The launch of the “March for Meals” campaign took place Monday morning at Amherstburg Community Services. Top photo (from left): Melissa Lokun from Seasons Amherstburg, Tammy Dufour from Seasons Royal Oak Village in LaSalle, ACS program co-ordinator Branka Stewin, ACS executive director Kathy DiBartolomeo, Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb, Councillor Linden Crain.  The “March for Meals” campaign is underway to highlight a valuable program to help seniors and those needing a healthy me

North Star High School students held a protest over OSAP changes last Thursday afternoon. Changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) has prompted protests from high school students in the province, with a recent protest being in Amherstburg. Students from North Star High School held a walk out last Thursday afternoon with many coming to the front step of Amherstburg town hall to share their chants and signs with vehicles that passed by. Students walked from the

Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care Natalia Kusendova-Bashta (fifth from left, holding her son Matthew) was at the site of where the new Chateau Park Long-Term Care Home is being built. She provided an update during her March 4 visit. Ontario’s minister of long-term care was in Amherstburg last week to get a look at the new long-term care home under construction. Chateau Park Long-Term Care Home is moving to the building currently under construction at 140 Fryer St., at the co