Volunteers help serve the free community dinner at Encounter Church in Amherstburg. The meals are served every Thursday at 5 p.m. and are open to the public. The meals are presented in partnership with Feeding Windsor-Essex. Those in need of food, companionship or both are once again able to get a free weekly meal at a local church. Encounter Church is now offering the free dinner every Thursday at 5 p.m., with its first week having been Jan. 15. The meals are offered in part

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) presented its annual Conservation Awards Jan. 22 in Essex. From left: ERCA vice chair Jim Morrison, Brad & Sherri Nelson (Volunteer Award), Amherstburg Mayor Michael Prue (Municipality of the Year), Allison Kozolanka (Environmental Achievement Award), Madison Kemp (Youth Award), Julius Langpeter (John R. Park Homestead Award), ERCA chair Molly Allaire and ERCA CAO Tim Byrne. Byrne was also recognized for his 40 years of service w

Kathleen Murphy Violet Bauer, and Isaiah and Elijah Wilson were among those taking advantage of Sunday’s snowstorm by heading out to Russell Renaud Hill at H. Murray Smith Centennial Park. They broke out the sled and headed down the hill, along with other Amherstburg residents. Sledding weather