As this is the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion nationwide, the Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Branch 157 marked the occasion with a cake as part of the July 17 fish fry. The Amherstburg Legion is celebrating its 97th anniversary this year. Executive member Sherry Vanhoorne and 1st vice president Annette Knight cut the cake July 17. Further celebrations are planned during Legion Week in September. Milestone year

The opening of the King's Navy Yard Park extension, a.k.a. the Amherstburg Waterfront Festival Plaza has been delayed a few more weeks until the grass is better established and cement at the property cures. The King’s Navy Yard Park extension was supposed to open last weekend but it has been delayed a few more weeks. The property, also known as the Amherstburg Waterfront Festival Plaza and the former Duffy’s lands, now has a possible opening timeframe of late-August. Director

A town crier competition was held as part of “Heritage Weekend” July 31-Aug. 2 in downtown Amherstburg. Open Air Weekends will be continuing throughout the rest of the month with themed weekends, with last weekend being Heritage Weekend. While rain washed out Sunday’s activities in the downtown core, Friday night and Saturday featured a number of different events including a town crier competition with four criers from around Ontario, including Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Cathar