Volunteers planting trees on Earth Day. Amherstburg town council has authorized administration to submit a grant to see if additional trees can be planted in Jack Purdie Park and H. Murray Smith Centennial Park. The latter park was added during council discussions on the matter. The town will submit a grant application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for tree planting funding along the new pathway in 2027, something director of parks, facilities and recreat

Mayor Michael Prue, joined by Councillor Don McArthur, Councillor Peter Courtney, Councillor Linden Crain, members of administration and local youth cuts the ribbon on the new Malden Centre Park playground May 19. A long-awaited playground is officially open in Malden Centre. A ribbon cutting was held last Tuesday morning (May 19) at Malden Centre Park with town council members, administration, those who created the park and, appropriately enough, local families. Mayor Michae

Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 presented $500 bursaries to local high schools at the general meeting May 21. Executive member Allan Carroll (left) presents bursaries to Denver Boismier (Villanova, going into firefighter program), John Christopher Berg (North Star, computer science), Miranda Rampersaud (North Star, pre-health sciences), Alexis Thomas (North Star, veterinary technician) and Lauren Coleman (Villanova, nursing). Absent are Zain Ibrahim (Riverside, mech