The Heisz family have built an igloo in their front yard of their Pointe West home. Not only has it been a neighbourhood attraction, children Henry and Abby have been having some fun in the igloo. Hanging out in the igloo

Residents of Essex County will know later this month just how much the organic waste collection’s green bin program will cost. Amherstburg Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb told the River Town Times last Wednesday night that while the precise cost is not yet known, he estimates it will be about $150 a year per residential household that will be receiving the collection service. “This is a brand new program for the County of Essex so there are going to be bumps in the road,” said Gibb,

County votes to implement charges after lengthy debate Essex County Civic Centre. The County of Essex will go ahead with a development charge which will be added to new builds in the next couple of years. Following over an hour-long discussion last Wednesday night, which included comments from the president-elect of the Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors (WECAR), the charge will begin in 2028. “Development charges are about one core principal – growth paying for gro

Windsor police chief Jason Crowley and Amherstburg Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb welcome people to the Amherstburg Care Fair last Thursday afternoon. Services that may be tougher for some local residents to access than others were brought to Amherstburg last week so that people could see what is offered. A group of community partners, a major one of which was the Windsor Police Service, held the second annual Amherstburg Care Fair Feb. 5 at the apartment building at 340 Victoria St

Park House Museum curator Kat Schryburt shows five-year-old Carter Trepanier how to play with an old fashioned toy (left) while just one of the tables at the museum’s indoor yard sale was set up with books and other goods (above). There is snow on the ground and a chill in the air but people still had the opportunity to go to a yard sale on the weekend. This one saw proceeds benefit one of Amherstburg’s museums. The Park House Museum held an indoor fundraising yard sale last

Staff Sgt. Jeff Taylor is now in command at the Windsor Police Service - Amherstburg Detachment. He takes over from Staff Sgt. Bryan Hayes, who has been transferred back into Windsor. Photo courtesy of the Windsor Police Service. There is a new boss at the Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment. Staff Sgt. Jeff Taylor is now running the detachment, taking over from Staff Sgt. Bryan Hayes. Hayes has been transferred back into the city. “I love it,” Taylor said of his

CLEC executive director Corey Dalgleish was on hand for the meeting and was thrilled with the 2025 festival results

Sydnee Botham (left), a development engineering co-ordinator with the Town of Amherstburg, chats with Leo Meloche at the public information centre for the possible expansion of the Amherstburg Water Treatment Plant. The former deputy mayor was one of the members of the public that gave their thoughts at the Feb. 4 meeting at the Libro Centre. Could there be an expansion of the Amherstburg Water Treatment Plant on the horizon? The possibility that the water plant could be upgr

Tournament named for Sandy Repko and Joe Laframboise The Lake Erie North Stars U18 team celebrate a goal against Kitchener. In December, the Essex County hockey community lost a couple of huge supporters. Their legacies were honoured this past weekend as the Lake Erie Minor Hockey Association (LEMHA) held a select tournament in memory of Kingsville’s Sandy Repko and Amherstburg’s Joe Laframboise. There were a total of 31 teams in five separate divisions - U9, U11, U13, U15 -

Ten-month-old Mary Anne Gatto got a close up look at one of the boxes with the help of AMA Sportsman Scott McEvoy. There were a lot of smiles at the AMA Sportsman Club last Sunday morning as they opened their doors for families to come and make wooden duck and owl boxes. Another free event hosted by the local group, it was a chance for young naturalists to put together boxes that will last a long time and attract wildlife. “I am going to hang this up by my room because there