Storms came through the area last Thursday night (Sept. 3) with shelf clouds coming shortly before the heavy rain (above). Drivers had to navigate water on the roadway along Dalhousie St. after the “S” curve near the Canadian Coast Guard base was flooded for a short period of time (left). The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in London came down to investigate the storm and found an EF1 tornado hit both east Windsor and near Wheatley with an EF1 downburst also

Approximately a year ago, I wrote a letter to the RTT which was published to have the American flag removed from town property. The Trump administration made derogatory remarks insulting the 158 Canadian soldiers that died in Afghanistan fighting to protect American sovereignty. Trump has constantly attacked our sovereignty and has increased that attack. Would Palestine fly an Israeli flag? No. Would Ukraine fly a Russian flag? No. The USA flag must be removed from town prop

Guests can get up close and personal with a variety of bird species at the Holiday Beach Festival of Hawks. Photo supplied by ERCA. All eyes will be on the skies this September as Holiday Beach Conservation Area becomes one of the best places in North America to witness the fall raptor migration, with tens of thousands of hawks and other birds of prey soaring overhead on their annual journey south. As communities across Canada celebrate the natural places that make this coun

Essex County Civic Centre. The County of Essex has entered into a servicing, encroachment and easement agreement with Jack’s Organics and Southern Aqua. County council authorized the warden and the clerk to execute the agreement as part of the Sept. 2 meeting. According to a report from the county’s director of infrastructure and planning services Marissa Mascaro Amyotte: “The Property Owner and Road User approached the County about the installation of the Water System under

Essex County Civic Centre. Two organizations in Windsor-Essex are getting the green light to merge. Last week, Gordon Orr, who is the CEO of both Invest Windsor-Essex (IWE) and Tourism Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island (TWEPI) made a presentation on the success of the two and followed up with a request from Essex County Council to amalgamate the two. He said that North Guide, a consulting firm, recently recommended the alignment which would result in a stronger organization, not a s

The County of Essex will invest up to $150,000 to have a study prepared on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Density Data Centres. At last week’s regular council meeting, Manager of Planning Services presented a report that will see the cost come out of the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund. “Due to the significant work already in the planning department, it is recommended that a contract be pursued for these specialized consulting services,” said Belanger. Essex County res

Some of the area’s best amateur fighters are coming to Amherstburg this Saturday night. The Fighting Island Boxing Club is hosting this year’s “Boxing in the Burg” card at Shooter’s Roadhouse. There will be a tent set up in the parking lot. Doors for the Sept. 12 boxing event will open at 6 p.m. with the fights starting at 7 p.m. The cost is $25 and tickets will be available at the door. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. “Boxing in the Burg” is sanctioned by Box

Armand Anderson Armand Anderson wants the town to have better control over its finances and hopes to do something about it, if elected. Anderson is seeking one of five councillor positions in the Oct. 26 municipal election. He said Amherstburg has always been an ambitious community, but ambition is not the issue that needs addressing. “The problem is a lack of financial discipline at town council,” said Anderson. Anderson believes the town has to properly budget and plan for

Frank Cerasa A former mayoral candidate is ending his fight to be restored to the ballot. Frank Cerasa posted on social media that he will not contest the decision to have his nomination rejected and won’t go forward with any sort of legal challenge to try and get back in the race. His nomination was rejected by clerk Kevin Fox shortly after the nominations closed as it was ruled that Cerasa only had 24 valid nominations. Cerasa submitted forms with 25 nominators but the town

Monique Moisenko Open Air Weekends have been concluded for 2026 and the results of the next election could see a change in the 2027 format, depending on who is elected. Meanwhile, Amherstburg tourism officials are pleased with how this season went and are now shifting to putting the final touches on planning for the Amherstburg Uncommon Festival. “It was a good year, action packed,” said Jen Ibrahim, the town’s manager of economic development, tourism and culture. Ibrahim sa