Good morning from the border — where Canada meets America and neither one blinks. This is Windsor.
## Your backyard might get a body farm
Okay, so I heard about this and my *prima* on the south side of LaSalle called me right away, like, "Marco, did you see this crazy thing Kingsville is talking about?" And honestly, it stopped me dead in my tracks, because it sounds like something right out of a crime show. Kingsville, which is normally all quiet vineyards and lovely lake views, is actually considering a proposal for an outdoor lab to study human decomposition. Yeah, you heard that right. A body farm, as they call them.
### What This Means for Windsor-Essex
This isn't just some abstract idea; it's a real proposal that the Town of Kingsville council was supposed to make a recommendation on, but they hit the brakes. Apparently, the idea is to have a secure outdoor facility, possibly near the University of Windsor's Kingsville campus, where forensic scientists could study how bodies decompose in different conditions. Think about it: our climate, our soil, even the local insect life, would become part of understanding forensic science.
* This could put Windsor-Essex on the map for forensic research, attracting scientists and funding. * The research could help local police in criminal investigations. * However, it also raises some serious questions about public perception, and, you know, having a 'body farm' down the road from your cottage or your kid's school.
For us on this side of the river, especially those of us who head down to Kingsville for wine tours or a nice day by the lake, it’s a lot to process. It’s definitely not your typical small-town news. Imagine explaining this to your friends from *that side* when they ask what's new in Windsor-Essex. "Oh, you know, just possibly getting a research facility where they study… well, you know." It's one of those things that really highlights the unique, sometimes unexpected, growth happening all over Essex County, even if this particular growth is, shall we say, a little macabre.
Marco Beaulieu-Vargas, Morning Wire, Windsor.
The *banda* on the morning show totally dug into this one – check it out mornings.live.