Bryerswood Youth Camp held its “March Movie Madness” camps over March Break. Photos were taken during last Thursday’s camp. Groups of local children were kept busy over the March Break thanks to Bryerswood Youth Camp. March Break camps were held for all five weekdays at the campground, with camps being directed by Caitlin Gonneau and Pam Zeman and their team of volunteer youth leaders.  “Our theme was March Movie Madness and madness it has been,” said Zeman.  The five-day cam

The Amherstburg Environmental Advisory Committee is busy planning Earth Day events, and is considering more public places for their new tree plantings. Earth Day is coming April 25 with 100 trees of various species being ordered from the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA). Increasing the tree coverage around the Golfview wetlands trails was the recommendation from administration but while that could still happen, committee members opted to have other areas in town con

Grade 9 students gather for a pasta lunch. Grade 9 students gather for a pasta lunch (above) while Addison Reaume was one of the North Star High School alumni who spoke to this year’s Grade 9 luncheon. Grade 9 students at North Star High School doing well in the classroom were recognized recently. Thanks to the Amherstburg high school’s peer mentorship program, a pasta lunch was served to Grade 9 students with honour role level grades in the first semester, which is an 80 per