Windsor Star
Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:03:13 +0000Weight loss journey required physical and mental changes
Adam Castle knows people may be inspired by his 170-pound weight loss but his advice is simple for those aspiring to follow his footsteps – don’t. “Whoever you are, whoever’s reading this article, you’ve got all of the power that you need i...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:56:45 +0000Robot struts St. Clair students' fashion designs down runway
Organizing a fashion show with no make up, no hairstyling and even no models? No problem. More than a few challenges stood before Elaine Chatwood, the fashion design program coordinator for St. Clair College, in her efforts to hold a year-end fashion...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:54:47 +0000Jarvis: 'It was about a cake for about 25 seconds, then it was about people's lives'
Britt Leroux just wanted a birthday cake for her husband. Instead, she got a heaping helping of hate. Leroux called T. Bear’s Creamery in Forest Glade last Thursday to order an ice cream cake. She asked for a picture of Jimbo, a drag queen from...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:07:50 +0000Tuesday's COVID-19 stats for Windsor-Essex
Tuesday’s local COVID-19 statistics: Total cases: 16,742 New cases: 13 – 1 close contacts – 2 community acquired – 2 travel related – 8 still under investigation Active cases: 93 COVID deaths: 433 Hospitalized cases: 14 (three in ICU) R...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:00:55 +0000Gordie Howe bridge builders announce new round of community benefit funds
Four local recipients were announced Tuesday to be receiving community benefit funds from builders of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. An overall total of $50,000 was awarded by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and the project’s contractor...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:42:37 +0000Residential conversions for Canada Building, Knights of Columbus auditorium clear hurdles
Major projects to convert two historic downtown buildings into badly needed residential units — more than 100 apartments including loft-style residences with soaring ceilings — cleared major hurdles this week at a city committee meeting. The 12-s...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:34:17 +0000Personal watercraft theft leads to jail, restitution order
A local man who didn’t return a personal watercraft he was paid to store over the winter has been sentenced to jail — and he still has to re-pay the cost of the missing marine vessel. Superior Court Justice George King sentenced John Joseph T...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:33:08 +0000Nature Canada awards $1K grant to LaSalle youth
LaSalle’s Iman Berry has been named one of six recipients from across Canada to receive a $1,000 grant for youth leadership in nature work. Berry, a recipient of the 2021 Young Nature Leaders grant from Nature Canada’s Women for Nature initiative...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:30:30 +0000'Amazing' Sandwich Street renovation runs afoul of heritage rules
The unauthorized bricking up of a window that would otherwise have exposed tenants taking a bath in an upstairs apartment of a Sandwich Street heritage building was the subject of heated debate this week by the city’s heritage committee. The wi...
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:47:04 +0000Lakeshore councillors, farmers upset over Hydro One preferred route for new transmission line
Community opposition is mounting in Lakeshore to a plan by Hydro One to run a new high-power transmission line over the northern section of Comber but a spokesman for Hydro One says the route has been decided. Daniel Levitan, vice-president of stakeh...