Town council has allocated its community grants for 2026 and spent the same amount of money as last year. As noted in the Dec. 10 issue of the River Town Times, the town is still dividing the $51,547 that was spent in 2025 among the same groups in 2026. With $2,000 already having been pre-committed to 2nd Amherstburg Scouting, it meant slight reductions to most of the others. Amherstburg Community Services (ACS) will go from $15,000 in 2025 to $13,612.50 in 2026. The Amherst

The House Youth Centre is sponsoring four families for Christmas this year. Program director Morghan Shearon (left) and board chair Brendan Clouthier dropped the gifts off at the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission last Thursday. Accepting them were volunteer board member Jill Kanwischer and vice president Zainia Brockett. Four of the families being helped this Christmas by the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission also have The House Youth Centre to thank. The House Yo

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors has approved its draft 2026 Budget for circulation to member municipalities. “Total municipal funding for 2026 remains consistent with the 2025 level, thanks to the previous year’s surplus,” announced Tim Byrne, ERCA CAO. Some projects for the year ahead that have been highlighted by ERCA include updating flood hazard mapping, GIS updates to the Limit of Regulated Area and continuing to promote a planning-first