“Christmas on the Farm” returns this Friday (Nov 14) and runs Fridays through Sundays at Sarah Parks Horsemanship. It is being co-ordinated with the Windsor Parade Corporation. The farm will be closed parade dates. Santa and Mrs. Claus were joined by parade corporation executive director Maggie Durocher and Sarah Parks last Monday. Christmas on the Farm is back for its second year at Sarah Parks Horsemanship, bringing festive fun for the whole family. The event is coordinate

A skilled trades career fair recently was held at North Star High School. Submitted photo The Canadian Association of Mold Makers (CAMM) have been travelling to high schools in the area with North Star High School being the latest stop. The career fair was held recently with Grade 9 and 10 students able to come out and learn about careers in the manufacturing and skilled trades sector. CAMM executive director Nicole Vlanich said it was a way to bridge the gap between students

Rosalia Stacey gets help from Jenny Sheppy at a brick laying demonstration. A skilled trades open house that came to the region drew students and others from around Windsor-Essex County, including Amherstburg. Skilled Trades Ontario reports nearly thousands of students, parents and job seekers visited a “Level Up! Windsor” job and career fair. Well over 2,000 were students with an additional 500 coming to an evening open house. The regional “Level Up!” was at the Event Centre

Essex County Civic Centre. A couple of firsts for the County of Essex as it moves forward with its inaugural Strategic Plan. Manager of communication and organizational development Don McArthur presented to council an advocacy policy which could help the county better prepare and position itself when it comes to lobbying the provincial and federal governments. According to McArthur’s report, the county currently has no formal process when it comes to advancing Essex County’s

The free entertainment evening “Friday Night Live” returned to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church last Friday. More photos are on the RTT’s social media pages. The next “Friday Night Live” is tentatively planned for late January. Among the performers were the church choir. Marty Robinson and Dave Avellino perform. Terence Morris entertains. “Friday Night Live” returns

Korissa Williams, pictured with son Brixton and husband Chad Mossop, was inducted into the Windsor-Essex County Sports Hall of Fame last Saturday night. A former Amherstburg resident and basketball all-star from General Amherst High School is one of the newest members of the Windsor-Essex County Sports Hall of Fame (WECSHOF). Korissa Williams was one of ten inductees welcomed into the WECSHOF Nov 8 at the Ciociaro Club in Tecumseh. She joined Tyrone Crawford, Melissa Bishop-N

Tim McAllister and Jeremy D'Alimonte stand with donations bags at the Amherstburg Food & Fellowship Mission. The Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission received a generous delivery of food collected by local realtor Jeremy D’Alimonte and his team. Team D’Alimonte hosted a community food drive in partnership with Mailloux’s Farm Fresh, where they exchanged canned goods for pumpkins. Their goal was to “fill River Canard with pumpkins” and share the spirit of giving to those in

Jen Desjardins-Grondin from G.L. Heritage Brewing Co. and Meg Reiner from the Marsh Historical Collection teamed for “Books & Brews.” Whether you were looking for a romance novel or an action thriller, there were a lot to choose from Sunday afternoon at the “Books and Brews” event hosted by G.L. Heritage Brewery. Hundreds of paperback and hard cover editions including mysteries, fiction and non-fiction were available with all the proceeds going to the Marsh Historical Collect

The North Star Wolves junior boys volleyball team captured the WECSSAA “AA” championship last Thursday at Erie Migration. The North Star Wolves junior boys volleyball team are champions. The Wolves went to Kingsville Thursday night and defeated the Erie Migration Coyotes in four sets to capture the WECSSAA “AA” championship. North Star won the first set 25-22 but dropped the second set 25-17. The Wolves then won the next two sets 25-15 and 25-17 to bring the title home to Amh

The Amherstburg Admirals observed Remembrance Day prior to last Saturday night’s game. What a difference a week can make. This past weekend the Amherstburg Admirals came-from-behind twice to win in overtime. Those come on the heels of a disappointing Nov. 1 extra time loss to Mooretown. The Admirals travelled to Dresden last Friday night where they battled back from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 and the next night at the Libro Centre, were once again down by a pair and beat t