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Windsor In Pictures: November 11, 2015
Ecole secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse’s Taylor Whitehead and UMEI Christian High School’s Amy Unger fight for a loose ball during high school girls playoff action at ƒcole secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse in...
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Wind wreaks havoc in Windsor and Essex County
Powerful wind gusts up to 80 km/h are pounding the area and are only expected to get worse. A tree feel in the 1000 block of Pelissier Street about 10 a.m. and crushed a car. Another massive tree was...
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Amherstburg workers vote to strike
Municipal workers for the Town of Amherstburg voted 100 per cent in favour of strike action at a membership meeting held Monday for IBEW Local 636, Unit 27. The union represents both inside and outside...
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Public school board to study student recruitment and retention
Competing for a shrinking pool of students with three other publically-funded boards and a growing number of private schools, the Greater Essex County District School Board trustees approved a plan...
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Windsor in Pictures: Nov. 17, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Work continues on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, on the former downtown Armouries which will become...
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Pelee Island tourism on the rise
Tourism was up on Pelee Island this year. “It was a great summer,” Pelee Island Mayor Rick Masse said Wednesday. “It’s probably been one of the better years since the 1990s.” By the end of October, the...
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Public weighs in on public transit for LaSalle
With continued growth over the last few decades, the Town of LaSalle recognizes it might be time for a transit system. And based on responses at an informal public information display at the Vollmer...
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Salvation Army kettles kick off Christmas season
The Salvation Army kettles are out, marking the unofficial start of the Christmas season. The annual Christmas campaign has been a tradition in Windsor since 1903 with kettles at 18 different...
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Zap Zone collecting canned goods for food bank
Zap Zone Fun Centre in Windsor is getting into the Christmas spirit. From now until Dec. 21, bring a canned good into either of its two locations and get $3 off a regular priced game of laser tag. Zap...
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Windsor in Pictures: Nov. 18, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Graduation ceremony for high school students taking part in Windsor Police Ethnic and...
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Amherstburg council prepares to deliberate 2016 draft budget
Amherstburg town council collectively takes its first hard look at administration’s 2016 budget proposal next week. The draft calls for a 2.1 per increase to the municipal tax rate, which translates to...
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Christmas coming to Jack Miner's in Kingsville
The Christmas spirit lands at Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary Dec. 4-6. Santa drops by for a fireside visit and photo session Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Kids activities take place in the clubhouse and the Miner...
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School boards see enrolment hikes in students from outside area
The two largest local school boards have seen nearly 1,000 new students register this fall who have come from outside the Windsor and Essex County region. The Greater Essex County District School Board...
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Windsor in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2015
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery. Shirley Beaton surveys the near empty shelves at the Windsor Homes Coalition food bank in...
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Health unit on the move in county
The local health unit is hitting the road in the county. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit will open a new space in Leamington sometime in the second quarter of 2016, helping create a sort of...
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Windsor backs provincial effort to eliminate gender wage gap
The overall wage gap between men and women in Ontario is 31.5 per cent and Thursday night it was Windsor’s turn to weigh in on the disparity. And the city didn’t disappoint at one of 14 town halls...
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ACWR Arts Notes for Nov. 20-25
THE SHOW OF ART: BNE & FRIENDS Exhibition runs through Nov. 21 Reception: Saturday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Join BNE & Friends for a night of fine art, delicious snacks and shenanigans. LUV LOCAL...
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Five things about five stars
Here’s how the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s five-star system rates the conditions of more than 2,400 restaurants, community kitchens and bulk food warehouses in the region. 1. Every restaurant...
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How other Ontario cities rate restaurants
If there was a yellow sticker on the door of an airplane, would you hesitate to fly? So what if there’s a yellow poster on a restaurant door? That’s the comparison expert Keith Warriner makes when...
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Charges pending against Amherstburg cyclist
Charges are pending against an Amherstburg cyclist who lost his leg as the result of an early morning collision with a minivan. An Amherstburg police spokesman said they are looking at charges under...
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