The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery.
Caroline Grech of CAA South Central Ontario stands at the corner of Tecumseh Road East and Howard Avenue in Windsor on April 9, 2015. Tecumseh Road East is currently leading the area in votes for the title of worst road in the region. (Dan Janisse / The Wndsor Star)
A Mercedes Benz was listed in the auction for the contents of Pax-All Manufacturing in LaSalle, Ontario on April 9, 2015. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Pax-All Manufacturing auction in LaSalle, Ontario on April 9, 2015. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Manufacturing process equipment at Pax-All Manufacturing in LaSalle, Ontario on April 9, 2015. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Manufacturing process equipment at Pax-All Manufacturing in LaSalle, Ontario on April 9, 2015. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Bob Reaume and Alan Fairweather from Xact Pattern and Fixture, look at machinery up for auction at Pax-All Manufacturing in LaSalle, Ontario on April 9, 2015. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Betty Jiang, owner of M&S Convenience, and worker Simon Gao are pleased they sold the winning Lotto 649 ticket to a group of ten Hotel Dieu-Grace Healthcare workers last week. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Betty Jiang, owner of M&S Convenience, and worker Simon Gao are pleased they sold the winning Lotto 649 ticket to a group of ten Hotel Dieu-Grace Healthcare workers last week. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Exterior of M&S Convenience on Felix Avenue on April 9, 2015. The winning Lotto 649 ticket sold to a group of ten workers at Hotel Dieu-Grace Healthcare. (JASON KRYK/The Windsor Star)
Jeff Garrett has lived and driven in Windsor for most of his life and expresses his dissatisfaction with the road conditions, saying there are numerous roads he drives on with caution for fear of damaging his car. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
Tyrone Crawford meets fans at a meet-and-greet event held at Performance Ford, Thursday. Crawford, defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, was among the four CFL and NFL players at the event, meeting fans and promoting Windsor’s Finest Football Academy. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
Tyrone Crawford, defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, is pictured at Performance Ford during a meet-and-greet event promoting Windsor’s Finest Football Academy. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
Daryl Townsend gives an autographed photo to a fan at a meet-and-greet event held at Performance Ford, Thursday. Townsend, defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes, was among the four CFL and NFL players at the event, meeting fans and promoting Windsor’s Finest Football Academy. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
Alouettes defensive back Daryl Townsend meets a fan at a meet-and-greet event at Performance Ford Thursday. (GABRIELLE SMITH/The Windsor Star)
Tyrone Crawford, defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, is pictured at Performance Ford, Thursday April 9, during a meet-and-greet event promoting Windsor’s Finest Football Academy. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
Aman Khan has been a taxi driver in Windsor since 1997 and says the poor road conditions are due in large part to improper road construction, resulting in easily cracked roads. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
Chris Rwabukamba shakes the hand of a fan at a meet-and-greet event held at Performance Ford, Thursday. Rwabukamba, BC Lions defensive back, was among the four CFL and NFL players at the event, meeting fans and promoting Windsor’s Finest Football Academy. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
Daryl Townsend meets a fan at a meet-and-greet event held at Performance Ford, Thursday. Townsend, defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes, was among the four CFL and NFL players at the event, meeting fans and promoting Windsor’s Finest Football Academy. (GABRIELLE SMITH/Special to The Windsor Star)
A woman walks to an ambulance with a bandaged hand at the scene of a fire in a townhouse Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the 2600 block of Lauzon Rd. A 5-year-old girl suffered serious burns after her dress caught on fire while she was playing with a lighter. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
A woman walks to an ambulance with a bandaged hand at the scene of a fire in a townhouse Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the 2600 block of Lauzon Rd. A 5-year-old girl suffered serious burns after her dress caught on fire while she was playing with a lighter. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Windsor firefighters are shown at the scene of a fire at a townhouse Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the 2600 block of Lauzon Rd. A 5-year-old girl suffered serious burns after her dress caught on fire while she was playing with a lighter. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Burnt items are shown at the scene of a fire in a townhouse Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the 2600 block of Lauzon Rd. A 5-year-old girl suffered serious burns after her dress caught on fire while she was playing with a lighter. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
A Windsor Police officer is shown at the scene of a fire at a townhouse Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the 2600 block of Lauzon Rd. A 5-year-old girl suffered serious burns after her dress caught on fire while she was playing with a lighter. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Thom Malone, shown Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Windsor is hoping to raise $52,000 on Kickstarter to create a giant Nicolas Cage photo mosaic face and break a Guinness World Record. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Tecumseh Road East at Jefferson Boulevard in Windsor is shown in this 2008 file photo. (Dan Janisse / The Windsor Star)
Tecumseh Road East at Lauzon Parkway in Windsor is shown in this 2008 file photo. (Dan Janisse / The Windsor Star)
Vanessa Bryk competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Madison Boismier competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Kaitlyn Harding competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Vanessa Bryk competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Vanessa Bryk competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Madison Vigneux competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Kierstin Barkell competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Alexis Whatmore competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Alexandra Godbout-Fowler competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Madison Vigneux competes at the 2015 WAG Ontario Championships for gymnastics at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor on Thursday, April 9, 2015. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
A freighter moves along the misty Detroit River on Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Windsor , ON. (DAN JANISSE/The Windsor Star)
Tecumseh Road East at Howard Avenue during evening rush hour Wednesday April 9, 2015. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Extreme pavement cracking makes for tenuous driving on some sections of Banwell Road near McHugh Street April 9, 2015. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Extreme pavement cracking makes for tenuous driving on some sections of Banwell Road near McHugh Street April 9, 2015. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Extreme pavement cracking makes for tenuous driving on some sections of Banwell Road near McHugh Street April 9, 2015. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Rush hour traffic moves in the southbound lanes of Howard Avenue Wednesday April 9, 2015. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
Windsor area potholes put drivers in the hole, April 9, 2015. Wednesday April 9, 2015. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star)
