Troy Purdie, Tim McAllister, Inez Fox and Jill Kanwischer are among the team of volunteers that loaded a trailer in preparation for kitchen renovations at the Amherstburg Food & Fellowship Mission. The Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission is temporarily closed for renovations but the community is helping to feed those in need in the interim. The mission is having cabinets replaced in the kitchen and in other parts of the building and that has caused the building to have t

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Essex is calling for the federal government to improve its severe weather notifications for the region. Essex MP Chris Lewis sent a letter to Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature Julie Dabrusin, calling on her “to protect the residents of Essex County and communities across the region with a review of the current severe weather notification, warning processes and procedures, and the provision of a capable and reliable radar syst

Proceeds benefit the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Approximately 130 golfers hit the links at Coachwood Golf and Country Club in McGregor Aug. 8. The tournament is an annual fundraiser for the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. An estimated 130 golfers teed up Saturday morning for the 11th Annual Walter Perry Emancipation Charity Golf Classic. Hosted by the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, it is one of the local historic organization’s largest fundraisers. “I think this is my third one. My