Windsor Star
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:07:07 +0000Local bars, restaurants prepare for Super Bowl takeout rush
The pandemic has changed the way we’ve marked many special occasions over the last year but it can’t stop the annual rush for great food and a cold beverage on Super Bowl Sunday. The parties may be limited to those people we live with but there a...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:45:54 +0000COVID-19 claims seven more lives locally
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported an additional 25 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, and seven additional deaths. Of the seven people who died, six lived in long-term care or a retirement home and one lived in the community. They include t...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:15:16 +0000Local data shows continued drop in COVID-19 cases
Pandemic data for Windsor and Essex County continue to show a decline in COVID-19 case rates. After nearly two weeks of single-day case increases in the double-digits, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed said the sudden and dramatic drop in inf...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:14:45 +0000Banwell Gardens Care Centre loses 23 residents to COVID-19
A Windsor long-term care home hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave had its outbreak rescinded on Friday after 177 staff and residents contracted the disease and nearly two dozen died. During an outbreak that lasted 51 days, Banwell G...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:13:31 +0000Essex's annual Heritage Week being staged online
The Town of Essex’s annual Heritage Week celebrations are going virtual this year with a range of online activities, presentations and tours. Since 1985, Heritage Week has been celebrated in communities across the province. This year, celebrations ...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:12:05 +0000Mayor urges quick action on 'critically important' diversification strategy
Mayor Drew Dilkens expects the initial steps on a wide-ranging economic diversification plan for Windsor to launch quickly, with some money earmarked in the 2021 draft budget which goes to council in two weeks. “Absolutely, we don’t want ...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:11:27 +0000Global microchip shortage forces Windsor assembly lines to idle
Microchips and semi-conductors are among the smallest parts in a vehicle, but a global shortage of those items will silence the production lines next week at two large auto plants in the city — Stellantis Canada’s Windsor Assembly Plant and F...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:10:23 +0000Haus of Windsor digs into city's history for design inspiration
Some choose to tell a city’s story in books or photos, but designer Stephen Hargreaves has chosen to do it in the fashion, art and home decor available through his newly launched Haus of Windsor. The online store (www.redbubble.com/people/slthargre...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:11:34 +0000Reader letter: Hefty use of salt during winter months an environmental threat
Have you ever noticed Fido may be whimpering and dancing around when you bring him back from a winter’s walk, or had a vehicle that rusted away long before its time? Ever drive on the Ambassador Bridge before they replaced the crumpling, corroded g...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:05:19 +0000Guest Column: Politics, pandemic, pollution, panic, prejudice and possibility
By Elise Harding-Davis Nothing could have prepared the world for 2020! Literally every aspect of ours lives turned sideways. International governments undertakings have been plagued with confusing politics. Globally, fake news, polarized partisan mea...