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I’ll buy that! Windsor in the middle of housing boom
Windsor is enjoying a mini-housing boom with 20 per cent more startups than this time last year. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released a report Monday saying that Windsor housing starts...
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Amherstburg financial review includes 41 recommendations (With video)
Amherstburg councillors and the public were told they’ll have to wait until Tuesday to see the 41 recommendations made in the financial services management practices review by Deloitte LLP. Mayor Wayne...
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Art by the River set for end of August
More than 150 artists and artisans are expected to share their work during the annual Art by the River arts and crafts festival Aug. 23 and 24 in Amherstburg. The juried art show and sale is being held...
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 12, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. A section of the Herb Gray Parkway in Windsor, ON. is shown on Tuesday, July 12, 2014 under...
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Reader Photos: Storm Slams Windsor And Essex County
Pools of water at McEwan Avenue and Riverside Drive West in Windsor on Aug. 11, 2014. Image submitted by reader Kimberly. An opportunist takes advantage of Monday’s deluge in his backyard near Ojibway...
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Social Stream: Windsor-Essex drenched by rain
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Windsor-Essex
Damaging winds, large hail and torrential rain could be on the way for Windsor-Essex County, warned Environment Canada Tuesday. The federal weather agency issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the...
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Want a new home built in Leamington? It just got $12,712 cheaper
In a bold move to attract new industry, commercial businesses and homeowners, Leamington council has voted unanimously to eliminate its development charges for three years. “We were only looking at...
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 13, 2014
Find Windsor Star on Facebook The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. An OPP officer works at the scene of a fatal motorcycle...
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From The Vault: Essex Railway explosion
The scene of an explosion at the Essex Railroad Station is pictured on Aug. 10, 1907. Find Windsor Star on Facebook
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Lotto Luck: Two locals each win $100,000
Lady luck is smiling on two locals who each won $100,000 with ENCORE this month. Windsor’s Shawn Winters won his ENCORE loot in the Aug. 1 LOTTO MAX draw, also winning an additional $20 for matching...
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52-year-old motorcyclist killed in Lakeshore crash (With video)
An already deadly intersection was the scene of another fatal crash Wednesday when a pickup driver pulled through a stop sign and slammed into an oncoming motorcycle. “The pickup truck proceeded...
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Essex Civic Centre reno could rise to $6M
With an upgrade to its main floor washrooms and additional structural expenses, renovations to the Essex Civic Centre will cost more than $6 million. County Council was to receive a status report on...
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Video and Photos: Cop Camp For Kids
A group of 85 local youngsters have been spending the last few days at the OPP Cop Camp at the GessTwood Retreat & Camp Centre in Essex. The children all participated in Values Influences and Peers...
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Three injured in LaSalle house fire
Three people are injured following a fire in LaSalle early Thursday morning. LaSalle fire responded to a blaze at three attached dwellings on Crystal Harbour Drive around 3 a.m. The blaze was quickly...
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Windsor in Pictures: Aug. 14, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. A LaSalle firefighter cleans up the scene of a fire on Crystal Harbour Dr, in LaSalle, ON....
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Victim of fatal motorcycle crash identified
Essex County OPP have released the name of the motorcycle rider killed Wednesday in a collision with a pickup truck. Bryan McIntee, 52 of Courtland, Ontario, was killed around 11:30 a.m. at the...
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Stronger, more frequent storms need elevated flood prevention strategies
A new study looking at weather patterns in and around Windsor is expected to establish new standards for designing storm water drainage systems in order to tackle the region’s long-standing flood...
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In-home hydro monitors available for Essex Powerlines customers
A hydro program that provides homeowners with free digital monitors to track exactly how much money is being spent on energy use at any given time has been expanded in this area to customers of Essex...
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Lakeside, Sandpoint and West Belle River beaches closed
Lakeside, Sandpoint and West Belle River beaches are closed and swimming is not recommended at Cedar, Cedar Island, Colchester and Northwest beaches, according to the Windsor-Essex Health Unit. The...
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