Windsor in Pictures: Oct. 31, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Monday. Check out the gallery The Downtown Windsor BIA and Ontario Early Years Centre joined forces Monday to introduce immigrant...
View ArticleLakeshore woman charged with impaired driving while two kids in vehicle
A Lakeshore woman is facing impaired driving charges after OPP stopped her erratically-moving vehicle and found she had two young children as passengers — just one of several impaired driving incidents...
View ArticleFox Glen equity members entertain another offer to purchase
For the second time this year, equity shareholders in Fox Glen golf course will meet to discuss and vote on a proposed sale. Those holding shares of Fox Glen Golf Course Co-operative Inc. have been...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 1, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Employees exit the the Ford Essex Engine Plant in Windsor on Nov. 1, 2016. Ford has reached a...
View ArticleEssex County OPP: 250,000 litres of wine lost due to criminal mischief at...
Essex County OPP’s crime unit is investigating a costly mischief incident at Pelee Island Winery that resulted in the loss of around 250,000 litres of wine. Police said the crime occurred sometime...
View ArticleNew hospital site perfect; build it now
We believe, as do most of the people in Windsor and Essex County, that the need for a new state of the art hospital facility is now. Further, we believe that the site selection committee has chosen...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 2, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. City of Windsor workers Jessica Watson and her son Maleke Jama, and Trish Brisebois with...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 3, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery. Jason Tasse, chief operating officer at Lee Valley, stands in front of the new store at the...
View Article'There's no judgment': Horses helping teens in new Trillium grant for...
A few years ago Christina Pacitti needed a place to be distracted from the difficulties of her young life. She found it grooming a Shetland pony named Bella and then horses at the Windsor-Essex...
View ArticleWindsor unemployment rate falls to 5.3 per cent
Windsor is bucking the national trend with an unemployment rate that’s among the lowest in the country and full-time job numbers that have increased in virtually every sector, according the country’s...
View ArticleCounty holds firm on plan to replace sick plan of striking library workers
Essex County administration moved one step closer to implementing a new sick leave plan for all its employee groups with council’s approval of a new collective agreement for office and solid-waste...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 4, 2016
The Zumba Glow 3 Dance Party packed a banquet hall at the Caboto Club Friday evening, Nov. 4, 2016. Proceeds from the event go to T2B paediatric programs. The Zumba Glow 3 Dance Party packed a banquet...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Nov. 5-6, 2016
Windsor Star photographer Dax Melmer covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Adam Ibrahim speaks to supporters as he is acclaimed as the Windsor-West PC candidate at the Royal...
View ArticleOPP cracks down on aggressive drivers in Highway 3 initiative
Provincial police laid 35 charges over the weekend during a crackdown against aggressive drivers on Highway 3. Essex County OPP conducted the blitz on Saturday. Police said officers charged two people...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 7, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Monday. Check out the gallery. Medals on the jacket of veteran Art Anderson, Portrait of Art Anderson, 98, who is an RCAF WWII...
View ArticleWFCU grants scholarships to 33 students
Post-secondary study funds for 33 area students just received some serious financial stimulus thanks to the WFCU. The Credit Union announced Monday the recipients of its annual Harold Hewitt...
View ArticleRutting deer are potentially fatal hazard for drivers, say Essex County OPP
November is mating season for deer — and OPP are warning motorists to beware of randy ruminants on Windsor-Essex roadways. Collisions between automobiles and deer typically peak this time of year...
View ArticleSoaring hydro rates hurting farmers, Liberals made a mess of hydro system,...
Kingsville dairy farmer Bernard Nelson spent $25,000 on energy-saving equipment to slash his hydro usage by 25 per cent and yet his electricity bills haven’t gone down. “It’s not set up to help...
View ArticleJingle Bell run annual kick off to Christmas
Bob Blair, 81, is not a quitter. He’s sold cars to Windsor and Essex County drivers for close to 54 years and there’s no talk of retirement. And on Sunday, Nov. 13, he’ll be at the start line helping...
View ArticleDozens of charges laid against two people accused of Essex crime spree
OPP have laid dozens of charges against an Amherstburg man and a Windsor woman accused of a short-lived crime spree in the Town of Essex. Joseph Hanlon, 27, of Amherstburg, and Brittney Michos, 28, of...
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