Canadian Blood Services held a blood donor clinic in the downstairs community room at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg last Thursday afternoon. Marc Renaud was one of the people who turned out to give blood, with the aid of Marcia Bouwman from Canadian Blood Services. The next blood donor clinic scheduled in Amherstburg will be be May 22 from 1-6 p.m. back at the Libro Centre. For more information or to book an appointment, visit www.blood.ca or call 1-888-2-DONATE. Giving ba

Olivia and Gwen Beaudoin were recognized at Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Branch 157 for their recent achievements in the Royal Canadian Legion’s poster and essay contest. After winning first at the local level, both girls took second place at the Zone level. In addition, Gwen’s video won first at the provincial level. From left: colour guard member Cornelius Heeren, Deputy Zone Commander Sharon Gordon, Olivia Beaudoin, Gwen Beaudoin, 1st vice president Annette Knight, 2n

Town council has approved the tender for a new roof at the Amherstburg Community Hub in the amount of $829,257.51 plus applicable taxes. The Amherstburg Community Hub is getting a new roof with the tender having been awarded by town council. Five sections of roof on the building at 320 Richmond St., the former St. Bernard School, will be replaced, with the tender being awarded to 2198433 Ontario Ltd. Accent Roofing and Siding in the amount of $829,257.51 plus applicable taxes

Amherstburg firefighters from all three stations attended a fire at a duplex on Kingsbridge Dr. Tuesday morning. A damage estimate was not available as of press time but fire chief Michael Mio said four people were taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation. Four people were transported to hospital early Tuesday morning as a result of a fire call in the Kingsbridge subdivision. About 30 Amherstburg firefighters from all three stations attended the call in the 90 block of Kings

Re: Attracting doctors, clinics discussed at town council in March 11 edition Here is a list of effective strategies I’ve heard other municipalities use to attract doctors. •Financial incentives such as large, upfront payments or signing bonuses, relocation expenses, student loan repayment and guaranteed income for the first few years. This may seem extravagant, but the return on investment will be significantly greater to the town than paying anything to do with street festi

The Italian community at St. John the Baptist Church will once again be hosting the annual Good Friday procession April 3. The mass gets underway inside the church at 9 a.m. and the procession is expected to head outside around 9:30 p.m. After leaving the church, it will head north on Brock St. to Richmond St., head west on Richmond to Ramsay St., with a stop next to Richmond Terrace Long-Term Care Home. It will then head south on Ramsay St. to Park St with a stop at Christ A

Essex County Civic Centre The validity of the agreement between the County of Essex and the City of Windsor when it comes to social housing has come under fire. At last week’s county council meeting, several councillors voiced their frustration as to how the funding that is filtered down from the province is being distributed. According to county director of finance/treasurer Melissa Ryan, the city is the service manager for social housing and therefore determines how much of

Bryerswood Youth Camp held its “March Movie Madness” camps over March Break. Photos were taken during last Thursday’s camp. Groups of local children were kept busy over the March Break thanks to Bryerswood Youth Camp. March Break camps were held for all five weekdays at the campground, with camps being directed by Caitlin Gonneau and Pam Zeman and their team of volunteer youth leaders. “Our theme was March Movie Madness and madness it has been,” said Zeman. The five-day cam

Natural gas concern prompts fire call An issue with a natural gas regulator prompted a call to the Amherstburg Fire Department March 19 and a temporary closure of Sandwich St. S. from Murray St. to Gore St. The gas company Lakeside Gas was called in to make repairs. After a short time, fire crews were able to pack up and leave the scene. Natural gas concern prompts fire call

The rising costs of Essex-Windsor EMS has got some county councillors asking questions about service delivery. At last week’s regular Essex County Council meeting, director of financial services/treasurer Melissa Ryan presented a financial outlook for EMS which is managed by the county. In her budget overview and master plan financial impacts, she laid out the projected operational and capital financial impacts of the EMS Master Plan, 2027-2030. “Over the current term of cou