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Potentially damaging winds coming Sunday for Windsor-Essex
It’s about to get gusty around here. A special weather statement issued by Environment Canada Friday morning said areas around the Great Lakes — including Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent — should...
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Good news — weather folks forecast 'widespread warmth' soon for Windsor-Essex
Had enough of winter? Don’t worry — it won’t be overstaying its welcome in Windsor-Essex, according to The Weather Network’s spring outlook. “I think this year the story is going to be about abrupt...
View ArticleOPP respond to Highway 3 rollover in Kingsville
A motorist was taken to hospital after a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 3 in Kingsville on Monday morning. Ontario Provincial Police and other emergency services responded around 8:30 a.m. to...
View ArticleSnowfall cancels buses, snarls traffic in Windsor-Essex
Despite calm skies and no weather advisories from Environment Canada, all student transportation in the city and county was cancelled for Wednesday. Buses for both the Greater Essex County District...
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Health unit says living wage in Windsor-Essex in 2019 is $15.15 per hour
How much money do you need to make to live in Windsor-Essex? $15.15 per hour, according to the Living Wage calculations of the health unit. On Friday, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit released its...
View ArticleLeamington man still missing, say OPP
Police are continuing to ask the public for help in finding a man who has been missing for more than two weeks. Michel Gaudreault, 48, was last seen at his residence on Bennie Avenue in Leamington on...
View ArticleLakeshore man charged with four counts of assault in domestic dispute
A Lakeshore man is facing numerous charges after OPP responded to a domestic dispute last weekend. Essex County OPP said the accused — age 39 — was arrested on March 3. The charges against him include...
View ArticleDNA evidence led to break-in arrest, say Lakeshore OPP
Essex County OPP are crediting DNA evidence and the work of forensics officers for an arrest in relation to a break-and-enter crime that occurred in Lakeshore months ago. Police responded on Dec. 12 to...
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'Sobering' study: 13 snakes, salamanders and lizards at risk of disappearing...
Sixty-two per cent of Windsor and Essex County’s reptiles and amphibians have disappeared or are so rare here they too could become locally extinct. “Thirteen species have declined to the point where...
View ArticleAllegedly impaired driver almost struck officer in Leamington, say OPP
OPP say a Leamington man is facing an impaired driving charge after one of their officers had to swerve to avoid being hit on County Road 33 early Friday. According to police, an OPP vehicle was headed...
View ArticleKingsville woman charged after stabbing, meth seizure
A woman was arrested after a reported stabbing in Kingsville early Friday morning. OPP responded around 4 a.m. to a location on Beech Street where a man had suffered a cut to his hand. The man’s...
View ArticlePolice say new sex charges against former Kingsville fire chief involve...
Essex County OPP have confirmed that former Kingsville fire chief Bob Kissner is facing new charges — including one count of sexual interference, which applies when the alleged victim is less than 16...
View ArticleWindsor couple matching donations in fight against megahospital location
A Windsor couple is offering to match donations up to $5,000 to raise money for a legal fight against the proposed megahospital location. Saralee and Frank O’Reilly will match donations to the Windsor...
View ArticlePolice name arrest subjects in recent Windsor pot shop raids
Police have released the names of six people who were arrested Thursday when search warrants were executed in relation to the illegal selling of cannabis. The raids were described by Ontario Provincial...
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Essex MPP scoffs at 'bizarre' insults from Premier Doug Ford
“He walks around as a tough guy, but he’s nothing but a coward,” said Premier Doug Ford, and then repeated his last phrase for emphasis. “He is nothing but a coward.” The leader of Ontario’s PC...
View ArticleFord government announces millions of dollars in one-time funding for Essex...
Millions of dollars in one-time provincial funding are headed to Essex County, Pelee Island and Chatham-Kent. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced Wednesday a one-time...
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$6M for bike lanes, trails to build on 'tremendous growth' in cycling across...
“Tremendous growth” in cycling on Essex County’s roads and multi-use trails made spending another $6 million on even more routes an easy choice this week. County council on Wednesday unanimously...
View ArticleRamsey says affordable housing a critical issue
Essex MP Tracey Ramsey recently hosted a town hall on the critical shortage of affordable housing in Canada at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg. “I am very concerned for people in our communities in...
View ArticleEssex Region Conservation Foundation honours donors
The Essex Region Conservation Foundation has awarded a local family and the Rotary Club of Windsor for “outstanding” contributions to the organization. The foundation celebrated its donors and...
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Highway 3 left off $1.3 billion list of highway projects, despite premier's...
A massive provincial spending spree to fix Ontario highways does not include the widening of Essex County’s deadly Highway 3, despite a campaign promise from Premier Doug Ford that he would...
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