For the time being, the Amherstburg/LaSalle trustee position on the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) is vacant. Public board trustees officially accepted the resignation of their now former colleague Ron LeClair at the Oct. 21 regular board meeting. LeClair had actually sent his letter of resignation Sept. 15, with the intention of it taking effect Sept. 30. “As you are aware the governance landscape for education has significantly changed, resulting in my

Amherstburg Town Hall. An alleged incident involving a town committee member and a town staff member will be the subject of an integrity commissioner investigation. While originally expected to be an in-camera meeting item, town council voted to conduct the matter in public session Monday night. Councillor Don McArthur believed the matter should be held in the open and was the one who requested it not be in-camera. McArthur said when he saw the matter on the in-camera agenda,

The Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment is asking that people remain vigilant after a rise in cases of the “grandparents scam” in Amherstburg. A grandparent scam is when a person receives a random phone call from a person claiming to be a relative or friend, police say, adding the scammer creates a sense of urgency and secrecy, often claiming to be in a crisis like an accident or arrest and demands immediate wire transfers, cash or other forms of currency. In some

Members of the Deslippe family (Paula Stiles, Glen Deslippe, Eric Deslippe, Mitchelle Deslippe and Paul Deslippe), the Galipeau family (Cathy Bondy and Gail Galipeau) and the Fryer family (Tanya Fryer and Bill Fryer) stand with veterans banners that were put up in memory of family members. The banners were installed last Thursday along Sandwich St. S. A number of local veterans are being remembered thanks to new banners that have been installed in Amherstburg. Veterans banner

Runners make their way through Holiday Beach Conservation Area during last Saturday morning’s “Sully Monster Dash.” The family of young Sully Lowe wanted to give back to the hospital that helped him with his health issues, and over 150 people joined them. The first-ever “Sully’s Monster Dash” was held last Saturday morning at Holiday Beach Conservation Area with a one-kilometre “kids dash” followed by the 5K run/walk/wheel, with many participants in costume. Brian Lowe said t

Five-year-old Olive Cote got his face painted by North Star Grade 12 student Gracey Foster. Visitors to Amherstburg’s North Star High School got an early jump on their Christmas shopping over the weekend. Over 200 vendors packed the building inside and out for the annual Pumpkinfest last Saturday.  It not only gave curious holiday buyers a chance to get that unique gift, but once again an opportunity for inspiring entrepreneurs to show what they have to offer. One of those wa

79-81 Murray St. captured the Paul Oberman Award for Adaptive Reuse in the Small-Scale/Individual/Small Business category. The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) handed out its 2025 Heritage Awards earlier this month and there are two winners with Amherstburg connections. The building at 79-81 Murray St. captured the Paul Oberman Award for Adaptive Reuse in the Small-Scale/Individual/Small Business category. That building houses the Bucket List Coffee Roastery Café an

A “witches walk” was held Sunday evening on Boblo Island to support the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission. It was the third annual event. An island tradition returned to Bois Blanc Island on the weekend to scare up some donations for a great cause. The third annual Witches Walk was held on the island, a.k.a. Boblo Island, late Sunday afternoon with Sandi Villeneuve explaining that it is a tradition that is not only done on Bois Blanc Island, but others as well on both s

The Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment states that an officer was conducting radar in the 7000 block of County Road 9 (Howard Ave.) Oct. 20, at approximately 9:45 p.m. At this time, the officer clocked a vehicle allegedly travelling at 145 km/hr in the posted 80 km/hr zone.  The involved vehicle, a Ford F150 was stopped by the officer. The involved driver, a 36-year-old male, was charged with stunt driving and his vehicle was impounded for 14 days. In addition, t

Noah Abreu (1) looks for running room in the second half of last Friday evening’s game against Kennedy. North Star won 36-0 with Abreu scoring three touchdowns. Five games, five wins, no points against. That’s the start the North Star Wolves senior football team has had, with the latest shutout win coming last Friday night. North Star started slower than usual but pulled away in the second half to record a 36-0 win over the Kennedy Clippers at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg.