A plaque will be erected in front of the Front Road North home that formerly housed the late Senator Eugene Whelan, his wife Elizabeth and their family to remember “The Walk that Changed the World.” The Whelan home was the site of a visit from Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and ambassador Alexsander Yaklovlev and it is believed to have been the site of the walk. Pouget said a plaque was originally approved by town council in 2016, adding she called for an upset limit of $15

Open Air weekends likely to be hot topic for new council. Open Air Weekends are a part of the 2026 municipal election campaign in Amherstburg and the new council will likely be talking about it soon after taking over. A motion, narrowly passed at town council at the Sept. 28 meeting, will see reports and information come before the new council shortly after they take over following the Oct. 26 election. Councillor Molly Allaire put forth the motion calling on town administrat

Various games were part of the “Silly Olympics” held at G.L. Heritage Brewing Co. Sept. 26. It was co-presented by G.L. Heritage and The Good Stuff. It was labelled as the “Silly Olympics” but it certainly could have been called Fun for All. G.L. Heritage Brewing Co., along with Amherstburg’s Good Stuff Wellness Clinic, hosted an outdoor event last Saturday that certainly has the future potential of growing and repeating. Six teams of six members each showed some athletic abi

A bake sale and lemonade stand was held at Chartwell Amherstburg (formerly Seasons) last Thursday afternoon as a fundraiser for the Miracle League of Amherstburg. Elly Weese, fun manager at Chartwell, stands with Miracle League players Dan Boehm, Megan Kelly and Lindsay James. The three Miracle League players helped plan the event. Weese said the grand total from the lemonade stand and bake sale came to $1,266. Baking for Miracle League

Irene Moore Davis, assistant curator with the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, talks about the No. 2 Construction Battalion during a visit Sept. 23 to Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157. A picture of the battalion, who served in World War I, is in the foreground. The No. 2 Construction Battalion was the subject of a talk at Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 as part of Legion Week. The battalion, an all-Black battalion that served in World War I, was the topic of a p

The Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce (ACOC) held the latest in its new member and networking nights Sept. 15. New and current members of the ACOC came out to Ure’s Country Kitchen in Malden Centre, learned more about the historic business and got some background on upcoming chamber initiatives. New members also received an opportunity to talk about themselves and why they joined the ACOC. The ACOC also promoted its”Meet the Candidates” nights, which will be held Oct. 7-8 at th

Caldwell First Nations Chief Nikki van Oirschot, Indigenous artist Naomi Peters and author Maurice Switzer participate in a panel moderated by River Bookshop owner Richard Peddie. An author of a new best-selling book was in Amherstburg last week to promote his new book and talk about First Nations issues. Maurice Switzer came to Amherstburg from North Bay over the weekend to discuss his new book “Sons of Tecumseh” and also took part in a well-attended panel discussion Saturda

Stella Maris Catholic Elementary School held its annual ice cream social recently to welcome families and let parents meet their children’s teachers. Helping to distribute the ice cream were Mya Ouellette & Mia Kempster Alexis Laforest, Jondar Yalda and Evan Laird. Adriana Oraha & Ashley Seguin. Ice Cream Social

Ordinary member Robert Dudley was recognized for his 55 years in the Legion. Gloria Primeau makes the presentation. As part of Legion Week, Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 handed out its anniversary pins and medals for those deserving members who have earned milestones for years of membership. Earning a pin for five years as an affiliate voting member was Louis Robidoux. Associate members recognized for their five-year milestones were Dilys Bertrand, Margeret Carrol

Carolyn Hardy was one of the roughly 40 artists involved in a project organized by Andrea Niven. A local artist invited about 40 of her colleagues out to help her with a project that will eventually be displayed at the Migration Festival in Kingsville. Andrea Niven from Bearfoot Studios was supported by a number of fellow artists at the AMA Sportsmens Association in a Monarch butterfly-themed project that will be unveiled Oct. 17. She describes it as “a community and collabor