A local business owner is trying to promote the town and will be featuring several sites, businesses, non-profit organizations and more in his effort to do that. “What Makes Amherstburg Great” is a series of 50 weekly write-ups from Richard Peddie, who has already launched the initiative through his River Bookshop website and digital newsletter. “There’s a lot of pluses here,” he said. “There’s a lot to celebrate. I see constant examples of what makes the town great. I just t

The Collavino Family made a $1 million donation to the new Fancsy Family Hospital, which is to be built at the corner of County Road 42 and Concession 9. The donation sees the family get naming rights to the Collavino Family Cardio-Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab. Motivated by personal experiences with heart and lung health concerns, members of two Collavino families have made a $1-million gift toward the Fancsy Family Hospital to support vital equipment and technologies needed at t

Grandparents and their grandchildren recently gathered for the annual “Grandparents Day” event at École St.-Jean Baptiste in Amherstburg. Students and their grandparents did a craft together and then had lunch with each other. Valentine’s Day was celebrated over the weekend, but just before that, a local school celebrated the love between grandparents and grandchildren. École St.-Jean Baptiste presented “Grandparents Day” again this year, and once again it was held near Valen