Five fire crews from the Amherstburg Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 100 block of Lakewood Drive at approximately 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20.

Fire chief also gives general safety tips for the holidays

Workers with the Ironworkers Local 700 protest at the site of the new Amherstburg fire station Nov. 4.   A protest at the new Amherstburg fire station now under construction near the intersection of Simcoe St. and Meloche Road revolves around workers used on the site and where local ironworkers say those workers are from. Ironworkers who work under Ironworkers Local 700 say they are looking for work but many don’t have it, alleging that out-of-town, non-unionized workers are