The St. Thomas of Villanova Wildcats baseball team has been busy at Mic Mac Park recently including the WECSSAA tournament (pictured) and the OFSAA Regional tournament last week. The St. Thomas of Villanova Wildcats baseball team is among this region of the province’s best, but they are looking to improve for next season. The Wildcats advanced to last week’s OFSAA Regionals and came away fifth out of nine teams. They entered as the sixth seed and went 1-2 in their three games

The Libro Centre was busy last Saturday withEssex Ravens football action. Submitted photo Saturday was a long but rewarding day for Amherstburg’s Dale Scott. A trainer with the Essex County Ravens, he was watching attentively on the sidelines for three football games at the Libro Centre. “I’ve been involved with the Ravens since 1999. My son (Joshua) played and he’s now the defensive line coach for the Junior Varsity team and my grandson Keegan is on the bantam team,” said Sc

Over 300 motorcycles arrived at Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 for the Motorcycle Ride for Dad May 31 (above and below). The roar of the motorcycles and the spirit of the riders was again on display last Sunday morning. The Motorcycle Ride for Dad rumbled through Amherstburg May 31, maintaining an annual tradition that takes place the last Sunday in May. After leaving Thunder Road Harley Davidson in Windsor, the riders made Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157

A barbershop quartet performs at the Active Aging Expo (above) while North Star High School culinary students helped provide appetizers (below). A barbershop quartet performs at the Active Aging Expo (left) while North Star High School culinary students helped provide appetizers (centre). Line dancing was one of the demonstrations (right). An event for seniors and those looking at getting better connected with services in Amherstburg and around Windsor-Essex County returned l

A rendering shows what the new units Habitat for Humanity is planning to build on Middle Side Road will look like. A new Habitat for Humanity build will be taking place in Amherstburg with the hope of starting construction in the fall. Habitat for Humanity CEO Fiona Coughlin said 18 new units are coming to town, to be located on Middle Side Road (County Road 10) east of the Golfview subdivision, and she added they are trying to get the word out about the upcoming build. “We’r

As we wade through a lot of the gobbledegook at the council meeting of May 11, 2026, especially at 24 minutes into the meeting regarding the fire hall, we hear that the hall was budgeted with $11.8 million with no overruns. A debt will be issued for $11.4 million with OILC in the form of a debenture. A debenture of $11.4 million is a long-term (30-year) IOU where the borrower (Town of Amherstburg) promises to pay regular (yearly) interest payments over the term of the contrac

Tom and Sue Manherz, Larry Girard and their entire team at Wolfhead Distillery celebrated their tenth anniversary last week. A local craft distillery reached a milestone last week. Wolfhead Distillery is celebrated a “decade of distilling” as the region’s first premium craft distillery, marking ten years of what its director of marketing and business development Danielle Moldovan called “bold Canadian spirits, culinary experiences, tourism, and innovation in Windsor Essex Cou

A jousting demonstration performed during the previous Medieval Faire. The Fort Malden Medieval Faire returns to Amherstburg next month. The second annual Renaissance faire comes to the grounds of Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada. It is being presented June 13-14 by Faires.ca. Producer Greg Schuurman said there are a number of new events as part of this year’s two-day event. “We’re always trying to add a few more activities and so forth,” said Schuurman. “We have

The Gibson Gallery held the closing reception of the annual “Student Pix” exhibit last Saturday (May 30) with prizes being awarded to the top student-photographers within the Greater Essex County District School Board. Winners included Charlie Boughner (first place, primary black and white), Amelia Hamza (first place, primary colour), Nora Huver (second place, primary colour), Ellie Bastien (third place, primary colour), De’mai Miles (first place, junior black and white), Ari

Amherstburg Mayor Michael Prue, joined by other county council members, speaks at the official launch of the Carrousel of Nations last Wednesday morning. Two villages will be in Amherstburg. The Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County (MCC) has announced the launch of the 51st annual Carrousel of the Nations, which they say is one of Ontario’s premier cultural festivals and a kickoff to the summer festival season in Windsor and Essex County. Celebrated as an award-w