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A weekend of Halloween happenings in Windsor-Essex
It’s the last weekend before Halloween, and there’s seasonal stuff going on all across Windsor-Essex this Saturday and Sunday. From fright mazes with live performers to costume parties that include the...
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Deer mating season has OPP warning drivers: how not to hit deer
Deer mating season means your chances of hitting one with your car jumps in the fall. That has the Ontario Provincial Police warning drivers to slow down and be on the lookout for deer. So far this...
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John Fairley brings personal connection to Face to Face Campaign for Hospice
As the host of a popular cable TV program, John Fairley is always game to help a local charity promote its cause. Stepping up for the Hospice of Windsor got personal for Fairley in 2007 when his...
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Trustee Julia Burgess holds meeting on closure of Harrow high school
In the wake of the announced closure of Harrow high school, Greater Essex County District School Board Essex-Kingsville trustee Julia Burgess held a public meeting Monday night to explain her side of...
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Tecumseh cancels leaf pick-up program
The Town of Tecumseh cancelled its curb-side leaf pick-up program after three years of operating. Under the program, residents of Ward 1 and Ward 2 were encouraged to rake leaves as close to the curb...
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Canada Post backs off community mailboxes
Rick Fortin plays a daily guessing game when it comes to finding his mail. Some mornings, the Tecumseh resident opens his door and it’s right there, tucked inside his own personal mailbox. Other days,...
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Windsor middle of pack in study of Canada's best entrepreneurial communities
Felicia Doucet has seen a steady climb in sales since opening up a storefront operation in Windsor for her spray tanning business. Life as a fledgling entrepreneur has gone relatively smoothly, she...
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Catholic board slows enrolment decline but over-capacity still a concern
While the Windsor-Essex Catholic District Board has slowed its decline in enrolment, it isn’t enough to avoid revisiting accommodation reviews — which often lead to school closures — to address...
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Lakeshore ponders lengthy extension of jetty into Lake St. Clair
The Town of Lakeshore is considering turning a functional investment in a new jetty at the mouth of the Belle River into a recreational one that would extend 150 metres out into Lake St. Clair. The...
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'Wonderful' Windsor welcomes Syrian family fleeing war and devastation at home
There were daily demonstrations but the streets were still largely peaceful when Muftakher Al Hayik and his two oldest sons were arrested by state security on separate occasions in 2012 and anonymously...
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Windsor in Pictures: Oct. 27, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Ari Freed speaks at the OJC Masterclass Network event on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at the Caboto...
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‘My work gives me joy': Monica Staley
A former nurse, lawyer and patient advocate, Monica Staley is drawing on all of her professional expertise in her new role as vice-president of Windsor Regional Hospital’s cancer services. Indeed, she...
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Massive boulder at Erie Shores Hospice honours community commitment to care
A 1.5 billion-year-old granite boulder was placed outside the nearly completed Erie Shores Hospice in Leamington Tuesday as a symbol of the community’s “rock solid” commitment to health care. The...
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‘Keep pushing yourself’
With her longstanding experience and expertise as an entrepreneur in the region, it’s no wonder that Shelley Fellows is on the board of directors with Workforce Windsor/Essex and the WindsorEssex...
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Windsor police go purple for child abuse prevention month
The Windsor Police Service is going purple to help raise awareness to prevent child abuse. The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies and the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society are teaming...
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Windsor in Pictures: Oct. 28, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. A sign is displayed on what will be the new Cypher Systems Group Greenway on Wednesday...
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Partnership designed to help Hospice patients
Hospice of Windsor-Essex County has formed a new partnership which will see its volunteers offering respite care in the hospital. The Changing Lives Together partnership with Hotel-Dieu Grace...
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Tuscany Oaks to build 15 new homes in LaSalle
LaSalle councillors gave the go-ahead for a development on Daytona Avenue worth approximately $10 million. The 1.3-hectare plot of land, situated between Villa Maria and Westbrook boulevards, is...
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Put your razor down and Grow On Windsor
It’s the time of year that men love and women just shake their heads. November is Movember — a month when guys toss their razors aside and let their moustaches and beards grow with wild abandonment to...
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