Amherstburg town hall. Town council put $200,000 into the capital budget prior to budget deliberations concluding to look at a local intersection. Budget deliberations wrapped up Dec. 9 with council landing on a 2.86 per cent tax rate increase. The intersection at Lowes Side Road and Sandwich St. S. will see the work have the funds drawn from the reserve. Councillor Diane Pouget said she still gets complaints on a regular basis of people trying to cross the street in that are

The musical duo “2Fish” performs at the “Christmas in the Burg” dinner last Sunday night The community got a chance to enjoy a dinner and some live music thanks to a local church. Encounter Church presented its second annual “Christmas in the Burg” Sunday evening featuring not only a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert, but live music, a Christmas story and even door prizes for a lucky few. Two seatings were held – one at 4 p.m. and the second at 6:30 p.m. -

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church held their annual Christmas Cantata last Wednesday night with another being held as part of last Sunday morning’ service. Under the musical direction of Matthew Kulbacki and accompanied by Rev. Olwyn Coughlin’s narration, the choir and Rev. Shirley Carleton entertained the crowd with Christmas music. St. Andrew’s will be hosting a Christmas Nativity play this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. as well as a candlelight service Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.

Firefighters and community volunteers gathered at Amherstburg Fire Station #1 to sort and pack boxes of toys as part of the “Stuff-A-Fire-Truck” toy drive. The Amherstburg Firefighters’ Association held its annual “Stuff-A-Fire-Truck” toy drive and it concluded over the weekend. Members of the association collected the new, unwrapped toys and pajamas from participating businesses last Friday and spent Saturday morning at Amherstburg fire station #1 packing the boxes. Families

Amherstburg Town Hall. Town council has nearly doubled the amount earmarked for upgrades to H. Murray Smith Centennial Park as part of the 2026 budget, with the aim to improve the park next year. There was already over $500,000 from the 2025 budget that, thanks in part to the town not getting a provincial grant, went unused. Thanks to a pair of motions to redirect money from other capital budget items, $450,000 were put towards H. Murray Smith Centennial Park. Another $50,000

Amherstburg Community Services (ACS) was pleased to welcome Paul Pouget (left), vice chair of the Diageo Retirees, and chairperson Nikki Dufour (right) as they delivered a generous donation of canned goods along with a monetary contribution of $687. These donations were collected during their annual Diageo Retirees Luncheon and raffle held the week prior. ACS said with this latest contribution, the Diageo Retirees have now donated a total of $8,500, along with numerous non-pe

Town council has allocated its community grants for 2026 and spent the same amount of money as last year. As noted in the Dec. 10 issue of the River Town Times, the town is still dividing the $51,547 that was spent in 2025 among the same groups in 2026. With $2,000 already having been pre-committed to 2nd Amherstburg Scouting, it meant slight reductions to most of the others. Amherstburg Community Services (ACS) will go from $15,000 in 2025 to $13,612.50 in 2026. The Amherst

The House Youth Centre is sponsoring four families for Christmas this year. Program director Morghan Shearon (left) and board chair Brendan Clouthier dropped the gifts off at the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission last Thursday. Accepting them were volunteer board member Jill Kanwischer and vice president Zainia Brockett. Four of the families being helped this Christmas by the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission also have The House Youth Centre to thank. The House Yo

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors has approved its draft 2026 Budget for circulation to member municipalities. “Total municipal funding for 2026 remains consistent with the 2025 level, thanks to the previous year’s surplus,” announced Tim Byrne, ERCA CAO. Some projects for the year ahead that have been highlighted by ERCA include updating flood hazard mapping, GIS updates to the Limit of Regulated Area and continuing to promote a planning-first

The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team features an Amherstburg player - Aria Pare - and the team won a recent “Smashville” showcase tournament in Nashville. The team gathers for a group shot here. A “Smashville” hockey tournament in Tennessee saw a team from the region win it all. The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team competed in the Smashville Girls Hockey Showcase earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee.  The girls competed in the U19AA division and won the cham