Coldest Night happening this Saturday evening The House Youth Centre program director Morghan Shearon speaks to the crowd at the Feb. 20 “So Cold Social” held at G.L. Heritage Brewing Co. in Amherstburg. The social was to help get people prepared for the Amherstburg’s Coldest Night of the Year event, which is occurring this Saturday evening. Amherstburg’s Coldest Night of the Year is this Saturday evening and an event was held last week to get people ready for the occasion. T

Amherstburg fire contained to rear bedroom of home. The Amherstburg Fire Department battled a fire in a home in Amherst Pointe Feb. 23. Fire chief Michael Mio said at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, the Amherstburg Fire Department responded to the 100 block of McDonald Avenue for a reported residential structure fire. Upon arrival, Mio said crews made entry into the residence and located a fire in a rear bedroom of the residential structure.  Firefighters were able to quickly ex

A local business owner is trying to promote the town and will be featuring several sites, businesses, non-profit organizations and more in his effort to do that. “What Makes Amherstburg Great” is a series of 50 weekly write-ups from Richard Peddie, who has already launched the initiative through his River Bookshop website and digital newsletter. “There’s a lot of pluses here,” he said. “There’s a lot to celebrate. I see constant examples of what makes the town great. I just t