Caesars Windsor in downtown Windsor May 20, 2015.  (Photo by Adelle Loiselle)Caesars Windsor in downtown Windsor May 20, 2015. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle)
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OLG Announces Third Quarter Payouts

Windsor is getting $2.2-million and Chatham-Kent is getting $172,000 from OLG as part of the gaming corporation's third quarter payouts.

Chatham-Kent receives payment for hosting OLG Slots at Dresden Raceway while Windsor is paid for hosting Caesars Windsor.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation reports the City of Windsor has been paid more than $25.7-million since May 1994 while the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has received more than $9.3-million since April 2001.

OLG adds it provides the province with about $2-billion in funding a year.

The province has allocated $38-million in 2015-2016 for research, treatment and prevention of problem grambling.

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Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.