Amherstburg Town Hall. Town council has nearly doubled the amount earmarked for upgrades to H. Murray Smith Centennial Park as part of the 2026 budget, with the aim to improve the park next year. There was already over $500,000 from the 2025 budget that, thanks in part to the town not getting a provincial grant, went unused. Thanks to a pair of motions to redirect money from other capital budget items, $450,000 were put towards H. Murray Smith Centennial Park. Another $50,000

Amherstburg Community Services (ACS) was pleased to welcome Paul Pouget (left), vice chair of the Diageo Retirees, and chairperson Nikki Dufour (right) as they delivered a generous donation of canned goods along with a monetary contribution of $687. These donations were collected during their annual Diageo Retirees Luncheon and raffle held the week prior. ACS said with this latest contribution, the Diageo Retirees have now donated a total of $8,500, along with numerous non-pe

Town council has allocated its community grants for 2026 and spent the same amount of money as last year. As noted in the Dec. 10 issue of the River Town Times, the town is still dividing the $51,547 that was spent in 2025 among the same groups in 2026. With $2,000 already having been pre-committed to 2nd Amherstburg Scouting, it meant slight reductions to most of the others. Amherstburg Community Services (ACS) will go from $15,000 in 2025 to $13,612.50 in 2026. The Amherst

The House Youth Centre is sponsoring four families for Christmas this year. Program director Morghan Shearon (left) and board chair Brendan Clouthier dropped the gifts off at the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission last Thursday. Accepting them were volunteer board member Jill Kanwischer and vice president Zainia Brockett. Four of the families being helped this Christmas by the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission also have The House Youth Centre to thank. The House Yo

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors has approved its draft 2026 Budget for circulation to member municipalities. “Total municipal funding for 2026 remains consistent with the 2025 level, thanks to the previous year’s surplus,” announced Tim Byrne, ERCA CAO. Some projects for the year ahead that have been highlighted by ERCA include updating flood hazard mapping, GIS updates to the Limit of Regulated Area and continuing to promote a planning-first

The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team features an Amherstburg player - Aria Pare - and the team won a recent “Smashville” showcase tournament in Nashville. The team gathers for a group shot here. A “Smashville” hockey tournament in Tennessee saw a team from the region win it all. The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team competed in the Smashville Girls Hockey Showcase earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee.  The girls competed in the U19AA division and won the cham

The team from 107.9 FM CKBG The Burg, sponsors and those who teamed up in the “Marty Marathon,” including the station’s Detroit Free Press marathon team, helped raise $7,050 for the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation. It was in memory of station founder Marty Adler. CKBG 107.9 FM The Burg teamed with the River Town Times, Fort Malden Animal Hospital and Purple Vixen Beauty and the cheque presentation was at the radio station Dec. 8. CKBG give to WCCF

North Star’s Ava Purdie (1) and Lily McConnell (12) attempt a block at the net during the second set of last Thursday night’s match against the Leamington Lions. The North Star Wolves senior girls volleyball team returned to WECSSAA Tier  2 action last week and ran into a tough opponent. The Wolves didn’t play last Tuesday, though the juniors did, but when the seniors returned to the court Thursday, they fell in three straight sets to the visiting Leamington Lions. The Lions

Jayden Seguin, seen in this RTT file photo, scored a pair of goals in last Friday night’s 5-4 Amherstburg win in Dresden. The Admirals return home this Saturday vs. Blenheim. Trailing by a couple of goals in the third period, the visiting Amherstburg Admirals battled back, picking up their tenth win of the season Friday night, a 5-4 overtime victory over the Dresden Kings. It was a big difference from the previous meeting of the two teams as the Kings dominated 7-1 a couple o

North Star’s Nolan Sleigh puts up a shot during first half action against L’Essor last week. The North Star Wolves senior boys basketball team hit the court twice last week but didn’t get the results they wanted. The first game of the week was last Tuesday night in Amherstburg against the L’Essor Aigles. It was a close game for the first quarter-and-a-half but the visitors pulled away and won the game going away 92-52. L’Essor had a 14-7 lead after the first quarter but the W