Regional transportation tops wish list in second annual Vital Signs Report
It seems area residents have had enough of being told you can’t get there from here on public transit. Local citizens gave the region’s public transportation system a failing grade in what was the...
View ArticleEssex County OPP investigate threats at Tecumseh industrial park
Essex County OPP are remaining vague about a “threats complaint” they responded to Wednesday morning at a Tecumseh industrial park. A dozen or so officers responded to the John Deere Nortrax building...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Oct. 16, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Job hunters, Darrin Johnstone, left, and Dan Paquette, mid, talk with Gregg Laframboise from...
View ArticleDriver charged after chain-reaction crash on E.C. Row
Essex County OPP have charged a man with careless driving after four-vehicle crash that sent two people to hospital and forced the temporary closure of E.C. Row Expressway. Graig Ryan, 30, is charged...
View ArticleReko International and public school board announce new program partnership
Looking across a machine-shop floor dotted with equipment that is decades old at Belle River Secondary School, Reko International Group Inc.’s corporate human resources manager Joe Sirianni sees the...
View ArticleCounty councillors request meeting with federal officials over Internet service
The possible loss of broadband or high-speed Internet service in rural areas of the county would have long-term consequences for businesses and development says Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos, who has...
View ArticleDomestic violence call in Leamington ends with marijuana grow op, animal...
Provincial police responded to a domestic disturbance in Leamington and ended up finding a marijuana grow op and an abused dog. Officers went to the home around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Essex County OPP...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Oct. 18-19, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Ontairo premier Kathleen Wynne speaks to fellow Liberals at the Ontario Liberal Party’s...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Oct. 20, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Dr. Paul Bradford, emergency room and trauma physician, speaks to the media at a press...
View ArticleTrail Talk: Eddie Francis, Alex Denonville, Caroline Postma, Aldo DiCarlo And...
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View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Oct. 21, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Jordan Brennan, Unifor Canada economist speaks Tuesday. Oct. 21, 2014, on unemployment and...
View ArticleTrail Talk: Ron Sutherland, Santino Pirrone, Howard Weeks And Janette Calandra
( function() { pnShowVideo( '0_zepod272', '', '', '', '', '', 'kaltura' ); } )(); Amherstburg Mayoral Candidate Ron Sutherland chats with Donald McArthur and Dylan Kristy in The Windsor Star News Cafe...
View ArticleSnail mail vexes Internet voting in Kingsville
Internet voting in Kingsville has uncovered Canada Post’s failings as municipal staff is being inundated with calls from voters who have yet to receive their election packages in the mail. The calls...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Oct. 22, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. A woman speaks to a Windsor firefighter at the scene of a house fire at 2120 Secord Ave. in...
View ArticleWoman walks away after freight train smashes her car in Lakeshore
A woman was lucky to walk away relatively unscathed Wednesday after a freight train slammed into her car, throwing it down a deep embankment and tearing apart the front end. The collision happened...
View ArticleDon’t mess with election signs, warn OPP
Thinking about doing something bad to an election sign of a candidate you don’t like? Think again. With municipalities across the province preparing for local elections on Monday, Essex County OPP are...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Oct. 23, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Demolition continues at the old General Motors plant on Kildare Road in Windsor, Ontario on...
View ArticleOPP cruiser involved in serious crash in St. Joachim
A serious crash in the Lakeshore area involving two vehicles — one of them an OPP cruiser — resulted in both drivers being taken to hospital on Friday afternoon. The collision happened around 2:30 p.m....
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Oct. 28, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Newly elected mayor Drew Dilkens gets a look at his new office from outgoing mayor Eddie...
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