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Vollmer Complex reopens after ammonia leak leads to evacuation
LaSalle’s Vollmer Complex is back in operation after an ammonia leak forced an evacuation and closure at the recreation centre on Sunday. Alarms in the refrigeration plant room rang out around 1:45...
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Tomato growers want details of $3M provincial grant to Thomas Canning
A $3-million provincial grant announced in 2014 for Thomas Canning to build a “new state-of-the-art fruit and vegetable processing facility” did not have to go toward a new building, says the ministry...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 20, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Monday. Check out the gallery. Adventure Bay Family Water Park was jammed with families celebrating Family Day Monday, Feb. 20,...
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Spitfires' fans asked to 'drop their gloves' for The Sally Ann
The Salvation Army is hoping hockey fans will “drop their gloves” at the Windsor Spitfires game on Thursday. The local Sally Ann has partnered with the Spitfires and will place bins at selected WFCU...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 22, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. Tulips in Jackson Park have begun to sprout after almost a week of unseasonably warm weather in...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 23, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery. High schools students Riley Mayville, left, and Mia Simons look at cancer cells through a...
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Tornado a slight possibility with cold snap bringing high winds, rain and...
After record-breaking double-digit temperatures this week, Essex County is facing the possibility of a Friday cold snap, severe thunderstorms and even the tiniest chance of a rare February tornado. “If...
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Leamington residents displaced from gas leak return home after 133 days
Residents displaced from a noxious gas leak in Leamington last fall will finally be able to return home. The Municipality of Leamington said Friday that the localized state of emergency, that was...
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Anglican churches donate cake mixes, decorations to food banks
Jessica Flammia doesn’t want to see a child go without a cake for their birthday. The 20-year-old member of St. James Roseland Anglican Church saw cake mixes on sale one day and thought why not buy a...
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: Feb. 25-26, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Local ultra runners, from left, Derek Mulhall, Casey Thivierge, Tim Davidson, Francois Brule,...
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Special weather statement issued ahead of Tuesday rain
The potential for heavy rain and thunderstorms Tuesday night has prompted a special weather statement for Windsor-Essex. Environment Canada said an area of showers with embedded thunderstorms is...
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Warmer than normal spring forecasted for region following 'weather whiplash'...
A warmer than normal spring is on its way but we haven’t escaped the icy grasp of winter quite yet. The Weather Network delivered its 2017 spring forecast on Tuesday and said Windsor and Essex County...
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Proponents vying for Belle River ServiceOntario office
Several proponents have submitted proposals to operate the closed ServiceOntario office in Belle River, though Essex MPP Taras Natyshak worries the process will take so long that the convenient current...
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Horseback riding has become dangerous
I’ve been an avid horseback rider for 25 years. My horse and I have put countless roads and trails behind us in both my hometown of Thunder Bay as well as in Brandon, Man. I’d love to say that I feel...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 28, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. A fisherman who did not want to be identified tries his luck at the Belle River Marina on Tuesday,...
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Photos: Hats On For Healthcare
People all over the county partcipated in the 8th annual Hats On For Healthcare. The event is a fundraising initiative to support Windsor Regional Hospital and asks the community to wear a hat and...
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And the BEA winners are…
They have been described as the “Academy Awards of Windsor and Essex County.” They are the 27th annual Business Excellence Awards. The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce gala — taking place at...
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Windsor in Pictures: March 2, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery. Windsor police forensics officers leave 1191 Albert Rd. on March 2, 2017. The address was...
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Windsor-Essex events among Top 100 in Ontario according to festivals association
Windsor-Essex events are among the many receiving annual praise and accolades from the non-profit association Festivals and Events Ontario. Windsor’s Carrousel of Nations, the LaSalle Strawberry...
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Windsor Public Library eyes proposed mega-hospital for future branch
The proposed $2-billion mega-hospital on County Road 42 could be home to an “innovative” library branch. The Windsor Public Library and Windsor Regional Hospital announced Monday the two will explore...
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