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Community meeting held regarding ACS's P2P Neighbourhood project
Jessica Pedlar, a community connector with the P2P Neighbourhoods program at ACS, speaks at a meeting last Thursday morning at Amherstburg Community Services. Community meeting held regarding ACS's P2P Neighbourhood project By Ron Giofu The Pathway to Potential (P2P) project that has come to Amherstburg took another step forward last week. The local P2P Neighbourhoods program is being overseen locally by Amherstburg Community Services (ACS) with a community meeting being held

Ron Giofu
Mar 33 min read


Diageo plant officially closes
Doug Benekritis, Unifor chair in the Diageo Amherstburg plant, speaks to the media after the final shift last Wednesday. It was an end of an era in Amherstburg last Wednesday afternoon. Workers filed out of the Diageo bottling plant in Amherstburg for the last time, many hugging each other and others shedding a tear or two. The company announced last August it would close the St. Arnaud St. facility this month and followed through, albeit a couple days earlier than anticipate

Ron Giofu
Mar 37 min read


Coldest Night of the Year draws 160 walkers, fundraising continuing
Walkers head out from the Amherstburg Community Hub during Amherstburg’s Coldest Night of the Year last Saturday evening. Proceeds from the local event will benefit The House Youth Centre and the programming they offer. The House is located within the Hub. Walkers hit the street for the sixth straight year in support of The House Youth Centre. This year’s Amherstburg’s Coldest Night of the Year was held last Saturday evening with the starting and ending points being the Amher

Ron Giofu
Mar 33 min read
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