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

The Marsh Historical Collection’s “Barrels & Brass” weekend will take people back to the 1920’s. Photo courtesy of the Marsh Historical Collection. The public will get an opportunity to visit the Jazz Age and Prohibition in 1920s Amherstburg later this month. The Marsh Historical Collection is presenting “Barrels & Brass” Aug. 21-23 in the Open Air Weekends footprint with three days worth of activities. Many are free, but others require a person to register or purchase a tick