A flag raising was held Sept. 1 to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Amherstburg. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and that has been recognized in Amherstburg. A flag raising ceremony was held last Tuesday (Sept. 1) at noon in front of town hall where it was recognized. Lorraine Jewell, Windsor Family Support and Community Engagement Liaison with Childcan, was pleased to be in Amherstburg for the event. A press release from the organization pointed out oth

Coaches and volunteers with AMBA played a friendly game at Bill Wigle Park Sept. 2. Coaches and volunteers with the Amherstburg Minor Baseball Association (AMBA) got a chance to put what they preached into practice. It was the coaches and association volunteers who took the diamond this time in a friendly, season-ending game at Bill Wigle Park. A large crowd of families and friends watched the coaches play the game, with the some of the youth they coached this season filling

Adam Keller Motors beat Pet Valu in the finals of the Malden Ladies baseball league Sept. 7. Submitted photo The Malden Ladies two-pitch league is coming to an end for this season and its executive is pleased with how it went. The league’s best-of-three finals started last Wednesday evening at Malden Centre Park, two days after it was supposed to due to a rain-out. Games this season typically took place Monday evenings but game nights expanded to include Wednesday evenings

Amherstburg’s Lucca Trajkovski (right) takes down a Lakeshore opponent in Friday’s game. Despite coming up short in all three of their pre-season games this past week, the Amherstburg Admirals are showing signs that they could compete in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) West Stobbs Division. The Admirals were beaten 5-1 by the defending divisional champs Lakeshore Canadiens last Thursday night in Tecumseh with Brayden Hebert scoring the lone goal for Amherstburg. Th

Season opens Sept. 12 at the Libro Centre vs. Dresden at 7 p.m.

Just part of the antique bicycle exhibit seen at the home of Mark and Cori McGuire is seen above, while Luke, Addie, and Rayah Wasylowich stand amongst their grandparents' vintage bike collection. The Southern Ontario Vintage Bicycle Show was held last Sunday at the McGuire's home. While some visitors to this year’s Southern Ontario Vintage Bicycle Show came as far away as Trenton and Belleville, others, and some of the youngest of admirers travelled just a few hundred feet.

Campers enjoy the final day of the Bryerswood Youth Camp summer camps Aug. 28. Seven weeks of summer camp were presented at the Texas Road campground. Leaders at the Bryerswood Youth Camp are pleased with how the camps at their campground turned out. Seven weeks of summer camp were directed by Caitlin Gonneau, Pamela Zeman and a team of youth camp counsellors with Gonneau and Zeman stating it topped last year’s efforts. An extra week of camp was added this year because of sch

The ribbon was cut last Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 26) to celebrate the extension of the King’s Navy Yard Park, also known as the Waterfront Festival Plaza. The $3 million project is built on the site where Duffy’s Tavern & Motor Inn used to stand. The fences are finally down and residents and visitors can now enjoy the new Waterfront Festival Plaza. The plaza, built on the site of the former Duffy’s Tavern & Motor Inn at 306 Dalhousie St., features accessible walkways, lighti