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St. Gregory’s parents tout French immersion plan to keep school fully...
St. Gregory elementary school parents sent a clear message Wednesday to Catholic school board representatives that French immersion is the saviour they’ve been searching for. Parent Danielle Chinnery...
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Detroit River fish taste better, safe to eat (With video)
Fish from the Detroit River are not only safe to eat, they taste good. Environmentalists on both sides of the border said at a media event Wednesday that the funky taste of fish in the Detroit River is...
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Bangers utilized to chase geese from making babies in parkway corridor
For residents near the Herb Gray Parkway construction site, those are not gunshots you’re hearing, but bird bangers being deployed daily to chase away Canada Geese. The aim is to frighten away geese...
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Can’t wait for local asparagus? Limited supply this weekend
Asparagus needs some warmer weather this week for the much-anticipated spears to be on sale this weekend. “Everybody likes to have some asparagus usually on Mother’s Day, sort of the start of the...
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Warm weather hits Windsor; ‘There is no need to be indoors.’
Canada’s top weather man says Windsor will see unusually warm weather for this time of year and people should take advantage of it. Temperatures will rise above 20 C for the next six days, according to...
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Data on region’s temporary foreign workers elusive
After three days of debate in the House of Commons, we still don’t know how many temporary foreign workers there are in the Windsor region and what they’re doing. Under fire from the opposition...
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ERCA issues flood advisory for region ahead of heavy rains
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has issued a flood advisory ahead of heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. ERCA issued the advisory 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon with rainfall of between 25 and...
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Windsor In Pictures: May 14, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Windsor firefighters investigate the scene of a house fire at 516 Riverdale Ave. on...
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After Business event on June 11
The Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce’s final After Business event until fall will be June 11 at the Lone Star Texas Grill, 4140 Walker Rd., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mix with Essex County...
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Networking event should interest female entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs looking to make a positive impact on Windsor-Essex County can attend a networking event on May 20, hosted by the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator, 720 Ouellette Ave., from 5:30...
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Mock accident designed to save lives (With video, gallery)
In drizzling rain, students converged around the smashed-up vehicle covered by an orange tarp. A young woman’s hand and corsage hung from beneath the tarp as blood trickled to the road below. Luckily,...
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Three-vehicle collision prompts closure of westbound lanes of County Road 22
Emergency crews were cleaning up Wednesday afternoon following a three-vehicle collision in Lakeshore that prompted the closure of the westbound lanes of County Road 22. The collision occurred shortly...
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Amherstburg Farmers Market set to open in two locations
You’ll be able to grab a nice bottle of wine and a unique gift along with all those fresh fruits and vegetables at this summer’s Amherstburg Farmers Market. The market at Malden Community Centre opens...
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Jailed for a cause (With video)
No one was safe with Lady Justice on patrol Thursday. Some members of the community found themselves locked up and calling for bail at Devonshire Mall for Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers annual...
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A barfy snake and other reasons to celebrate Endangered Species Day
The endangered queensnake is more likely to throw up on you than try to bite you. And snake vomit aside, the harmless queensnake is a good example of why you should care about it and the many other...
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Lakeshore’s new rink named after $300K donor Rocco Tullio
A name has been chosen for the main ice rink in Lakeshore’s up-and-coming multi-million dollar recreation facility. A look down the unfinished changing room hallway between the Rock Developments arena...
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Essex County OPP make three drunk driving arrests over long weekend
Essex County OPP arrested and charged three drunk drivers over the past two days. Officers responded to a single vehicle crash Friday on Highway 3 at Outer Driver in Tecumseh, where a suspect lost...
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Canada tops in world for crippling disease
Canada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis in the world and the Windsor area doesn’t escape the mysterious disease or trend, Jackie Putterman of the local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis...
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Amherstburg Farmers Market to celebrate Ontario Local Food Week
To help celebrate and encourage the growth and development of markets for foods grown and made in Ontario, Amherstburg’s Farmers Market will host cooking demonstrations, food samplings and other fun...
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Restaurant owners fined for smuggling meat and fish
The owners of a Japanese restaurant in LaSalle were fined $12,000 Tuesday for illegally importing fish and chicken to serve to their customers. Orient Restaurant owners Lijia Mu, 53, and his wife, Hong...
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