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

The Collavino Family made a $1 million donation to the new Fancsy Family Hospital, which is to be built at the corner of County Road 42 and Concession 9. The donation sees the family get naming rights to the Collavino Family Cardio-Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab. Motivated by personal experiences with heart and lung health concerns, members of two Collavino families have made a $1-million gift toward the Fancsy Family Hospital to support vital equipment and technologies needed at t