The Bridge
with Bob Steele

Right now, at MacKenzie Hall, Windsor's Manager of Cultural Affairs is bringing news about two milestones for Arts, Culture and Heritage in Windsor.
One is the success of the Artvest program, a partnership between municipalities and the Governments of Ontario, Canada and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
The other is the establishment of a new Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund for Windsor.
Cathy Masterson is Windsor's Manager of Cultural Affairs. (runs 8:34)

Tomorrow afternoon, Chris Eagen will board his sailboat with his stepfather and set sail for
Nova Scotia. It's something he's wanted to do for a number of years.....but this past December he decided 2013 was the year to do it. (runs 10:02)

For the past 5 months, Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley has enjoyed chatting with Chris Hadfield. The Sarnia-born astronaut has been talking with Mayor Bradley by email during his command of the International Space Station. (runs 8:03)

Fame came to Peter Frampton in 1976. Peter explains how important it is to stay current instead of living off of his hits. He explains how this new tour pushes the boundaries of music and entertainment. (runs 13:19)

Windsor and Detroit are rich with musical culture. Scotty Hughes and Christian Bonk are co-writing the Windsor-Detroit Oral History Music Project. They're asking for your musical stories to tell our musical history. (runs 10:27)

The War of 1812 and the role Chief Tecumseh played in that War got a lot of attention during the Bicentennial. But there was another Chief who played a significant role in this area ...fifty years earlier. Chief Pontiac tried to take Fort Detroit, 250 years ago this week on May 9th. To commemorate that anniversary, the Windsor Community Museum is putting up an exhibit about Chief Pontiac. It's called "Pontiac's War: Resistance in a Changing Frontier. Madelyn Della Valle is the Curator of the Windsor Community Museum.
(runs 10:30)

Arbor week wrapped up over the weekend but not before thousands of trees were planted.
Bill Roesel was there.He's the manager of Forestry and Horticulture for the City of Windsor. He took part in all the plantings. (runs 5:40)

It's a budget that appears to have something for everyone and it promises just about everything that the NDP was asking for. Yesterday's budget outlined a number of spending projects - from home care for seniors, jobs for young people,
help for people on welfare, lower auto insurance rates and infrastructure money for highways and bridges. But is it enough to keep the minority Liberals in power?
Premier Kathleen Wynne has spent her day selling the budget to Ontarians.
(runs 8:25)

Cerah Steele found it incredibly difficult to commit herself to making art.
To kick start her passion she forced herself to make one sketch a day for a whole year and as extra incentive, she would post each sketch online daily.
And she did it. Now the year-long project is over and this Saturday she's hosting her first art show to showcase her wares.
I braved the art explosion that is her living room and sat down to chat with the disiplined young woman. (runs 7:55)

We launched the contest three weeks ago and we've been unveiling the meal you could win.....one week at a time.
Today, Nav and Rita are back to reveal the final course.....the dessert. (runs 7:26)