The suspect is described as a white female, approximately 5’6” tall, with a medium build, blonde hair, and false eyelashes.

It’s a milestone year for the Windsor-Essex County Humane Society (WECHS)

Amherstburg Freedom Museum co-presents Windsor-Essex County joint kickoff event Teajai Travis plays the drums as part of the Windsor-Essex County Joint Annual Black History Month kickoff last Friday night. Black History Month is underway and a local museum had a hand in kicking it off in the region. The Amherstburg Freedom Museum joined the Essex County Black Historical Research Society (ECBHRS) and the Windsor-Essex Caribbean Association (WECA) in a Black History Month launc

The icebreaker “Judy Lamarsh” stopped at the Canadian Coast Guard base in Amherstburg Feb. 1. According to local resident Terry Hall, who sent in two of the photos, it was originally built in Romania as an icebreaking tug for Kazakhstan, later registered in Turkmenistan, and acquired by the Canadian government in 2021 to be named for the former federal Cabinet Minister Judy Lamarsh. It recently underwent a $34.3 million refit. Dave Cozens, who also submitted photos seen here,

Marguerite “Peggy” Jaques  1948 – 2026 Marguerite “Peggy” Jaques passed away peacefully at Douglas Memorial Hospital in Fort Erie, Ontario, on January 7th, 2026, following a courageous two-year battle with stage 4 cervical cancer. Her devoted husband, Jim, was by her side, as he has been for their 54.5 years of marriage.  Peggy was the only daughter of the late Hazel and Cliff Howell, and a dear sister to David Howell of Fort Erie. For 14 years, she was a dedicated member of

Amherstburg fire chief Michael Mio gave an update on the new fire station, currently under construction along Simcoe St. on the Libro Centre property. Winter weather has had some impacts he said, but crews were on scene last Sunday morning when these photos were taken, including one photo from the front (above) and one from the rear (below). Amherstburg fire chief Michael Mio has given an update on the new fire hall plus other matters of interest he believes are for the safet

Tom Miller is interviewed by Zach Dunn at Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157. A 26-year-old from Richmond Hill was in Amherstburg to ensure local veterans’ stories aren’t forgotten. Zach Dunn visited Amherstburg recently as part of his Global Veteran Stories project where he interviewed local veterans Bob LeBlanc and Tom Miller, both of whom served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Dunn met with them at Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 with the interv

Essex MPP Anthony Leardi chatted with residents last Monday afternoon as part of his latest “Coffee with Anthony” series. He was at Downtown Espresso Café in Amherstburg and plans to go to coffee shops around the riding. Residents got a chance to have a dialogue with their provincial representative in Queen’s Park earlier this week, with additional opportunities to come. Essex MPP Anthony Leardi has started the latest in his “Coffee with Anthony” series in Amherstburg this pa

A diagram that was part of the McGregor EA open house last Wednesday night is seen here. The project is being worked on by the Town of Amherstburg, the Town of Essex and Stantec. All the diagrams can be found on the Town of Amherstburg’s “Talk the Burg” website. The next stage for the McGregor sewage system expansion was an open house held last week. The open house was held last Wednesday evening at the McGregor Community Centre about the process, with it being a project that