Winners from the Amherstburg Art Crawl’s “Unleashed” raffle were awarded their prizes recently. Art Crawl committee member Bonnie Deslippe (far left) and sponsor Dan Gemus (far right) presented cash awards to Mickey Mayhew ($25) and Annette Bellefleur ($50). Arnold Ashton, winner of the $100, lives out-of-town and was unavailable for the photoshoot. Unleashed winners

The 59th annual Art by the River returns to the grounds of Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada Aug. 29-30. Art by the River is an end of summer tradition in its 59th year. Held at Fort Malden National Historic Site since 1967, it started as a centennial project with a few artists showcasing their paintings of local scenery with approximately 1,500 people viewing their work in one day. Art by the River has grown through the years to a two-day event featuring over 175

The town’s accessibility advisory committee has gone over the plan for the Oct. 26 municipal election. The Municipal Elections Accessibility Plan was a topic that came up at the committee’s July meeting with clerk Kevin Fox outlining several items in the plan. He noted the election will be in-person paper ballots with advance polling dates of Oct. 7 and Oct. 17. Fox noted there will be assistive technologies in place for those who need them, including various interfaces that

The Purple Theatre Company presented its “Wicked Wednesday Haunted Heritage Tour” July 29 at the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village. The next tour is Aug. 19. The “Wicked Wednesdays” Summer Haunted Heritage Tours have returned to the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village (CTMHV). Monthly tours of the village have occurred since May with weekly tours returning in September. Two tours occurred in July, including last Wednesday (July 29), with a specia

Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, CTMHV education co-ordinator Courtney Gregorian, OTF volunteer David Campbell and CTMHV curator Robyn Corbett view operation of an old printing press. The Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village (CTMHV) celebrated the completion of an Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) funded project last week. Dignitaries included Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, OTF volunteer David Campbell along with staff, board members and volunteers from the CTMHV in marking

A town crier competition was held as part of “Heritage Weekend” July 31-Aug. 2 in downtown Amherstburg. Open Air Weekends will be continuing throughout the rest of the month with themed weekends, with last weekend being Heritage Weekend. While rain washed out Sunday’s activities in the downtown core, Friday night and Saturday featured a number of different events including a town crier competition with four criers from around Ontario, including Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Cathar

The Amherstburg Cardinals U12 Rep team played under the lights at Bill Wigle Park last Friday night. The Cardinals won the July 31 game over Tecumseh by a 11-4 final score. The Amherstburg Cardinals U12 baseball team got back on the winning track late last week. The Cardinals U12 rep team took on the Tecumseh Rangers U13 Selects team last Friday night under the lights at Bill Wigle Park with the home side winning 11-4. The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Cardin

Barry Pritz, Howard Fox and Doug Benekritis prepare to tee off at the Seagream/Diageo golf tournament Aug. 1.Barry Pritz, Howard Fox and Doug Benekritis prepare to tee off at the Seagream/Diageo golf tournament Aug. 1. Employees from different eras of the former Diageo plant gathered on the weekend for their final golf tournament. The Seagram/Diageo golf tournament was held over the weekend at Dominion Golf Course in LaSalle with 46 people signed up. Doug Benekritis said orga

The Amherstburg Cardinals U18 house league baseball team were in action July 29 against Leamington. Despite a valiant effort, the Cardinals dropped that game and the one they played Friday night against Windsor. U18 house league Cards in action

The “Bagpipes in the Burg” parade returned last Friday night, starting by the Park House Museum, headed through King’s Navy Yard Park, entering onto Dalhousie St. by the Gordon House then heading north on Dalhousie St. before the bagpipers gathered at the clock for a performance. The Amherstburg Minor Baseball Association participated last Friday night as did soldiers from Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada to recognize the Living History Festival. The next parade i