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Amherstburg council gets angry earful, urged not to sell utility assets
Amherstburg council got an earful Tuesday night as almost everyone who spoke out at a packed public open house at the Libro Centre urged the politicians not to sell the town’s shares in Essex Power....
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Amherstburg’s preliminary budget calls for 10.01 per cent tax increase
Amherstburg councillors got their first glimpse at a “simplified” 2014 preliminary budget Tuesday that proposes a hefty 10.01 per cent increase to the tax rate. That increase could be reduced to 6.94...
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Lakeshore questions zoning for medical marijuana operation
BELLE RIVER — When is a barn too big to be a barn? That’s what Lakeshore officials will discuss when they meet with owners of CEN Biotech, the proposed medical marijuana grower who wants to start an...
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Society of Saint Vincent de Paul finds new home (With video)
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is moving to west Windsor. The organization announced Wednesday it would be opening a new 5,000-square-foot facility to be built by Rosati Construction by...
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Leamington horse racing dates scaled back
Horse tracks in Leamington, Sarnia and Dresden will receive fewer race dates than they requested for the 2014 season. Together, the three tracks applied for 60 dates but Essex County Warden Tom Bain...
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Simpson remembered as Canada’s Rosa Parks
Betty Simpson was known as Canada’s Rosa Parks. Simpson, the co-founder of the North American Black Historical Museum in Amherstburg, died Friday at age 88. Her funeral is Saturday. Friend and former...
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Run for Rocky hits home (With video)
Telling her mom she was gay was very difficult for Tecumseh’s Kate Morrison. “I went into the bathroom and my mom was painting and I said, ‘I have to tell you something and after I tell you I’m going...
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Windsor police officer charged with assault on ex-wife
A Windsor police officer has been suspended with pay after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his ex-wife. Warren Braganza, 37, is charged with assault and forcible confinement for an incident...
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Crews battle Kingsville structure fire
Investigators are probing the cause of an overnight fire on a residential street in Kingsville. The blaze broke out about 3:45 a.m. in the 100 block of Wigle Avenue in Kingsville. The street was still...
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Heinz plant to reopen as smaller operation
A dramatically scaled-down operation will emerge when Highbury Canco revives the soon-to-close H.J. Heinz plant in Leamington this summer. Tomato seedling contracts struck with two growers will amount...
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Be on the lookout for this stink bug
A stink bug invading Ontario may have hidden out in your attic this winter. The brown marmorated stink bug is such a huge threat to Ontario’s crops – apples, peaches, grapes, tomatoes and sweet corn...
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Kingsville increases property taxes 5.6 per cent
The town of Kingsville hiked property taxes 5.6 per cent this week when council approved its $29-million budget. The impact will be $64.08 on a house valued at $200,000. Tax bills also include a...
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Cardinal Carter students help Agosta’s charity
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Meghan Agosta-Marciano got an assist from her high school alma mater Friday. Meghan Agosta-Marciano holds a jersey at Cardinal Carter High School in Leamington on...
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Essex man facing multiple charges after fleeing police in Leamington
A 21-year-old Essex man is facing multiple charges after allegedly failing to stop for police Friday night in Leamington. At about 9:20 p.m., Leamington OPP attempted to stop a 1998 White Subaru on...
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Windsor In Pictures, April 11, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Friday, April 11, 2014. Check out the gallery. Aliyah Lynk, 19, a local Miss Universe Canada contestant, poses in the Windsor...
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Kingsville festival commemorates Jack Miner
Jack Miner’s 149th birthday was celebrated in Kingsville this weekend. Hundreds flocked to the Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary for a two-day event commemorating the national figure’s date of birth, which was...
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Marsh fire nearly spreads to homes in LaSalle (With Video)
Shannon Wiley said she and her family felt sheer panic as they looked outside to see a wall of flames creeping toward their home Saturday. “The flames were just huge and we didn’t know what was going...
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Windsor Weekend In Pictures: April 12-13, 2014
The Jack Miner Public School Sanctuary Drummers perform at the 2nd annual National Wildlife Week Fest at Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary , Saturday, April 12, 2014. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star) Ayla Jobin,...
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Teens rescued from Lake St. Clair after jet ski capsizes
Two teenagers were transported to hospital after being rescued from the frigid waters of Lake St. Clair after their jet ski capsized Sunday afternoon. Police said the incident occurred around 2:15 p.m....
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Special weather statement issued for Windsor and Essex County
A special weather statement has been issued by Environment Canada for Windsor and Essex County, where temperatures are expected to “go up and down like a roller coaster.” “A big change is coming as...
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