Volunteers with the Essex County Steam & Gas Museum helped with the binding of the wheat July 22 using a 104-year-old binder. The group gathered for a photo after harvesting the wheat (left) while the wheat was removed with the antique binder (below). The club presents the Essex County Steam & Gas Engine Show Aug. 14-16 at Co-An Park in McGregor. The Essex County Steam & Gas Engine Show is coming up Aug. 14-16 but another tradition continued last week to prepare for it. About

The County of Essex and the head of the union representing Essex-Windsor EMS staff have both issued statements regarding a No Board Report. The two parties are negotiating a new collective agreement and the county issued a statement July 21, shortly after a news release was issued by CUPE 2974. “The County acknowledges that a No Board Report has been issued as part of the collective bargaining process,” the county’s statement reads. “The issuance of a No Board Report is a pro

A ceremonial cake cutting was held to mark the re-opening of a revitalized community room at Frank Long Co-Operative Housing. Two co-operative housing communities in Amherstburg have seen some revitalization thanks to some local agencies. Amherstburg Community Services (ACS) and the Pathway to Potential (P2P) Neighbourhoods program have received funding for have worked with other groups to revitalize areas within the Rosewood Crescent and Frank Long Co-operative Housing commu