Luke Wheeler takes a rip at a pitch during the opening day of the Miracle League of Amherstburg’s spring season last Saturday. The 2026 spring season for the Miracle League of Amherstburg is underway and the league continues to get bigger and better. Shawn Dufour, the president of the Miracle League’s board of directors, welcomed everyone back to the diamond last Saturday, with four games being played on the first Saturday of the season. The league’s spring season runs every

David Kroker got some help from his daughters Emerald and Oakley at Jack Purdie Park. The Town of Amherstburg continues to do more than its fair share of providing shade for its residents. A total of 100 trees were planted at Jack Purdie Park on Richmond St. last Saturday morning, and once again free trees were give out at the Libro Centre as part of the “Map and Grow” program. It was all part of Earth Day celebrations and according to the town’s director of parks, facilities

Abby, Charlotte and mom Brianne Gouin learn about composting from volunteer Joanne Pelat. Tree planting, birdhouse building and more came to the Bryerswood Youth Camp last weekend. Earth Day events were held as part of a busy weekend at the youth camp, with four hours of environmentally-friendly activities being held last Saturday. In addition to planting trees and building birdhouses, people who turned out had the opportunity to take and plant seeds, bring out their batterie