The City of Windsor is moving ahead with an&nbsp;environmental assessment needed to relocate Sandpoint Beach years ahead of schedule.

At Monday's city council meeting, members adopted a motion to immediately use&nbsp;$227,500 that has been earmarked for the assessment in 2024.

The assessment is&nbsp;part of a plan to move&nbsp;the beach&nbsp;to an area&nbsp;safer for swimming.

Windsor police end search for missing person near Sand Point Beach

Windsor Police Service say the body of a missing person near the waters of Sand Point Beach has been discovered. The search began last Saturday after police received a phone call.

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City council member, mayor pushing to expedite Sand Point Beach move

Ward 7 councillor Jeewan Gill and Mayor Drew Dilkens have announced their intentions to request the advancement of an environmental assessment and the relocation of Sand Point Beach further east, after a recent tragedy in Lake St. Clair.

Sandpoint Beach is shown in a 2021 file photo. 

Sandpoint Beach

The mayor and a city council member are requesting to advance an environmental assessment and a relocation of Sand Point Beach immediately. The city had originally planned to begin the assessment in 2024.

Ward 7 Coun.&nbsp;Jeewen Gill, with the support of Mayor Drew Dilkens, had been advocating&nbsp;to accelerate the plan following the drowning of a 24-year-old man last month.

At Monday's meeting, Gill&nbsp;said plans to improve the&nbsp;beach were&nbsp;"long overdue."

7 beagles stolen from Lakeshore property, OPP investigating

Ontario Provincial Police in Lakeshore are investigating the weekend theft of seven beagles after a break-in at a property that's been the subject of allegations of animal mistreatment.

Police say seven beagles were stolen from a property on Lions Club Road in Lakeshore sometime early on Saturday.

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Ontario Provincial Police say seven beagles were stolen from a property on Lions Club Road in Lakeshore sometime early Saturday.

Cyclists warned not to use Windsor's new pump track before official opening

Despite some cyclists showing up to the site of Windsor's new pump track in recent weeks, it's still under construction and is not officially open to the public yet.

Despite some cyclists showing up to the site of Windsor's new pump track in recent weeks, the city is making clear that it hasn't officially opened to the public yet. 

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Despite some cyclists showing up at Windsor's new pump track in recent weeks, it hasn't officially opened to the public yet. 

CK police charge two locations of the Old Colony Mennonite Church

More charges have been laid against the Old Colony Mennonite Church in Wheatley for violating public health measures after Chatham-Kent police responded to a call on Sunday. Charges have also been placed on the Old Colony Mennonite Church in Charing Cross.

Chatham-Kent Police laid charges on the Old Colony Mennonite Church for violating provincial public health measures. 

The Old Colony Mennonite Church in Wheatley

Windsor city council has backed a plan to accelerate the environmental assessment for the relocation of Sandpoint Beach.

Windsor city council backs acceleration of plan to move Sandpoint Beach

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