The dance hall on Boblo Island is one of three buildings facing possible heritage designation. The photo is from a report that was on the Sept. 14 town council agenda. A property on Boblo Island will be the subject of an intent of intent to designate as heritage. The property on Boblo Island actually contains a trio of buildings that the town is pursuing designation on. The subject property is 429 Bois Blanc Boulevard with the report from heritage planner Adam Coates stating

Anderdon Public School student Gwen Beaudoin (right) is presented her first place award as her video grabbed the top spot in a national contest. A Remembrance Day video an Amherstburg student made keeps winning awards. The two-minute video made by Anderdon Public School student Gwen Beaudoin was originally entered as part of a local contest last year through Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157. Since winning at the local level, she has won provincially and now, nationa

Canada Post is offering a commemorative stamp this year to recognized the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion in Canada. The local branch, which is in its 97th year, was the recipient of a plaque with the design of the stamp at Legion Br. 157’s general meeting Sept. 17. Capt. Tracy Cooper (left) and Legion Br. 157 1st vice president Annette Knight (centre) accept the plaque from Jen Grant, lead hand at the Amherstburg post office (right). Legion Branch 157 recogniz

Fred Fox (blue shirt, centre), Terry Fox’s brother, and Tyler McGregor (red shirt, centre), a local Paralypmic athlete led the first lap at “Fox Fest” last Thursday morning in LaSalle. Students and teachers from North Star High School were among the public high schools at “Fox Fest” Sept. 17. North Star’s Terry Fox Run will be held Sept. 29. Over 600 high school students representing 13 public high schools gathered last Thursday for “Fox Fest” as a way to raise awareness for

Mike Hope, president of the Windsor Electrical Contractors Association (WECA) speaks at the unveiling of a new training device Sept. 15 at St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School. Students in the electrical classes at St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School have a new tool to work on. A mobile electrical training device was donated to the Catholic secondary school last week by the Windsor Electrical Contractors Association (WECA). A ceremony saw WECA and Windsor-Essex Catho

Essex County Warden Hilda MacDonald (third from left) presented gifts to the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee during county council’s Sept. 14 meeting in Essex. A more accessible Essex County. That has been the mission of the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee (ECAAC) over the past four years and the goal is to continue that concept. Members of the county’s accessibility advisory committee brought forth a list of accomplishments that has been achieved

(Above photo) North Star quarterback Gavin Haggarty (1) tries to evade a Sandwich tackler last Friday night while his Wolves teammate Kingston Gardin (4) looks for running room against the Sabres. Sandwich won the game 33-0. The Wolves return to Sandwich this Friday to play a neutral site game against the Belle River Nobles at 5:30 p.m. The North Star Wolves football season is underway and it didn’t start they way they were hoping it would. The Wolves dropped a 33-0 decision

Amherstburg goalie Bennett Horrocks makes one of his 42 saves as Hayden Bunn comes in to help out. It’s been a while since the Amherstburg Admirals have presented the Yellow Jacket and it was no big surprise who the recipient was Sunday night. Following a 3-2 win over the visiting Mooretown Flags, second-year power forward Brayden Hebert wore it proudly, as he was named the team’s player of the game. Last year, his rookie season, he managed to suit up for 25 regular season ga

Brothers Catalin and Spencer Morin hosted a baseball clinic at the Libro Centre over the weekend. They are seen here with some of their students. As many minor baseball organizations, including the Amherstburg Cardinals begin to wrap up tryouts for next year’s teams, they will no doubt be looking for players who know the fundamentals. Brothers Catalin and Spencer Morin hosted a clinic the weekend of Sept. 19-20, teaching prospects how to hit, catch, run the bases with confide

Amherstburg Fire crews were called to Pickering Towers at 130 Pickering Dr. last Friday for sounding alarms and smoke in the building. A burning electrical issue had activated the alarms, deputy fire chief Dan Monk said. He added no active fire was found, and hydro was isolated by crews to a couple rooms. Monk said luckily the weather was nice, as occupants were evacuated from the building for over an hour while crews completed a full building search. The investigation is sti