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Idle Councillors Give Up More Power

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Idle Councillors Give Up More Power

The death of democracy in Windsor is one of a thousand slices through the heart by the city’s unelected administrative elites. Most of these people seem, on the surface, to be minor, like paper cuts, and thus easily dismissed by the unobservant. But, collectively they map out an unrelenting a...

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FINA Coverage: A Costly Venture

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FINA Coverage: A Costly Venture

Windsor taxpayers will bear most of the costs associated with hosting the December Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) 13th World Swimming Championships, Short Course, planned for December at the east end arena. The bill could be as high as $16 million. Costs for the event are mounting.

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Francis Falters With Dopey Ditch Idea

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Francis Falters With Dopey Ditch Idea

Mayor-in-waiting Freddy Francis, the current councillor for Ward 1, has yet to officially put the chain of office around his neck. But apparently, undeterred by such formalities, he is already working on his legacy. On July 16, the Windsor Star’s vanity columnist revealed Francis wants the c...

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FINA Coverage: There Won't Be Much Coverage

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FINA Coverage: There Won't Be Much Coverage

There could be a shortage of traditional sports reporters covering the Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) 13th World Short Course Swimming Championships scheduled for December in Windsor. This has happened before. When the city won hosting duties for the 2013 Summer International...

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Flag Flap

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Flag Flap

In a letter to the Windsor Star’s editor on July 11, John Dignan offers a number of reasons why the so-called big flag, which is not even that big but will cost thousands of dollars to grace the city’s riverfront, is a bad idea. He has only hit on a few of this archaic misadventure in mis...

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FINA Coverage: Locals Need Not Apply

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FINA Coverage: Locals Need Not Apply

After the last competitor in Windsor’s version of the Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) 13th World Swimming Championships, Short Course, leaves the pool, a small army of workers will take a bow. They will then pack their bags and return to Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and n...

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In Search Of Hamilton

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In Search Of Hamilton

It’s the summertime all the time and matters seem to take on less import. But sometimes it might be illusionary. It was no small battle of the sexes at the Leamington Town Council the other day. The women lost. Deputy mayor Hilda MacDonald was unable to muster enough support from her all male ...

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FINA Swim Meet Coverage: Dilkens’ Belly Flop

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FINA Swim Meet Coverage: Dilkens’ Belly Flop

On December 8 last year, Windsor’s mayor, Drew Dilkens, told the Windsor Star that the Short Course Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) 13th World Swimming Championships, scheduled for December, “… is a very large, world-class event that will be broadcast literally to billions of people ...