Mayor Michael Prue, joined by Councillor Don McArthur, Councillor Peter Courtney, Councillor Linden Crain, members of administration and local youth cuts the ribbon on the new Malden Centre Park playground May 19. A long-awaited playground is officially open in Malden Centre. A ribbon cutting was held last Tuesday morning (May 19) at Malden Centre Park with town council members, administration, those who created the park and, appropriately enough, local families. Mayor Michae

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) has a significant role in the County Wide Active Transportation System, however what the future holds for that system has some unknowns facing it. Sometime in 2027, authorities across the province will merge and at last week’s Essex County council meeting, concerns were brought forward about how that will impact CWATS. “This may be premature to answer, but with the uploading and the consolidation of ERCA into whatever the provin

Chantelle Botscheller and her daughters Lauren (left) and MacKenzie ran the 5K May 24. There was a lot to celebrate at the Holiday Beach Conservation Area last Sunday morning as Dare 2B Challenged held its fifth successful women and girls’ 10k, 5k and 2k runs and walks. The milestone was also an opportunity to notice that staying active has no age limitations. Amherstburg’s Chantelle Botscheller brought her seven-year-old twin daughters MacKenzie and Lauren to the May 24 even