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Windsor In Pictures: Sept. 3, 2015
Vince Renaud and other residents of Couture Beach are concerned about freight trains which thunder just a few metres from their homes on Couture Beach Road on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Renaud’s home is...
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County approves $773,000 for road improvements near new maintenance depot
Essex County council took the first step toward a new highway maintenance depot by approving a $773,000 tender for road improvements. The new building is to be constructed at County Road 9 (Howard...
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Heat alert and more downpours in store for Essex County after record rainfall
Don’t put away the rain boots just yet. After a record-breaking deluge poured over Windsor on Thursday, more heavy rain is expected to fall throughout the day Friday. “Today it’s going to be more these...
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Full details of Pacific trade deal needed
Re: Pacific trade deal crucial to health of auto sector, Star editorial, Aug. 27. I would like to thank Flavio Volpe for bringing this issue to light and for his steadfast support for the wellbeing of...
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Photos: Harrow Fair Parade
The Harrow Fair Parade weaved its way through Harrow Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star) The Harrow Fair Parade weaved its way through Harrow Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (DAX MELMER/The...
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Huntington’s Disease won’t stop local family
Joanne Bateman has spent the last decade waiting for the proverbial “other shoe to drop,” but she won’t let the possibility of Huntington’s disease finally manifesting itself in her body to dampen her...
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Windsor under heat alert for first day of school
Kids will be heading back to school in hot weather and high humidity Tuesday. Environment Canada has issued a heat alert for Windsor and Essex County warning people to stay hydrated and take breaks...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 8, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Joan Carrick, owner of Carrick Farms in LaSalle, Ont., is shown on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at...
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Essex County OPP welcomes new canine cop
Essex County OPP have welcomed a fierce and furry new officer to their ranks. Valor, a two-year-old German shepherd, is joining the OPP after 16 weeks of initial training and an extra week of tactical...
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We asked: ‘What’s inspiring your wedding?’
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something…different. We asked several local couples to tell us what’s inspiring them to put their unique stamp on their upcoming wedding. Here’s what...
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Amherstburg mayor breaks collarbone and shoulder blade in motorcycle crash
Amherstburg mayor Aldo DiCarlo might have to undergo surgery after breaking a shoulder blade and collarbone Monday in a motorcycle crash. Const. Stephanie Moniz with Essex County OPP said the crash...
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Tomato growers getting wiped out by late blight fungus
This year’s wet and cooler summer has been a nightmare for anyone attempting to grow tomatoes either as farm produce or right in their own backyard. A fungus known as late blight has been more...
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Little superhero battling leukemia inspires Leamington fundraiser
When Charlie Abdul-Massih found out his two-year-old son Ethan had cancer, he reacted like most parents. “I was kneeling in front of his bed and crying,” Charlie said. “And he was hugging me and...
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Plans to alleviate flood problems in Essex could take a year to implement
Flood-weary residents from the Town of Essex got no immediate relief from a long-awaited presentation by Stantec Consulting Tuesday. While the firm presented recommendations to council that could help...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 9, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. Local NDP candidates Tracey Ramsey, left, (Essex) Cheryl Hardcastle (Windsor Tecumseh) and...
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United Way launches program to bust kids out of the poverty cycle
Twenty Leamington kids selected from a poorer neighbourhood are being immersed in an innovative new program aimed at getting them through school and off the poverty track. “We all know someone who is...
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Economy, jobs and Auto 21 cuts feature in all-party debate
Opposition candidates criticized cuts by the federal government that they say have damaged Windsor’s manufacturing economy, putting the Conservative candidate on the defence at an all-parties debate...
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Million-dollar donation kicks off campaign to create new health institute
Local specialists and health-care providers took a big step forward in transforming local health care when they got a $1-million donation Wednesday to help build the Windsor Regional Vascular Health...
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Public school board set to release recommendations on county school closures
The futures of Harrow, Western, General Amherst and Kingsville public high schools and Harrow Elementary Public School will move one step closer to resolution with the release of the Director’s Report...
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New Essex County OPP dog Valor is already taking a bite out of crime
His bite is definitely worse than his bark. OPP Constable Dan Harness with K9 member Valor at Essex Detachment on Manning Road Friday Sept. 11, 2015. Though he is still learning some of his trade,...
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