRE and NOT center, spelled centre is the British English way (Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Jamaica, Bahamas, etc.) while spelled center is uniquely American English way.
Last time I've checked The Independence War (Revolutionary War) of 1776 outcome was total independence from British Empire and that included British English language as well. Apparently not everybody in America agrees with that sentiment.
At 1:10 into this very video you see the sign with South Padre Island Convention Centre:
ua-cam.com/video/YmwlWSamJVs/v-deo.html
Also:
www.sopadre.com/listings/south-padre-island-convention-centre/
www.google.com/maps/place/South+Padre+Island+Convention+Centre/@26.1410463,-97.1773172,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x866fac04ebc09c3b:0xf6946bbffb5126a6!8m2!3d26.1410463!4d-97.1751285
Merry Christmas.
How come the Black Population in Windsor Ontario never changes???? Because when the Black child is born, the Black Daddy goes back to living in Detroit.
What do you call a black person in Turkey? Jive Turkey
What do you get when you cross a black man with a Jew? You get a He-Bro. You know how Yosemite Park got it's name? A Black guy saw Moses walking down in that valley then yelled out......,'' Yo Semite.''
San Ysidro, Dec 2001:
/watch?v=g_iXP43yi2I
No HD cameras and no UA-cam back then.
This city has the biggest unemployment place across Ontario beside leamington.the only entertainment pretty much is the Casino.it still holds up the flag for cheapest homes
I'm from Windsor
Great video chris, was gas almost 12 bucks
You may have been many places, you said that Windsor is very boring, can you recommend some warm, natural, beautiful and quiet places in Ontario? Thank you.
First off, do you smoke POT? IF you don't (that includes second-hand POT smoking) then stay away from Ontario and Canada.
www.cnn.com/2018/10/17/health/canada-legalizes-recreational-marijuana/index.html
globalnews.ca/news/4489445/cannabis-ontario-government-announcement/
I'm a Canadian citizen and truly ashamed of what this once-great country has just become, I call it POTada formerly known as CANada.
But IF you don't mind stinkin' POT smell and odor pretty much on every street corner, park (provincial or national), beach, etc., then I'll tell you where to go for some quite places in Ontario.
Warm places? May to Oct ONLY.
Be safe out there.
@@ChrisRoadWarrior wtf loooooooool u guys are idiots
... literally you described Windsor (idk about the beautiful part, Windsor got some nice sides to it)
@@ChrisRoadWarrior You talk to much shit bro, not everyone is a pot head here gtfo!
Hey , there is no people there?
yep embassador bridge
Где люди?
How much is the cost of living in Windsor. Any Idea.
Junsper Fernando cheap when I was working their in the summer it was 750 mouth for a 2 bedroom.
I live here...it is the most southern point in Canada and fairly cheap...GREAT CITY!!
where is the people ?
Detroit, MI, USA, 6% sales tax vs. 13% in Ontario.
LOL
Transit? Why did I buy a car PLUS pay car insurance, right?
Windsor Buses I've seen on the road are mostly empty but they look in fairly good technical or mechanical condition. Try going on the other side of the Detroit River, MUST wear a bullet-proof vest before boarding their own Transit, especially after dark.
I live here!
Hated Windsor. I wouldn't wish living there to my worst enemy. The only people whom I know enjoy it there have never lived in another city in Canada worthwhile. Windsor is gross, overpriced cost of living and the awful job market. Windsor charades itself to be on the up-and-up by upkeeping solely the riverfront. The city is a dump. Air quality is putrid.
Windsor Might have the highest Property Tax rate in Canada @ 1.82%
+TV1Asia
Are you sure???
Windsor Property Tax Rates:
www.citywindsor.ca/cityhall/Taxes--and-Assessment-/Pages/Historical-Tax-Rates.aspx
Toronto Property Tax Rates:
www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=6245ff0e43db1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD
Torontonians would love to live with the Windsor Property Tax Rates, unfortunately it will never ever gonna happen.
+Chris RoadWarrior 1.82% > 0.7056037% Windsorites are paying more than double the tax rate of Toronto 2.6X.. Sure real estate price is cheaper than Toronto and most other places in Canada but still add ups in the long run.
I'm curious if 1.82% is the highest. There are not many facilities in the city to justify this expense (paying back big bucks for the WFCU thanks City hall)...
+TV1Asia
Where did you get that particular 1.82% property tax rate from?
Feel free to post the link.
The official links I have posted in my comment above clearly show the very low Windsor Property Tax Rates vs. very high Toronto Property Tax Rates.
+Chris RoadWarrior Take the 0.01829756 * by 100% = 1.82%. The numbers provided on the Windsor site are not in %. The Toronto tax rate on the site is already given in %. Anyways I bet Windsor is the highest in Canada.
TV1Asia "The numbers provided on the Windsor site are not in %"
So what are they???
Right above that particular chart, all I can read (in plain English, right?) is the following: "Annual property taxes paid are based upon a property’s current value assessment multiplied by the corresponding tax rate. Listed here are tax rates only".
And then the rates.
Listen, I'm not an economist (probably you're not as well) AND I do not live in Windsor, I replied to your comment simply b/c this is my own video.
I read what's on official websites, and so far I cannot see the "1.82%" property tax rate for City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
IF they make it very confusing for non-economists like myself, don't blame me for that.
Merry Christmas.
Me too
Of course is not Windsor, ONTARIO, I simply went to Google Maps and Windsor AND... Windsor, California, Windsor, Colorado, Windsor, Connecticut, Windsor, Vermont. Maybe more of course.
BTW, Windsor Police still uses old, first generation 1992-1997, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor cruisers. I said to myself, WTF? LOL
I LIVE IN TAUBATÉ SMALL( 300.000 PEOPLE) CITY OF ,SPAULO STATE -BRAZIL, AND LOOKS LIKE MORE CAR THAN WINDSOR I WOUL LIKE TO VISITE WINDSOR OU LIVE THERE BUT, I THINK IT´S TOO LATE `CAUSE I ´M 62 AND I AM OLD MAN
one question what documents i need to cross the border to canada?? im american citizen i have passport card only
www.ezbordercrossing.com/the-inspection-experience/documentation-needed-to-cross-border/types-of-documentation/
"U.S. Passport Card - People Access Security Service (PASS)
The passport card looks similar to a driver’s license.
Like passports, they are issued by the U.S. Department of State and are valid for 10 years.
This card lets you travel by land or sea between the US, Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean, but it is not valid for travel by air or to any other international location.
The card is less expensive and more portable than a full passport."
i have a passport card but i dont have a people acces security service
I'm pretty sure that's the same thing.
Personally I do have a real passport valid anywhere in the world by land, sea or air.
ok thankyou
Yeahh spotted my college..!!!😁
According to the Guiness Book of Records San Ysidro is the busiest border crossing. Sorry Chris and after being in San Ysidro myself, no contest. San Ysidro wins.
good
I was not impressed by Windsor,waterfront is lovely,but behind that is was not that good.
Hey if youre proud of being Ontario
Check out the song
Ontario Flow by Motivated By Foolishness
hei chris amice vad ca ai filmat si o locomotiva veche
You forgot to include the video link as well, don't worry, I'll do it for you:
/watch?v=mdU6qMT5TxA
Good Luck and Be Safe.
Nothing but fast food restaurants and strip clubs
it is patrolled by windsor police
Why is there no pedestrians around? This place looks so boring.
windsor transit is awesome. not dirty. Some of the people will give you a good laugh though.
Looks so empty.
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I member I work their one summer very quit place good weed good people had good time their. Hit up cheetahs strip club is very good
Lol I live in Windsor California 😂
At like 16 :31 across the water is that Detroit ? I'm American and would never go to Detroit as it looks so freaking ghetto. If I lived in Windsor, i'd feel safe you have the water as a boundary. The State of Michigan looks nice , but you can keep Detroit.
honestly windsor is terrible. theres nothing to do here that doesn’t cost at least $25. its a shitty place tbh.
looks like a dim-watt dump
Thank you for your honest opinion