Leda Anna Rosati (nee D’Alimonte) Mar 13, 1940 - Jan 12, 2026 Leda joined her beloved husband Gabriel, and son Mark in heaven January 12th, 2026. Treasured mother of Adriano Rosati (Lori), Betty DiGiovanni (Tony), Lucy Kristensen (Niels), and the late Mark (1982). Loving Nonna of Dana (Scott), Alicia (Brendan), Carly (Justin), Dora (Niel), Mark, Chantal, and Henrik.  Leda Anna was born on a farm in Turrivalignani, Italy in 1940, the youngest of 10 children. She was the last o

The Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club (BYCOC) held its annual chicken or rib fundraising dinner last Saturday night at the Columbus Hall in River Canard. The event raised $1,600 to help fund camp operations. The next camp at Bryerswood is Jan. 16 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Members of the Bryerswood Youth Camp Optimist Club (BYCOC) were joined by people from the community in raising money for the camp over the weekend. The BYCOC, in co-operation with the River Canard Knights of C

A festival that has become known for happening in January is being moved to the summer instead. The TRUE Festival has not appeared on the town’s tourism website at www.visitamherstburg.ca , prompting some concern and questions from people wanting to know what happened to it.  The tourism department made it known Friday with a social media post that the event isn’t cancelled, it’s just being moved to a different time of year. “All events are impacted by weather but winter even

The intersection of Howard Ave. (County Road 9) and Middle Side Road (County Road 10). Photo by Windsor Aerial Drone Photography. There is an update on when a pair of intersections along County Road 9 (Howard Ave.) could be receiving signalization. Councillor Molly Allaire shared an update on her social media platforms, stating “I want to share an update regarding the long-awaited traffic lights at Howard Avenue and Middle Side Road. According to the County of Essex, construc

Ken Johnston points to one of the Underground Railroad routes he walked on. Johnston walked another route in late December/early January with a stop being the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. A Philadelphia-based man headed out over the holiday season on another “Walk to Freedom” and made Amherstburg one of his stops. Ken Johnston’s latest walk, which retraces steps on the Underground Railroad, included a stop at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Dec. 28. Johnston, described as a “wa

Amherstburg Town Hall Town council hosted another public meeting in relation to the proposed new Official Plan, with more comments provided. In addition to the town’s planning staff, representatives from the firm of Dillon Consulting were before Amherstburg council Dec. 15 to go over where things stand in this stage of the process. Amy Farkas from Dillon Consulting explained the Dec. 15 meeting was the second statutory meeting with the next one being the final one where the c

It was wonderful to see all the donations coming in to places like the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission, Amherstburg Community Services (ACS), the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and other groups within Amherstburg and Windsor-Essex County during the Christmas season. I saw and photographed many of the donations, but I’m sure there are many others that were made quietly without my presence.  People need help around the holidays and most people want others to have a grea

We have an out of control habit in Amherstburg of making rash decisions without thinking about the future consequences.  Policing was one between 2016 to 2018. Relocating just the fire hall instead of the town hall complex, selling parkland for a school and building a recreational centre that will need to be replaced, before the town grows to meet the capacity of the design. We had a swimming pool, once upon a time.  For policing, the only saving grace is we still own the pol