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Four fun things to do in Essex County this Canada Day
Locals looking to rock their best red and whites don’t have to look far for some great Canada Day events. Amherstburg Canada Day and Ice Cream Festival Commemorate the nation’s 147th birthday in the...
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Windsor In Pictures: July 1, 2014
Windsor business owner Troy Maleyko holds a photo, Tuesday, July 1, 2014, of his mother-in-law, Galina Nedeltchev, 51, outside his home on Banwell Road. Nedeltchev was in an accident while travelling...
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Longtime LaSalle councillor Renaud to retire
Saying it’s time to step aside and make room for the next generation, veteran LaSalle councillor Ray Renaud is calling it quits after 17 years in municipal politics. But the 67-year-old councillor is...
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Leamington sets up one-stop services
Dealing with municipal matters in Leamington should be more straightforward following the shuffling of some city services, the town’s CAO says. “You went to a (sports) complex and people were getting...
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Windsor-Essex’s longest-standing restaurants, part 3
Humans have yet to invent time travel, but a restaurant and the right plate of food at the right spot along the lunch counter can take you way back. These days, restaurants are constantly changing to...
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Trail On! campaign extends challenge deadline
A campaign organized to raise funds for the development of the Essex-Amherstburg Greenway, a 22-kilometre multi-use recreational trail, has extended the match challenge deadline to July 9. The Essex...
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Windsor In Pictures: July 2, 2014
Local seniors Opal Desjardins, left, Amarjit Grewal, Elizabeth Figgins and Sandy Charlebois, right, thank Omo Bello, centre right, Life After Fifty outreach co-ordinator, for her contributions in the...
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Low lakes equal high costs; $19B by 2050 says Great Lakes study
Prolonged low water levels in Lake Erie could cost more than $674 million by 2030 in lost tourism and recreation, lower property values and increased dredging for harbours and marinas, says a new...
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Windsor In Pictures: July 3, 2014
Author Antoine Khoury would like to set up a class for parents of students taking French language July 02, 2014. NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star) David Kerr and Aurele Bourgois (right) speak through...
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Windsor in Pictures: July 4, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Natalya is cheered on by her fans before her match at the WWE Live Summerslam Heatwave...
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Summer Company turns ambitious students into entrepreneurs
Windsor’s youngest entrepreneurs are getting a kick-start to their careers with the Summer Company program. Ambitious students, ages 15 to 29 years old, get hands-on business training and $1,500 to put...
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Local funding urged for campaign to turn region into retirement haven
The Windsor-Essex Active Retirement Community Initiative hopes local politicians will support the marketing campaign to turn the region into a retirement haven. Since the initiative was launched five...
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Lakeshore councillor says truth will come out in court
Lakeshore Coun. Steven Bezaire, who is running for re-election, said he is “completely innocent” of Windsor police charges of dangerous driving and failing to stop at an accident in an alleged road...
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LaSalle mayor’s race features two candidates to date
LaSalle Mayor Ken Antaya, seeking a second term as the town’s political leader, is being challenged in the Oct. 27 municipal election by a longtime school board trustee and retired firefighter. Adrien...
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No licence required during Family Fishing Week
Fishing without a licence can normally net you a hefty fine but starting Sunday the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is waving that requirement for a week. During Family Fishing Week,...
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: July 5-6, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Windsor fire crews respond to a fire at an apartment in the 3100 block of Walker Road on...
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Few Windsor schools accessing money to engage parents (With video)
Windsor schools are getting fewer funds than many boards across Ontario for parent engagement programs that are crucial in a region with low literacy levels and high unemployment, say education...
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Leamington house fire deemed suspicious
Officials are treating a Leamington fire as suspicious after crews extinguished a blaze in an abandoned house early Saturday. Fire crews were called to the house on Victoria Street South around 2:20...
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Windsor in Pictures: July 7, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Katie Copus holds newborn Quinn Copus Latimer, July 7, 2014. Quinn was born June 20th at...
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OPP make $158,000 marijuana bust in Leamington
Three people are facing charges after Leamington OPP happened upon a marijuana-growing operation in a residence on Seacliff Drive last week. Provincial police said officers went to an address in the...
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