Provincial legislation that would, in part, merge Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into seven, has met with pushback from the local conservation authority. The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors met and had a lengthy debate on Bill 68 and voted to oppose the proposed boundary configuration that would see the Essex County and Windsor region become part of the “Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority.” That new authority would also include the

Honour Roll students from North Star High School gather for a group photo as part of the school’s “Night of Excellence” last Wednesday night. The best of the academic best at North Star High School were recognized last week. The Amherstburg public high school held its “Night of Excellence” last Wednesday evening in the school’s gymnasium where 242 students were honoured for making the honour roll in the 2024-25 school year. Those students were from last year’s Grade 9, 10 and

Five-year-old Kaden Gadoury got himself a new winter hat. It was part of the recent “Glitter and Gold” vendor market. Visitors to the AMA Sportsmen’s Club in Amherstburg were able to get a head start on their Christmas shopping Nov. 8. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sweet Moments Cookie Company hosted its fourth annual “Glitter and Gold” vendors market. “We have a few different vendors this time. One makes handmade pens you can put pictures in. I would say 90 percent of the stuff he

The Remembrance Day parade ended at the cenotaph in King’s Navy Yard Park, where the crowd gathered and the ceremony was held. Remembrance Day was once again well attended this year, with the public taking time to pay tribute to those who served and continue to serve. Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 organized and presented the parade and ceremony, with the parade leaving from the Dalhousie St. branch and heading down Murray St., Sandwich St. S., and Richmond St. bef

The General Amherst High School Class of 1975 celebrated their 50th anniversary reunion earlier this month. Just some of the attendees are photographed in these submitted photos. More than 100 people gathered at Wildwood’s Twisted Tees Nov. 1 to rekindle friendships that began over five decades ago. Special guests included former teachers J. Sorenson, J. Vigar, J. Matheson, D. Bailey, P. Feurth, and B. Baldwin. Classmates traveled from far and wide, some journeying over 2,000

North Star’s Ashton Fevreau looks for running room in Saturday night’s WECSSAA Tier 2 championship game at St. Clair College. It was a battle of the unbeaten teams in the WECSSAA Tier 2 championship football game but, unfortunately for the North Star Wolves, it was the Belle River Nobles who were still undefeated at the end. The Nobles edged the Wolves 29-22 in Saturday night’s St. Clair College Bowl to claim the Tier 2 title. Both teams were 7-0 in the regular season. The fi

Mooretown goalie John Chartrand loses his stick in front of Amherstburg’s Evan Klein during Sunday evening’s game at the Libro Centre. Mooretown won 5-2. It was a tough week for the Amherstburg Admirals as they dropped a pair of Provincial Junior Hockey League (Jr. C) games. The Admirals fell behind quickly last Tuesday night, coming up short to the West Stobbs Division leading Essex 73’s 8-4. Back at the Libro Centre Sunday evening, they were beaten 5-2 by the visiting Moore

Mary Beneteau, secretary of the Hope of St. Joseph Shelter Inc. board, holds Aulia Donato, the great-niece of the late Father Donato Lwiyando. The charity held a fundraising dinner Sunday night in McGregor for the shelters in the D.R. Congo that Father Donato founded and operated for many years. Father Donato Lwiyando may have passed away, but his work carries on. Father Donato, a former associate pastor at St. John the Baptist Church in Amherstburg, operated three shelters i

Local game Creators Jamie Lees and Frank D’Angelo and friends meet at The O for a game of Synopsis. A new board game that was created in Amherstburg has been launched locally, with the aim of the game going nationally and beyond. Jamie Lees and Frank D’Angelo of the Amherstburg-based Jank Words and Pictures have created and launched “Synopsis: The Storytelling Game,” and held a “game night” last Sunday at The O where people could try out the game and sharpen storytelling ski