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Conflict of interest pushes Courtney to seek Amherstburg council seat
After 23 years as a trustee with the local Catholic school board, Joan Courtney has decided to run for Amherstburg council. The conflict of interest issue that became problematic in the last year and a...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 3, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Transit Windsor on North Service Road near Central Avenue, September 3, 2014. (NICK...
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15 years after 401 crash, trauma remains
Seconds after Ute Lawrence and her husband Stan Fisher vanished into fog that fateful morning, death piled up against them. “We hit a wall of fog and my husband had to slam on the brakes,” she...
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Splendor Pools to close, money donated to charity
Image of the late Sandy Wilson who owned Splendor Pools for many years. It was announced that the store will be closing for good. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) For decades an image of a school of...
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Proposed class-action lawsuit launched over pesticides linked to bee deaths
Cottam honey producer Sun Parlor Honey is one of two companies to have launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against two chemical companies that make pesticides the beekeepers allege are linked to...
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Tecumseh mayor pitches soccer dome in re-election bid
A tax freeze in 2015 and a soccer dome are the goodies being dangled before voters by Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara, who officially launched his re-election campaign Wednesday. McNamara is proposing a...
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Photos: 1999 Highway 401 Disaster
Firefighters battle a large fire following a multi-vehicle pileup along the westbound lanes of Highway 401 just east of Windsor on Sept. 3, 1999. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star) Firefighters battle a...
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Cedar Creek named a provincial park
There is a new provincial park at Cedar Creek. The area will stay much as it is, with no washroom facilities, visitors’ centre or camping. People will be able to hike and bird watch. It was one of five...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 4, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Brittany Clarkson, left, helps her mother Donna Clarkson with a small bushel of squash while...
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Photos: Shores of Erie Wine Fest
The popular Amherstburg wine festival opened Thursday for its 10th year on the shore of the Detroit River. Musical guests included Crissi Cochrane, The Walkervilles, The Heartbroken and Serena Ryder in...
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Spitfire replica unveiled in Essex
A fibreglass replica of a Mk IX Spitfire painted to look exactly like the one Essex native Jerry Billing flew on D-Day exudes memories as his wife Karen runs her hands over its rivets. She wasn’t with...
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Heat warning issued ahead of hot and muggy Friday
A hot and humid airmass is expected to blanket the region today as Essex County is placed under its second consecutive heat warning. Environment Canada said the mercury is expected to soar to 33C today...
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Local jobless rate jumps to 9 per cent
More people looking for work helped boost the unemployment rate in the Windsor area to nine per cent last month from 8.7 per cent in July, according to Statistics Canada. Windsor had the country’s...
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UPDATED: Leamington OPP nab suspect following shooting
Dozens of police swarmed through Leamington Friday hunting for a man who shot someone in broad daylight in the downtown core. John Delgado’s parents live in the building at 5 Princess Ave., where...
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Windsor and Essex County
Environment Canada has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Windsor and Essex County, warning of “damaging wind gusts, large hail and torrential rainfall.” The bulletin was issued at 3:35 p.m. A heat...
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Asking grandma beats online genealogical search
Chelsea Meloche’s family tree grew swiftly as each online click added names and birth dates but the 26 year old soon learned she didn’t really know anything about her ancestors. “Because there’s such...
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UPDATED: LaSalle family remembers 17-year-old killed in Amherstburg collision
Emily Bernauer, a 17-year-old from LaSalle with a smile that could brighten up any room, died in a single-vehicle rollover collision Saturday night in Amherstburg. “She was just a free spirit. Such a...
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First decade of Shores of Erie international wine fest sees phenomenal growth
“It started out as a little garden party, and now it’s a top 100 festival.” Those words from Shores of Erie International Wine Festival chairwoman and founding board member Karen Gyorgy pretty much sum...
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: Sept. 6-7, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Windsor mayoral candidate Drew Dilkens launches his campaign at his campaign headquarters...
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Farewell to Hydeaway Golf after half a century in Tecumseh
The decision has been made to close down a family-run Tecumseh golfing fixture that has been around for 51 years. On Sunday, the owner of Hydeaway Golf Club, Nick Panasiuk, told the Windsor Star that...
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