Hundreds of cars form a barricade around the strike-bound Ford Motor Company plant on Riverside Drive on Nov. 6, 1945.
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From The Vault: Ford Blockade
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From The Vault: Ouellette and University
The First City Trust at Ouellette and University avenues is pictured on Sept. 13, 1983. The Armouries can be seen on the left and the old Palace theatre on the right.
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From The Vault: Tank Car
After a ducking in the Detroit River and heavy work by cranes and diving equipment, a railway tank car was brought from the water and yard operations were restored to normal. The tank car slipped off the car ferry in 1958. (FILES/The Windsor Star)
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Windsor Star Grand Opening Gala (Updated)
The new Windsor Star invitation-only, grand opening gala held Friday, May 10, 2-13 and held at the Star offices at 300 Ouellette Avenue.
Dave Hitchcock, left, of Hitchcock Chevrolet and Lou Clancy, vice president editorial Postmedia Network Inc. at The Windsor Star’s Grand Opening gala event Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
MPP Teresa Piruzza, left, Sandra Pupatello and Pam Brajak-Mady listen to Editor-in-Chief Marty Beneteau at The Windsor Star’s Grand Opening gala event Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Star Editors Jackie Smrke, left, and Ellen Van Wageningen during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Carrie Mady, left, Dan Corrent and Karlie Mady at The Windsor Star’s Grand Opening gala event Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Carrie Mady, left, Chuck Mady and MP Brian Masse enjoy an evening at The Windsor Star Grand Opening gala event Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Pam and David Mady during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Cheryl Tower and Robert Trup during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Beverly Becker and Craig Pearson during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Sophia and John Chisholm of Rose City Ford arrive via Lincoln limousine for The Windsor Star Grand Opening gala event at 300 Ouellette Avenue Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star) ORG XMIT: 00020
Fulvio and Vita Valentinis during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Josh Muldoon and Amanda Reid during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Doug Schillington during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Linda and Dave Hitchcock during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Fred Labute and Kelly Steele during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Wayne Parrish, Paul Godfrey and Lou Clancy during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Paul and Lucy Fanson during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Sandra Facchineri and Tina Asprakis during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Brian and Mary Lynn Parent during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Paul and Phyllis Charbonneau during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Marty Beneteau, editor-in-chief of The Windsor Star, speaks at the opening party of the newspaper’s new home at 300 Ouellette Ave. on May 10, 2013. (Nick Brancaccio / The Windsor Star)
Paul Godfrey, Sandra Pupatello and Marty Beneteau during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Dan Corrent and Carrie Mady during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Al Frederick and Brian Masse during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
en Charlebois and Helena Ventrella during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Sarah and Jeff Watson during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Louanne and Rob Whent during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
John Strasser and John Fairley during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Sarah and Jeff Watson during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Rob and Nancy Campana during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Debra Henderson and Alan Wildeman during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Phil and Janice Dorner during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Larry Horwitz and Jeff Watson during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Ari Freed and Duane Acorn during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Tammy Sleiman during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Sabrina and David Tronchin during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Gina and Mike Graston during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Nicole Black and Erin Fox during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Laval Ahpin and Lynda Monik during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Janis and Marty Komsa during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Andrew Tepperman during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Helga and Rolf Reidal during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Joseph Jr., Anthony, Doris and Joseph Sr. Abdallah during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star) (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
The Windsor Star Scene Team members Britney Lucier, left, and Andrea Gerrard, greeted guests at The Windsor Star Grand Opening gala event Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star) ORG XMIT: 00020
Paul Godfrey, Postmedia Network Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer arrives at The Windsor Star’s Grand Opening gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Doug Shillington, left, The Windsor Star Director of Manufacturing speaks with Lou Clancy, Postmedia Network Inc. Vice President Editorial, centre, and Paul Godfrey, Postmedia Network Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer as they arrive at The Windsor Star’s Grand Opening gala event Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Postmedia Inc. executives Lou Clancy, left, Paul Godfrey and Wayne Parrish arrive on the blue carpet at The Windsor Star’s Grand Opening gala event Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Sophia and John Chisholm during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Paul and Barbara Cotton during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
John and Julie Dodson during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Saad Khalaf and Nawal Mathkoor during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Jeff Galad and Pam Wagner during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Norma and John Coleman during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star
Karen Hall, left, Louise Verers, Jeff Galad, Pam Wagner, Micheline Makhlouf, Bev Becker, Julian Revin, Gisele Villalta, Mike Grondin and Lyndon Brown.
Nancy and Michael Beneteau during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Lyndon and Nancy Brown during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Ron and Malinda Hebert during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Malinda Hebert and Paula Rorai during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Rob and Nancy Van Nie during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Kathryn Dionisi, Andrea Gerrard, Jillian Deslippe, Rosanna Demarco and Britney Lucier during The Windsor Star opening night gala at 300 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 10, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
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Windsor In Pictures: May 10, 2013
Check out this gallery of pictures taken yesterday by Windsor Star photographers.
Bob Hogarth throws back a Muskellunge while fishing along the Detroit River in Windsor on Friday, May 10, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters pack up their gear after a call in Windsor on Friday, May 10, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters pack up their gear after a call in Windsor on Friday, May 10, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters pack up their gear after a call in Windsor on Friday, May 10, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A local car dealership was fined $12,500 for using an unlicensed salesperson, but dodged more serious charges in court Friday, May 10, 2013. Clarke Chevrolet Buick GMC and two senior managers × Jim Clarke and Jesse Howell had been charged under the Consumer Protection Act with making an unconscionable representation to a customer in 2011 and engaging in an unfair business practice. Clarke (R) is shown here after the court appearance with his lawyer Greg Goulin. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Jeff Robinson and Bret Robinson (right) loads old chairs at Hetherington Public School during a spring cleaning drive at the public schools in Windsor on Friday, May 10, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Doug Robinson carts away old chairs at Hetherington Public School during a spring cleaning drive at the public schools in Windsor on Friday, May 10, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A local car dealership was fined $12,500 for using an unlicensed salesperson in court Friday, May 10, 2013. Clarke Chevrolet Buick GMC and two senior managers × Jim Clarke and Jesse Howell had been charged under the Consumer Protection Act. Clarke is shown here after the court appearance. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Maestro John Morris Russell is back with WSO for shows Saturday night and Sunday matinee at the Capitol Theatre. Here Russell rehearses with the WSO. (NICK BRANCACCIO / The Windsor Star)
- Jeff Robinson hauls away old chairs at Hetherington Public School during a spring cleaning drive at the public schools in Windsor on Friday, May 10, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
-Harrow District high school Grade 12 students Leighton Woolocombe, 17, left, and Cayla Wood, 18, prepare Friday, May 10 for the 2nd Annual Harrow Iron Hawk Duathalon, in support of W.E. Care for Kids and the Harrow Soaring Hawk Fund, to be held May 11 at the Harrow Soccer Complex. Julie Kotsis/The Windsor Star)
LCBO customer Don MacDonald visited the store on University Avenue West at Church Street Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
New Neighbours Club of Windsor-Essex members include Jon Hitchcock, left, Shirley Hitchcock, Phill Young, Fran Young and Bob Russell. (JASON KRYK / The Windsor Star)
Notre Dame students celebrate with song and dance including holding placards with names of 84 cities from around the world, each city sending teams of athletes to participate in the 2013 International Children’s Games Windsor-Essex, Friday May 10, 2013. Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza announces a $250,000 grant for the 2013 International Children’s Games Windsor-Essex while visiting Notre Dame Elementary School Friday May 10, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Notre Dame students hold placards with names of 84 cities from around the world, each city will be sending teams of athletes to participate in the 2013 International Children’s Games Windsor-Essex, Friday May 10, 2013. Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza announced a $250,000 grant for the 2013 International Children’s Games Windsor-Essex while visiting Notre Dame Elementary School Friday May 10, 2013. Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis and Warden Tom Bain also addressed the crowd of students, teachers, parents and friends. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Notre Dame pupils hold placards on Friday with names of 84 cities from around the world, which will be sending athletes to the 2013 International Children’s Games. (NICK BRANCACCIO / The Windsor Star)
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Photos: Star Open House
Check out this gallery of the Windsor Star’s Open House where members of the public came into visit the Starway Plant and the new office at 300 Ouellette Ave. on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
People line up for tours of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
People take a tour of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
People take a tour of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Production manager John Bradley, gives a tour of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Stone Haines, 14, looks through a magnification eyepiece to get a better look at the colour of the newspaper during a tour of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Cameron Dueck, 10, gets a look at a plate used in printing while on a tour of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A group tour gets a glimpse into the workings of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
People take a tour of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
People line up for tours of the Windsor Star’s Starway Plant as part of the Windsor Star’s Open House event, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Cartoonist Mike Graston signs copies of his cartoon during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Web editor Don McArthur talks about his job during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Web editor Don McArthur talks about his job during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Veteran Stan Scislowski chats with Karen Hall during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Friday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Veteran Stan Scislowski chats with Gord Henderson during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Friday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Karen Hall talks with visitors during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Friday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A tour guide leads visitors during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Friday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
People wait for a tour during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Web editor Don McArthur talks about his job during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Star photographer Dan Janisse takes a group photo during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Friday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Bill Thoman is photographed next to the Palace Theatre sign he worked on as a young man during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A tour guide leads visitors during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A tour guide leads visitors during an open house at the new Windsor Star building in Windsor on Saturday, May 11, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
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From The Vault: Downtown Windsor
The intersection of Ouellette Avenue and University Avenue looking south on March 23, 1953. The old Palace Theatre can be seen in the center of the image.
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Windsor In Pictures: May 14, 2013
Take a look at this gallery of photos taken yesterday by Windsor Star photographers.
Local veterans Roger Deguire, left, and David Parent, place their poppies on the casket of Allen Goodbrand at Heavenly Rest Cemetery, May 14, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Local veterans including Ron Holden in a vintage Chipmunk who performed a “fly past” during burial of Allen Goodbrand at Heavenly Rest Cemetery, May 14, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Local veterans of many conflicts place poppies on the casket of Allen Goodbrand at Heavenly Rest Cemetary, May 14, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Steve Brewster of Tecumseh Window Cleaning had a warm and breezy day to tackle a big job at Scotiabank on Park Street East and Ouellette Avenue May 14, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Jaiden Mulder of Amherst District Secondary School wins her heat in midget girls 300 metre hurdles at Alumni Field May 14, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Dr. Winston Ramsewak, a radiologist and Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program Breast Imaging Lead, said local hospitals never used the digital computed radiography technology which a recent study says is less effective at detecting breast cancer. He is shown here at Windsor Regional Hospital’s Met campus with digital direct radiography mammogram images which are compared to a digital photograph. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Rob Burgener, 60, of Wheatley, Ont., shown here Tuesday, May 14, 2013, had been playing recreational hockey up to three times a week for the better part of 40 years. (JULIE KOTSIS/The Windsor Star)
Karen Coaton, manager of Walkerville Manor in Windsor Ont., is pictured at the facility Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Several residents of the home are being moved to different locations. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Steve Brewster of Tecumseh Window Cleaning had a warm and breezy day to tackle a big job at Scotiabank on Park Street East and Ouellette Avenue May 14, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor police investigate along the shore of the Detroit River after a body was found in East Windsor on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Star historical murals on the downtown Pitt Street building, the former home of The Star. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor police investigate along the shore of the Detroit River after a body was found in East Windsor on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Rotary Club president Chris Woodrow, left, and Councillor Percy Hatfield watch as firefighter Lindsay Tod installs a smoke detector in a home in Windsor on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Volunteers will go door-to-door installing smoke detectors under a new program. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Donna D’Amore, left, with the City of Windsor community development and health services department, and a man, right, who would not reveal his identity of affiliation, help move a resident out of Walkerville Manor in Windsor Ont., Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Several residents of the home are being moved to different locations. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Jim Lynn, president and CEO of United Communities Credit Union, is photographed in the Essex branch on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The credit union is celebrating 70 years. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Star historical murals on the downtown Pitt Street building, the former home of The Star. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Rotary Club president Chris Woodrow, left, and Councillor Percy Hatfield watch as firefighter Lindsay Tod installs a smoke detector in a home in Windsor on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Volunteers will go door-to-door installing smoke detectors under a new program. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A resident of Walkerville Manor in Windsor, Ont. moves his belongings out of the facility Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Several residents of the home are being moved to different locations. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Steve Brewster of Tecumseh Window Cleaning had a warm and breezy day to tackle a big job at Scotiabank on Park Street East and Ouellette Avenue May 14, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Rob Burgener, 60, of Wheatley, Ont., shown here Tuesday, May 14, 2013, had been playing recreational hockey up to three times a week for the better part of 40 years. (JULIE KOTSIS/The Windsor Star)
Windsor police investigate along the shore of the Detroit River after a body was found in East Windsor on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Karen Coaton, right, manager of Walkerville Manor in Windsor, Ont. is pictured at the facility Tuesday, May 14, 2013 with one of the clients. Several residents of the home are being moved to different locations. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Rose Marie Roach demonstrates an outdoor table setting at her home in Leamington. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE / The Windsor Star)
Windsor Star historical murals on the downtown Pitt Street building, the former home of The Star. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Donna D’Amore, with the City of Windsor community development and health services department, carries a box out of Walkerville Manor in Windsor, Ont., Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Several residents of the home are being moved to different locations. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Rose Marie Roach prepares a salmon dish at her home in Leamington. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE / The Windsor Star)
A room at Walkerville Manor in Windsor, Ont. is pictured Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Several residents of the home are being moved to different locations. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Rose Marie Roach prepares a salmon dish at her home in Leamington. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE / The Windsor Star)
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Windsor In Pictures: May 15, 2013
The Windsor Star photographers were on the scene yesterday. Check out this gallery.
Windsor’s Nathan Hodgins, left, chases Point Edward’s Blair McFarlane at Forest Glade Arena Wednesday. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Ontario Police College graduates Anthony Gebrael, left, Jay Lemire, Ken Meloche, Andrew Kurek and Kandice Bagley, right, were sworn as during a formal badge ceremony at Windsor Police Service Training Facility Wednesday. Senior officers, dignitaries, and families witessed the Oath of Office at Tilston Armouries. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Sandwich’s Emily Loebach competes in the pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She won with a vault of 3.5 metres. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis thanks BASF Canada Site Director Guido Broche and plant workers on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, following a donation of $12,000 to the City’s Green Games initiative for the 2013 International Children’s Games to be held in Windsor Aug. 14-19. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Andrew Garant, right, battles with Point Edwards’ Matt Vince during junior B lacrosse action at Forest Glade Arena Wednesday. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Dave Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paper Workers Union of Canada, speaks at the annual CAW Local 444 retirees luncheon Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Golfer Jeff Crowe hits a tee shot during a qualifying game at Essex Golf and Country Club on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Andrew Garant, right, battles with Point Edwards’ Matt Vince during junior B lacrosse action at Forest Glade Arena Wednesday. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Kaitlyn Prettli competes in the pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Toronto’s Justin Fluit hits a tee shot during the Ontario men’s Mid Amateur qualifier at Essex Golf and Country Club Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Fluit led the field with an even-par 71. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Hunter Bushnell, left, battles with Point Edwards’ Connor Smith during junior B lacrosse action at Forest Glade Arena. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Fire Chief Bruce Montone (R) and Deputy Chief Brian McLaughlin look over the department’s mobile command centre. Windsor firefighters say it’s time to replace the obsolete vehicle. Photographed May 15, 2013. (Nick Brancaccio / The Windsor Star)
Kingsville’s Liv Kuhlmann competes in the shot put during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor firefighters and Essex-Windsor EMS paramedics attended the scene of a single-vehicle collision where a Pontiac Grand Am lost control and crashed into an utility pole in the 11800 block of Little River Road in Windsor, Ont., May 15, 2013. The driver of the car was placed on a backboard and taken to hospital. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Hunter Bushnell, left, battles with Point Edwards’ Connor Smith during junior B lacrosse action at Forest Glade Arena. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Sandwich’s Emily Loebach competes in the pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She won with a vault of 3.5 metres. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, right, with BASF Canada Site Director Guido Broche and plant workers following a donation of $12,000 on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, to the City’s Green Games initiative for the 2013 International Children’s Games to be held in Windsor Aug. 14-19. The funds will support environmentally friendly hydration stations. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Gianni Martinello, right, and Jarred Riley celebrate at goal against the Point Edwards Pacers during junior B lacrosse action at Forest Glade Arena Wednesday. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Dave Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paper Workers Union of Canada, speaks at the annual CAW Local 444 retirees luncheon Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Catholic Central’s Jesse Miller competes in the shot put during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Jeff Crowe chips on to the green during a the Mid-Amateur qualifier at Essex Golf and Country Club Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Crowe finished tied for third. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Deputy fire chief Brian McLaughlin shows the inside of Windsor Fire & Rescue’s mobile command centre – a converted bus that dates back to the early 1980s. Photographed May 15, 2013. (Nick Brancaccio / The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Nathan Hodgins, left, chases Point Edward’s Blair McFarlane at Forest Glade Arena Wednesday. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Sandwich’s Emily Loebach competes in the pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She won with a vault of 3.5 metres. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor firefighters and Essex-Windsor EMS paramedics attended the scene of a single-vehicle collision where a Pontiac Grand Am lost control and crashed into an utility pole in the 11800 block of Little River Road in Windsor, Ont., May 15, 2013. The driver of the car was placed on a backboard and taken to hospital. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Aisha Moore, centre, leads the pack out of the first turn in the 200-metre sprint during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Clippers Gianni Martinello celebratea a goal against the Point Edwards Pacers during Lacrosse action at Forest Glade Arena on May 15, 2013 in Windsor, Ontario. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, second from left, and BASF Canada Site Director Guido Broche, left, and Teresa Czerwinski, centre, watch as BASF plant worker Brian Charron fills a re-usable water bottle from a Hydration Station following a donation of $12,000 on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, to the City’s Green Games initiative for the 2013 International Children’s Games to be held in Windsor Aug. 14-19. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Sandwich’s Emily Loebach competes in the pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She won with a vault of 3.5 metres. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A capacity crowd attended the CAW Local 444 retirees luncheon Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
A CBSA sniffer dog checks out a vehicle in the secondary inspection area at the Ambassador Bridge in this July 2011 file photo. (Dan Janisse / The Windsor Star)
Brett Banwell wins his 200 metre heat during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor firefighters and Essex-Windsor EMS paramedics attended the scene of a single-vehicle collision where a Pontiac Grand Am lost control and crashed into an utility pole in the 11800 block of Little River Road in Windsor, Ont., May 15, 2013. The driver of the car was placed on a backboard and taken to hospital. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Ron Donaldson is shown in the Edward Tranby Park, Wedneday, May 15, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. He does maintenance there and has been complaining for years now about a pile of debris in the park. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Dino Chiodo, president of CAW Local 444, speaks at the annual retirees luncheon Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor firefighters and Essex-Windsor EMS paramedics attended the scene of a single-vehicle collision where a Pontiac Grand Am lost control and crashed into an utility pole in the 11800 block of Little River Road in Windsor, Ont., May 15, 2013. The driver of the car was placed on a backboard and taken to hospital. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Ron Donaldson is shown in the Edward Tranby Park, Wedneday, May 15, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. He does maintenance there and has been complaining for years now about a pile of debris in the park. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Ron Donaldson is shown in the Edward Tranby Park, Wedneday, May 15, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. He does maintenance there and has been complaining for years now about a pile of debris in the park. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Golfer Jeff Crowe putts during a qualifying game at Essex Golf and Country Club on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Ken Brown, who is turning 95, is all smiles before his performance with the NIL-A-NOVA Dance Band. The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Tom Denonville poses May 15, 2013, at the Kiwanis Park in Windsor, Ont. Denonville regularly does maintenance work in the park because he feels the city does not do enough. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Police Sgt. Matt D’Asti cautiously peddles his bike in East Windsor Wednesday May 15, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Valente Gazo, is president of the Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors and sales representative for Valente Realty, Gazo is standing in front of new town homes for sale in the 1500 block of Aspen Shore in Windsor. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
The W.F. Herman high school band performed with The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band at Herman on May 13, 2013, during the fifth annual ‘Pay it Forward’ Community Concert. NIL-A-NOVA dance band also joined in the performance to raise funds for the Silver Ambassador’s Community Music Program. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
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Windsor In Pictures: May 16, 2013
Check out this gallery of pictures taken yesterday by award-winning Windsor Star photographers.
Barbara Whatley Desjardins, left, Debra Henderson of Windsor International Film Festival, Tracey Atin of Korda Productions and Lenore Langs of Bookfest Windsor all received funding from artsVest, a matching incentive program of Business for the Arts during a ceremony at Mackenzie Hall Thursday May 16, 2013. In addition, City of Windsor announced a pilot project of $87,200 to the arts community, part of the city’s cultural master plan. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star
Percy Hatfield, left, celebrates with his wife Gale Simko-Hatfield, and his granddaughter Paisley after he won the nomination to be NDP candidate for the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh at the Serbian Centre in Windsor, Ontario on May 16, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Grade 3 and 4 students from St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary School get a close look at aquatic life while taking part in a nature exercise at Hillman Marsh in Leamington, Ontario on May 16, 2013. Students from the Windsor Catholic elementary school made it’s yearly visit to the Essex Region Conservation Authority’s Hillman Marsh. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Dominic Domas competes in the long jump during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Patrons arrive at the LCBO store in downtown Windsor. Most said they were unfazed by potential strike action. (Emma Loop/The Windsor Star)
Daniel Victor, of the Neverending White Lights, attended the media conference at the Windsor Star News Cafe on Thursday. (DAN JANISSE / The Windsor Star)
Beth Noakes and Gerry Orum, organizers of the International Dragon Boats for the Cure, are pictured Thursday at a media conference at the Windsor Star News Cafe. They were promoting the Lakeview Eats ‘N Beats Festival which is part of the dragon boat event. (DAN JANISSE / The Windsor Star)
Percy Hatfield at the NDP nomination meeting Thurs. May 16, 2013. (Jason Kryk/The Windsor Star via Twitter)
Daniel Victor of the Neverending White Lights, attended a media conference at the Windsor Star News Cafe, Thursday, May 16, 2013, for the Lakeview Eats n Beats Festival. His group will perform at the event. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Runners race around the corner during the 200-metre event at the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 16, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
MaryAnn Perry comforts her five-year-old dog Wrigley at her Harrow Centre home on May 16, 2013. Perry and her neighbour fought off a large dog that burst into Perry’s home after it broke through the screen door. Wrigley was injured the attack. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Herman’s Devan Primeau competes in senior boys pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 16, 2013. Primeau won with a vault of four metres. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
5 year-old Shepard-Laborador dog named Wrigley, owned by MaryAnn Perry on May 16, 2013. MaryAnn Perry and her neighbour fought off a large dog that burst into Perry’s home after the dog broke through her screen door. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Runners charge off the line at the start of the 200-metre event during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor on Thursday, May 16, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Belle River’s Lilly Sabutch competes in the javelin during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 16, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Laurie Komon speaks to the media after she lost the nomination to be NDP candidate for the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh at the Serbian Centre in Windsor, Ontario on May 16, 2013. Percy Hatfield won. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Samantha Brosseau lays on the track after being injured in the 200-metre race during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 16, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Percy Hatfield speaks to the media after he won the nomination to be NDP candidate for the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh at the Serbian Centre in Windsor, Ontario on May 16, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Herman’s Devan Primeau competes in senior boys pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 16, 2013. Primeau won with a vault of four metres. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Madeline McCloskey, from left, Alessia Mussio and Victoria Cotton charge off the line during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 16, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Percy Hatfield, left, celebrates with his wife Gale Simko-Hatfield, and his granddaughter Paisley after he won the nomination to be NDP candidate for the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh at the Serbian Centre in Windsor, Ontario on May 16, 2013. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Herman’s Devan Primeau competes in senior boys pole vault during the WECSSAA track and field championships at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 16, 2013. Primeau won with a vault of four metres. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
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From The Vault: Victoria Day Fireworks
The fireworks display at Greenacres Park in St. Clair Beach capped off a day of pre-Victoria Day festivities on Sunday May 17, 1981. The party began at 2 p.m. with picnics, games for the whole family and a visit by the Knight of Columbus clown troupe. Then shortly after sunset the crowd of over 3,000 watched a 40-minute fireworks display.
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: May 18-20, 2013
Windsor Star reporters and photographers covered the city and county this holiday weekend. Check out the gallery.
Hundreds of people fish for silver bass along the Detroit River at Centennial Park, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Silver bass are currently spawning in the Detroit River and migrating to Lake St. Clair. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Hundreds of people fish for silver bass along the Detroit River at Centennial Park, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Silver bass are currently spawning in the Detroit River and migrating to Lake St. Clair. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Hundreds of people fish for silver bass along the Detroit River at Centennial Park, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Silver bass are currently spawning in the Detroit River and migrating to Lake St. Clair. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Alex Dinos, from Toronto, catches a silver bass while fishing along the Detroit River at Centennial Park, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Silver bass are currently spawning in the Detroit River and migrating to Lake St. Clair. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Hundreds of people fish for silver bass along the Detroit River at Centennial Park, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Silver bass are currently spawning in the Detroit River and migrating to Lake St. Clair. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Alex Dinos, from Toronto, uses a minnow to catch silver bass while fishing along the Detroit River at Centennial Park, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Silver bass are currently spawning in the Detroit River and migrating to Lake St. Clair. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Alex Dinos, from Toronto, unhooks the silver bass he just caught while fishing along the Detroit River at Centennial Park, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Silver bass are currently spawning in the Detroit River and migrating to Lake St. Clair. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Detroit City FC battles AFC Cleveland in their home opener at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. Detroit defeated Cleveland 2-1. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A young fan holds up his ‘City Til I Die’ towel in support of Detroit City FC as they host AFC Cleveland in their home opener at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. Detroit won 2-1. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Detroit City FC’s Knox Cameron, left, battles AFC Cleveland’s Carter Poe during the Detroit City FC home opener against the visiting AFC Cleveland at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. Detroit defeated Cleveland 2-1. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Fans show their support for Detroit City FC as they host AFC Cleveland in their home opener at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. Detroit defeated Cleveland 2-1. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Detroit City FC’s Cyrus Saydee, left, is beaten to the ball by AFC Cleveland’s Shane Powell during the Detroit City FC home opener against the visiting AFC Cleveland at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. Detroit won 2-1. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A man competes in a burrito and penalty kick halftime contest during the home opener between Detroit City FC and visiting AFC Cleveland at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. Detroit defeated Cleveland 2-1. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Rolled up cut-off jeans are fired into the crowd during halftime between Detroit City FC and visiting AFC Cleveland in their home opener at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A man fires rolled up cut-off jeans into the crowd during halftime between Detroit City FC and visiting AFC Cleveland in their home opener at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Fans march into the stands while showing their support for Detroit City FC as they host AFC Cleveland in their home opener at Cass Technological High School in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 17, 2013. Detroit won 2-1. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Tears were shed as friends and family gathered at the former Drouillard Park for a renaming ceremony in memory of Garry Dugal, a Ford City community organizer who died last summer. Hundreds attended the park renaming event held on Satruday, May 18, 2013. (REBECCA WRIGHT/ The Windsor Star)
Hundreds attend a park renaming ceremony held at the former Drouillard Park on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The park was renamed Garry Dugal Park in memory of Dugal, a Ford City community organizer who died last summer. (REBECCA WRIGHT/ The Windsor Star)
Local Sikhs join a parade to celebrate Khalsa Day at the Riverfront Festival Plaza in downtown Windsor, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A woman prays before receiving a blessing in the form of a sweet food at the Khalsa Day celebration at the Riverfront Festival Plaza in downtown Windsor, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Taj Dhaliwal wears his ‘Proud to be Sikh’ vest during Khalsa Day celebrations at the Riverfront Festival Plaza in downtown Windsor, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Local Sikhs join a parade celebrating Khalsa Day on Riverside Drive East in downtown Windsor, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Local Sikhs celebrate Khalsa Day at the Riverfront Festival Plaza in downtown Windsor, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Local Sikhs celebrate Khalsa Day at the Riverfront Festival Plaza in downtown Windsor, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Casey Boutette fields a ball hit to second base during under-18 action between the Selects and the Southern Ontario Blue Jays at Mic Mac Park Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Southern Ontario’s Jordan Radevski slides safely back to first base during under-18 action between the Windsor Selects and the Southern Ontario Blue Jays at Mic Mac Park, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Southern Ontario’s Jordan Radevski, right, gets the force out on Windsor’s Mark Sinclair at second base during under-18 action between the Windsor Selects and the Southern Ontario Blue Jays at Mic Mac Park Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s Casey Boutette, right, catches a late throw as Southern Ontario’s Canice Ejoh slides safely into second for a stolen base during under-18 action between the Windsor Selects and the Southern Ontario Blue Jays at Mic Mac Park Sunday, May 19, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A young boy plays underneath a parachute at the City of Windsor’s 121st birthday party at the Riverfront Festival Plaza, Monday, May 20, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Mayor Eddie Francis carries his daugther, Sienna Francis, on his shoulders as they participate in the 7th annual Mayor’s Walk along Windsor’s waterfront, Monday, May 20, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Thousands of Windsorites turned out to celebrate the city’s 121st birthday at the Riverfront Festival Plaza, Monday, May 20, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Windsor’s 121st birthday cake is pictured at the Riverfront Festival Plaza, Monday, May 20, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Mayor Eddie Francis speaks to the crowd attending the City of Windsor’s 121st birthday party at the Riverfront Festival Plaza, Monday, May 20, 2013. Standing behind Francis are children athletes who will be competing in the International Children’s Games in August. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Windsorites walk along Windsor’s waterfront for the 7th annual Mayor’s Walk, Monday, May 20, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Arlind Avdo, 6, paints on a wall congratulating the City of Windsor on its 121st birthday at the Riverfront Festival Plaza, Monday, May 20, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Nathan Deschamps, 4, receives a cupcake from the Windsor Ambassadors who were handing out free cupcakes to those attending the City of Windsor’s 121st birthday party at the Riverfront Festival Plaza, Monday, May 20, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
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From The Vault: Windsor tornado
The Windsor, Ont. tornado of June 17, 1946 is shown in this file photo.
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Windsor In Pictures: May 21, 2013
The Star’s award-winning photographers were on the scene yesterday. Take a look at the gallery.
Fishermen try their luck as a woman runs past along the riverfront on a beautiful day in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Demolition crews continue to tear down the former Grace Hospital in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A vehicle slammed through a fence and into a building at Campeau’s Nursery and Ceramics on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (TwitPic: Jason Kryk/The Windsor Star)
Shoppers at Campeau Garden Centre were lucky to escape serious injury Tuesday afternoon, May 21, 2013, when a bright yellow Mini Cooper slammed through a fence on Tecumseh Road East and barrelled by a line at the register before coming to rest inside a building filled with ceramics.(JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Shoppers at Campeau Garden Centre were lucky to escape serious injury Tuesday afternoon, May 21, 2013, when a bright yellow Mini Cooper slammed through a fence on Tecumseh Road East and barrelled by a line at the register before coming to rest inside a building filled with ceramics.(JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis and Windsor Fire Services Chief Fire Prevention Officer Lee Tome leave Emergency Command Centre and head toward a press conference at Main Branch of Windsor Public Library Tuesday May 21, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Holy Names’ Kristen Melo, left, battles St. Anne’s Guilia Barile in high school soccer playoff action at McHugh Park. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Alyssa Szwed is photographed at the Windsor Youth Centre in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Merle Duchesne, a registered physiotherapist works with Terry Moir, a resident at the Royal Marquis Retirement Residence in Windsor, Ont. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, centre, Windsor Fire Services Deputy Chief Operations Steve Laforet, left, and Windsor Fire Services Chief Fire Prevention Officer Lee Tome advise the public during a press conference at Main Branch of Windsor Public Library Tuesday May 21, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Jessica Bryan at the Windsor Youth Centre in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Belle River’s Michelle Hunter, left, battles Villanova’s Shelby Branton in girls high school soccer playoff action at McHugh Park Tuesday. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Kristen Melo, left, of Holy Names battles St. Anne’s Guilia Barile in the WECSSAA girls AAAA soccer final action at McHugh Park Tuesday May 21, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Villanova’s Shelby Branton, left, battles Belle River’s Bella Habuda during the WECSSAA girls AAA school final at McHugh Park Tuesday May 21, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Belle River’s Michelle Hunter, left, bumps the ball away from Villanova keeper Alessandra Ceccacci during the AAA soccer final at McHugh Park Tuesday May 21, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Belle River’s Bella Habuda, left, cuts back against Villanova’s Shelby Branton to set up a goal in the WECSSAA girls AAA soccer final at McHugh Park Tuesday May 21, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor Fire and Rescue Chief Fire Prevention Officer Lee Tome attends a press conference dealing with a large fire on Sprucewood Road. The press conference was held at Main Branch of Windsor Public Library Tuesday May 21, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Demolition crews continue to tear down the former Grace Hospital in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Thick, black smoke billows up from a fire in the 700 block of Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor. (TwitPic: Tyler Brownbridge/The Windsor Star)
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Reader Photos: Sprucewood Fire
Windsor fire crews responded to a massive fire at a plastics recycling facility around 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Windsor Star readers captured some dramatic images.
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Meaghan Lago/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Meaghan Lago/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Meaghan Lago/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Meaghan Lago/Special To The Star)
A fire rages at a recycling facility in the 700 block of Sprucewood Road in Windsor on May 21, 2013. (Sue Marie/Special to The Star)
A fire rages at a recycling facility in the 700 block of Sprucewood Road in Windsor on May 21, 2013. (Reader photo/Special to The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May 21, 2013. (Jeff Reaume/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May 21, 2013. (Jeff Reaume/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May 21, 2013. (Jon Stevanka/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May 21, 2013. (Brandon Kwiatkowski/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May 21, 2013. (Gregory Edwards/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Scott Kraus/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Karlee Parent/Special To The Star)
Seen from Detroit, smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (JT/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (@jordynnxo_/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (@jordynnxo_/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Rob Jerico/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (David Ellis/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Chris L./Special To The Star)
Seen from Pelee Island, smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Shaun Mazzocca/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (John Toledo/Special To The Star)
Debris from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Santino Pirrone/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Shawna Wiznuk/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Kevin Milne/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Megan Mellor/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Shaun Mazzocca/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Brandon Linton/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (Brendan Laliberte/Special To The Star)
Smoke rises from an industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue May, 21, 2013. (David Laitinen/Special To The Star)
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Photos: Massive Fire On Sprucewood
Windsor Star photographers were on the scene as Windsor firefighters, police, emergency services and utility vehicles tackled a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
Windsor police officers wear gas masks while guarding the scene of a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
A Windsor firefighter stretches a line across Ojibway Parkway near the scene of a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. ( JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Windsor police officers wear gas masks while guarding the scene of a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. ( JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Skye Hopkins, 5, watches as Windsor firefighters battle a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Scene of a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Scene of a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
People watch from across a field a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
People watch from across the highway a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
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Windsor In Pictures: May 22, 2013
The Star’s award-winning photographers covered Windsor and Essex County yesterday. Check out the photos.
Media City Film Festival program director Oona Mosna, right, walks with longtime filmmaker Michael Snow, 84, during a funding announcement by Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza at Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre Wednesday May 22, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Consul General Roy Norton is photographed at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Norton was taking part in a border conference. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The Windsor police arson investigation unit attends 730 Sprucewood Ave. on May 22, 2013. (Dalson Chen / The Windsor Star)
Star reporter Kelly Steele is all smiles before she buckles into the Camaro pace car. (DAX MELMER / The Windsor Star)
Premier Kathleen Wynne, centre, and Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza, right, receive a tour on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, of Windsor Business Accelorator by Managing Director Arthur Barbit, left, during an announcement for an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $100,000 toward the WE Explore Project which helps young business leaders make the connection to the workplace. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Ken Lewenza speaks after a plaque with his name was unveiled at the Tayfour Campus of Windsor Regional Hospital in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The lobby of the hospital will now be known as the Ken Lewenza Lobby. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Bill Arvanitis, left, president, Arvan Rehab Group, is shown with Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the former Million Dollar Saloon in downtown Windsor, Ont. The building is being renovated and will soon open as a medical clinic. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Police tape at the fire scene at 730 Sprucewood Ave. Photographed May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne meets a client at the City of Windsor’s Employment and Training Services office Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Leamington Lions goaltender Cody Kroeker makes a save during action against the Brennan Cardinals in the high school boys semi-final soccer game at Brennan on May 22, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Windsor fire prevention officers and OFM investigators at the fire scene on May 22, 2013. (The Windsor Star)
With his hand on the gear shift, professional race car driver Townsend Bell gives Windsor Star reporter Kelly Steele, right, a drive around the track of Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. The car reached speeds of 120 m.p.h. (DAX MELMER / The Windsor Star)
Dylan Cullis, left, of the Windsor Express basketball team, meets Premier Kathleen Wynne, centre, and Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza, right, during a tour Wednesday, May 22, 2013, of the Windsor Accelorator. Wynne and Piruzza later announced an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $100,000 toward the WE Explore Project. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Dino Chiodo, left, and Ted Farron unveil a plaque with Ken Lewenza’s name at the Tayfour Campus of Windsor Regional Hospital in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The lobby of the hospital will now be known as the Ken Lewenza Lobby. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
In this file photo, the exterior of the Million Dollar Saloon is shown when it was up for sale. The adult entertainment establishment had been a downtown landmark for many years. ( Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
(NICK BRANCACCIO / The Windsor Star)
The remains of Sprucewood Industries. Photographed May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne chats with Dan Clark, a client at the City of Windsor’s Employment and Training Services office Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters dressed in hazardous materials suits check a man in the 200 block of McEwan Avenue in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The man claimed he drank a radioactive liquid. Firefighters check the man and were able to determine he had not. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters examine the remains of Sprucewood Industries in Windsor, Ont. on May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
The Leamington Lions celebrate the winning goal over the Brennan Cardinals during the WECSSAA boys AA soccer semifinal at Brennan May 22, 2013. Noah Santos scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Media City Film Festival program directors Jeremy Rigsby, left, and Oona Mosna, right, chat and walk with longtime filmmaker Michael Snow, 84, during a funding announcement by Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza at Capitol Theatre, Wednesday May 22, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix runs May 31 to June 2.
Premier Kathleen Wynne, left, and Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza speak on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, with Nour Hachem following the announcement of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $100,000 toward the WE Explore Project which helps young business leaders make the connection to the workplace. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Ken Lewenza speaks after a plaque with his name was unveiled at the Tayfour Campus of Windsor Regional Hospital in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The lobby of the hospital will now be known as the Ken Lewenza Lobby. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Bill Arvanitis, centre, president, Arvan Rehab Group, is shown with Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the former Million Dollar Saloon in downtown Windsor, Ont. The building has been renovated and will soon open as a medical clinic. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Ashley Steele models felted silk kimono created by Ruth Germain at Sho Gallery on Wednesday. Germain and Phil McLeod of Sho Gallery are hosting Sho Art Spirit and Performance a three-day collaborative show this Friday through Sunday. (NICK BRANCACCIO / The Windsor Star)
The remains of Sprucewood Industries. Photographed May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynnej, right, is greeted by MPP Teresa Piruzza, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the 400 building at city hall in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters remove their hazardous materials suits after checking a man in the 200 Block of McEwan Avenue in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The man claimed he drank a radioactive liquid. Firefighters check the man and were able to determine he had not. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The remains of Sprucewood Industries. Photographed May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
The Leamington Lions celebrate the winning goal over the Brennan Cardinals during the WECSSAA boys AA soccer semifinal at Brennan May 22, 2013. Noah Santos scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
One of the official pace cars makes its way around the Belle Isle track. (DAX MELMER / The Windsor Star)
The remains of Sprucewood Industries. Photographed May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
Premier Kathleen Wynne answers questions on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from local members of the Designated Physiotherapy Clinics Association outside Windsor Accelerator. Wynne joined Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza during an announcement of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $100,000 toward the WE Explore Project. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Bill Arvanitis, left, president, Arvan Rehab Group, is shown with Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the former Million Dollar Saloon in downtown Windsor, Ont. The building is being renovated and will soon open as a medical clinic. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Premier Kathleen Wynne, centre, poses with Sarah Davidson, left, and Yvonne Pilon, co-chairs of Youth Retention and Attraction Task Force, during the announcement on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $100,000 toward the WE Explore Project which supports young business leaders in engaging the community. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
A view of the charred mess at 730 Sprucewood Ave. on May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, right, walks with MPP Teresa Piruzza and Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the 400 building at city hall in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters dressed in hazardous materials suits check a man in the 200 block of McEwan Avenue in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The man claimed he drank a radioactive liquid. Firefighters check the man and were able to determine he had not. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A firefighter gathers hose at the aftermath of the fire scene at 730 Sprucewood Ave. Photographed May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
(NICK BRANCACCIO / The Windsor Star)
Ken Lewenza thanks staff after a plaque with his name was unveiled at the Tayfour Campus of Windsor Regional Hospital in Windsor on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The lobby of the hospital will now be known as the Ken Lewenza Lobby. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The remains of Sprucewood Industries. Photographed May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks to media Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the 400 building at city hall in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The Leamington Lions celebrate the winning goal over the Brennan Cardinals during the WECSSAA boys AA soccer semifinal at Brennan May 22, 2013. Noah Santos scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Premier Kathleen Wynne announces on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $100,000 toward the WE Explore Project for the Windsor and Essex County region. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters sift through the remains of the plastics recycling warehouse at 730 Sprucewood Ave. on May 22, 2013. (Tyler Brownbridge / The Windsor Star)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks to media Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the 400 building at city hall in Windsor, Ont. as mayor Eddie Francis looks on. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
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Windsor In Pictures: May 23, 2013
Take a look at this gallery of pictures taken yesterday by award-winning Windsor Star photographers.
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Sara Cecile competes in the long jump during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Local 195 member Yasin Yasin, 31, shows his approval of a new, four-year contract with owners of taxi companies at CAW Somme Avenue union hall Thursday May 23, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Natalie Coughlin competes in the long jump during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The jersey and logo of the Amherstburg Admirals Junior C hockey team were unveiled at a press conference in Amherstburg Thursday. (TwitPic: Jason Kryk/The Windsor Star)
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Searra Spadafora competes in the long jump during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor mayor Eddie Francis (R) and Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board director Paul Picard attend a media conference May 23, 2013, in Windsor, Ont. The WECDSB will build a new downtown High School near the intersection of Wyandotte St. and McDougall Ave., the site of Windsor Arena and Windsor Water World. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Carly Steer competes in the long jump during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Catherine Russell, a taxi driver for 38 years, checks the details of a new, four-year contract with owners of taxi companies at Somme Avenue union hall Thursday May 23, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Sara Cecile competes in the long jump during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Vern Myslichuk, owner of BetterMade Cabinets and the Low/Martin house, shows off some of the work that has been completed at the home in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. People will once again get a chance to see the work in progress when the doors are opened to the public for a fundraising event. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Workers with Belfor Property Restoration temporarily cover a smashed out window, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Garden Buffet restaurant in the 4300 block of Walker Road in Windsor, Ont. The driver of a Jaguar smashed through the window ending up inside the dining area. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Searra Spadafora competes in the long jump during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The new logo of the Amherstburg Admirals Junior C hockey team. (TwitPic: Jason Kryk/The Windsor Star)
Brent Vlodarchyk competes in the shot put during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Jeff Minten, supervisor of investigations for the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office, speaks to media at Windsor Fire & Rescue headquarters on May 23, 2013. (Dylan Kristy / The Windsor Star)
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. People will once again get a chance to see the work in progress when the doors are opened to the public for a fundraising event. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Jarrett Nantais competes in the shot put during the SWOSSAA Track and Field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Local 195 members take a closer look at details before approving a new, four-year contract with owners of taxi companies May 23, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Anthony Cunha competes in the shot put during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Vern Myslichuk, owner of BetterMade Cabinets and the Low/Martin house, shows off some of the work that has been completed at the home in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. People will once again get a chance to see the work in progress when the doors are opened to the public for a fundraising event. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
An unidentified man removes debris from a Jaguar, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Garden Buffet restaurant in the 4300 block of Walker Road in Windsor, Ont. The driver of the Jaguar smashed through the window and ended up inside the dining area. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Vern Myslichuk, owner of BetterMade Cabinets and the Low/Martin house, shows off some of the work that has been completed at the home in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. People will once again get a chance to see the work in progress when the doors are opened to the public for a fundraising event. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Searra Spadafora competes in the long jump during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
James Henderson, of Razzlewood Business Solutions, unveils a new app during a presentation event at the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Taxi drivers Andom Gerbzbie, left, Kirpal Dehal, members of Local 195 bargaining committee, speak with bargaining team member Jack Robinson, right, moments before membership voted to approved a new, four-year contract Thursday May 23, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Nathan Hesman competes in hurdles during the SWOSSAA track and field competition at Alumni Field in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The interior of the Low/Martin house is seen in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Workers with Belfor Property Restoration temporarily cover a smashed out window, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Garden Buffet restaurant in the 4300 block of Walker Road in Windsor, Ont. The driver of a Jaguar smashed through the window ending up inside the dining area. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Vern Myslichuk, owner of BetterMade Cabinets and the Low/Martin house, shows off some of the work that has been completed at the home in Windsor on Thursday, May 23, 2013. People will once again get a chance to see the work in progress when the doors are opened to the public for a fundraising event. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Jeff Flacks, president of the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator, speaks during a presentation on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The accelerator was honouring some of the participants in the Coalition 12 mentoring program whose photos are on the wall behind Flacks. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The driver of this Jaguar crashed through the Garden Buffet restaurant on Walker Rd. Thursday afternoon. (TwitPic: Dan Janisse/The Windsor Star)
Jack Jorgensen speaks during a presentation event at the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The accelerator was honouring some of the participants in the Coalition 12 mentoring program as well as introducing new members. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Workers with Belfor Property Restoration temporarily cover a smashed out window, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Garden Buffet restaurant in the 4300 block of Walker Road in Windsor, Ont. The driver of a Jaguar smashed through the window ending up inside the dining area. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Jack Jorgensen, left, is presented with a plaque by Jeff Flacks, president of the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Jorgensen was one of the Coalition 12 members honoured. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
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Windsor In Pictures
The Star’s award-winning photographers had Windsor and Essex County covered Friday. Check out this gallery.
A jet powered Smart car spews fire across the arena during the Toughest Monster Truck Tour at the WFCU Centre on May 24, 2013. (Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
Alan Benoit walks the sidewalks near his regular postal route in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Dog bites on postal carriers were up last year. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
The Avenger driven by Jim Koehler competes during the Toughest Monster Truck Tour at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario on May 24, 2013. (Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
Catholic Central teacher Linda Garrisi, left, and students Uzma Aashraf, behind left, Sabrina Fallone, Jenna Conciatori and Brenna Gosselin bring their dance class to the hallways as other students pass by Friday May 24, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Lajeunesse’s Daniel Picard, left, battles Forster’s Jean Emmanuel Syla during the WECSSAA boys A soccer final at Forster Field May 24, 2013. The Spartans won 2-1 in overtime. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Brian Fryer leads MPP Teresa Piruzza (left) and MP Jeff Watson on a tour during a funding announcement at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Both the federal and provincial governments have committed $2.52 million each for the research done at the institute. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Local physiotherapy workers protest Friday, May 24, 2013, outside of the office of MPP Teresa Piruzza’s constituency office in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Eric Kukucka
Fans pack in the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario to watch the Toughest Monster Truck Tour on May 24, 2013. (Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
Workers check out a dump truck that slid into a ditch at the Herb Gray Parkway near Howard Avenue and Highway 401. The accident occurred approximately 11:00 a.m. No injuries were reported. The Ministry of the Environment was called in the investigate. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Fans pack in the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario to watch the Toughest Monster Truck Tour on May 24, 2013. (Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
Windsor police close off a section of the riverfront to recover a body from the Detroit River in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. A body was discovered by a passerby around 2:30 p.m. Police are investigating. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Lajeunesse’s Stefan Boulineau, right, kicks the ball in front of Forster’s Abdirazak Ibrahim during the championship game at Forster May 24, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Fans pack in the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario to watch the Toughest Monster Truck Tour on May 24, 2013. (Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
Catholic Central principal Amy LoFaso and students have kept the aging structure on Tecumseh Road East as clean and tidy as possible, May 24, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Daniel Heath speaks during a funding announcement at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Both the federal and provincial governments have committed $2.52 million each for the research done at the institute. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Brian Fryer leads MPP Teresa Piruzza (Centre) and MP Jeff Watson (right) on a tour during a funding announcement at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Both the federal and provincial governments have committed $2.52 million each for the research done at the institute. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Fans pack in the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario to watch the Toughest Monster Truck Tour on May 24, 2013. (Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
Local physiotherapy workers protest Friday, May 24, 2013, outside of the office of MPP Teresa Piruzza’s constituency office in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
The Top 10 Best-Dressed judges are Houida Kassem, left, Karen Hall, Anne Waters and Ari Freed. (DAN JANISSE / The Windsor Star)
Firefighters work to extinguish any remaining hot spots after a fire destroyed a garage in the 1100 block of Hall Avenue in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Workers check out a dump truck that slid into a ditch at the Herb Gray Parkway near Howard Avenue and Highway 401. The accident occurred approximately 11:00 a.m. No injuries were reported. The Ministry of the Environment was called in the investigate. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor police and firefighters work to recover a body from the Detroit River in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. A body was discovered by a passerby around 2:30 p.m. Police are investigating. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Don Carom
Forster’s Ali Mohamed Abdullah, from left, draws the attention of Lajeunesse defenders Daniel Bietoia, Aiden Johnson-Bujold and Joel Kabula during the championship game at Forster May 24, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Catholic Central principal Amy LoFaso and students have kept the aging structure on Tecumseh Road East as clean and tidy as possible, May 24, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Daniel Heath leads MP Jeff Watson (left), MPP Teresa Piruzza and Alan Wildeman (right) on a tour during a funding announcement at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Both the federal and provincial governments have committed $2.52 million each for the research done at the institute. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
CUPE members protest Friday, May 24, 2013, outside of the office of MPP Teresa Piruzza’s constituency office in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Dr. Gary Ing
Firefighters work to extinguish any remaining hot spots after a fire destroyed a garage in the 1100 block of Hall Avenue in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor police close off a section of the riverfront to recover a body from the Detroit River in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. A body was discovered by a passerby around 2:30 p.m. Police are investigating. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Brian Bobbie
Catholic Central students Adut Keror, left, and Jasmine O’Halloran walk from their classroom at the school’s West Wing campus, rented space in a shopping plaza May 24, 2013. Currently, students travel along a side street, pass through an alley and cut through a fence to get to class. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star
Brian Fryer leads MPP Teresa Piruzza (Centre) and MP Jeff Watson (right) on a tour during a funding announcement at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Both the federal and provincial governments have committed $2.52 million each for the research done at the institute. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
CUPE members protest Friday, May 24, 2013, outside of the office of MPP Teresa Piruzza’s constituency office in Windsor, Ont. Piruzza (R) speaks to the demonstrators.(DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Eddie Francis
Firefighters work to extinguish any remaining hot spots after a fire destroyed a garage in the 1100 block of Hall Avenue in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Tom O’Brien
Brian Fryer leads MPP Teresa Piruzza (left) and MP Jeff Watson on a tour during a funding announcement at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Both the federal and provincial governments have committed $2.52 million each for the research done at the institute. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Local physiotherapy workers protest Friday, May 24, 2013, outside of the office of MPP Teresa Piruzza’s constituency office in Windsor, Ont. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
John Chisholm
Firefighters work to extinguish any remaining hot spots after a fire destroyed a garage in the 1100 block of Hall Avenue in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Dan Orman
Forster’s Ali Mohamed Abdullah, left, draws several defenders as Daniel Bietoia, left, Aiden Johnson-Bujold and Joel Kabula of Lajeunesse try to block the shot in the high school soccer final at Forster. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Peter Vitti
Alan Benoit walks the sidewalks near his regular postal route in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. Dog bites on postal carriers were up last year. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Fans pack in the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario to watch the Toughest Monster Truck Tour on May 24, 2013. (Jason Kryk/ The Windsor Star)
Jason Toner
Firefighters work to extinguish any remaining hot spots after a fire destroyed a garage in the 1100 block of Hall Avenue in Windsor on Friday, May 24, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
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Windsor Weekend in Photos: May 25-26, 2013
The Windsor Star reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out this gallery.
Demonstrators march along Matchette Road in front of the Ojibway Nature Centre protesting plans to build big box stores close to Ojibway Park, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Demonstrators march along Matchette Road in front of the Ojibway Nature Centre protesting plans to build big box stores close to Ojibway Park, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Demonstrators march along Matchette Road in front of the Ojibway Nature Centre protesting plans to build big box stores close to Ojibway Park, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Demonstrators march along Matchette Road in front of the Ojibway Nature Centre protesting plans to build big box stores close to Ojibway Park, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A sign reading ‘Not just cats and dogs’ is hung on a door at the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
A goat available for adoption at the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society sits in his pen, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Melanie Coulter, executive director for the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, holds a guinea hen that was later adopted, Saturday, May 25, 2013. A new humane society campaign focuses on animals other than cats and dogs, such as horses, goats, and chickens (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Melanie Coulter, executive director for the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society, holds a guinea hen which was later adopted, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Participants in the Windsor Telus Motorcylce Ride For Dad make their way down Riverside Drive East, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Ian Bentley, a prostate cancer survivor, waits for the Windsor Telus Motorcylce Ride For Dad to get started at the Waterfront Festival Plaza, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Ian Bentley, a prostate cancer survivor, waits for the Windsor Telus Motorcylce Ride For Dad to get started at the Waterfront Festival Plaza, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Participants in the Windsor Telus Motorcylce Ride For Dad wait to get started at the Waterfront Festival Plaza, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Participants in the Windsor Telus Motorcylce Ride For Dad make their way down Riverside Drive East, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Participants in the Windsor Telus Motorcylce Ride For Dad wait to get started at the Waterfront Festival Plaza, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Participants in the Windsor Telus Motorcylce Ride For Dad wait to get started at the Waterfront Festival Plaza, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Riverside high school students work on an anti-bullying mural at the Safety Village in the east side of Windsor, Ont., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The mural represents a creative means to raise awareness for bullying. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Jessica Saclayani, 14, a Riverside high school student, works on an anti-bullying mural at the Safety Village in the east side of Windsor, Ont., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The mural represents a creative means to raise awareness for bullying. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Bridget Taylor, 16, a Riverside high school student, works on an anti-bullying mural at the Safety Village in the east side of Windsor, Ont., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The mural represents a creative means to raise awareness for bullying. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Wayne Kinghorn stands in front of an anti-bullying mural at the Safety Village in the east side of Windsor, Ont., Sunday, May 26, 2013. Kinghorn’s daughter, Stephanie Kinghorn, committed suicide 10 years ago at the age of 15 after being bullied. The mural represents a creative means to raise awareness for bullying. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Owen Dorssers, 14, chips onto the green during the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour qualifying event at Fox Glen Golf Club Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Brandon Turnbull, 16, tees off during the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour qualifying event at Fox Glen Golf Club Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Derick Hare, 13, pitches to the seventh green at the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour qualifying event at Fox Glen Golf Club Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Greg Fera, 17, tees off during the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour qualifying event at Fox Glen Golf Club Sunday, May 26, 2013. (DAX MELMER/The Windsor Star)
Petro Mycak, president of the Windsor branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, is presented with bread Saturday, May 25 2013, at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Cultural Centre at the conclusion of the traditional Ukrainian welcome dance. (Rob Benneian/Special to The Star)
Dancers perform the traditional Ukrainian welcome dance at St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Windsor, Ont., Saturday, May 25, 2013. (Rob Benneian/Special to The Star)
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