The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) has a significant role in the County Wide Active Transportation System, however what the future holds for that system has some unknowns facing it. Sometime in 2027, authorities across the province will merge and at last week’s Essex County council meeting, concerns were brought forward about how that will impact CWATS. “This may be premature to answer, but with the uploading and the consolidation of ERCA into whatever the provin

Chantelle Botscheller and her daughters Lauren (left) and MacKenzie ran the 5K May 24. There was a lot to celebrate at the Holiday Beach Conservation Area last Sunday morning as Dare 2B Challenged held its fifth successful women and girls’ 10k, 5k and 2k runs and walks. The milestone was also an opportunity to notice that staying active has no age limitations. Amherstburg’s Chantelle Botscheller brought her seven-year-old twin daughters MacKenzie and Lauren to the May 24 even

Sobeys Amherstburg donated $3,010 so that local Special Olympians can go to nationals, one of them being a Sobeys employee (Yanhong Dewan, left). Also pictured are Krista and Rick Truant from Sobeys and Yvonne Soulliere and Cindy LaBrecque from LaSalle-Windsor Special Olympics. A local grocery store has stepped up to help one of their employees and some of her teammates go to the Special Olympics. The Sobeys store in Amherstburg, owned and operated by Rick and Krista Truant,