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CUPW shifts to rotating strikes - mail to start moving again
Canada Post workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), are seen on strike outside the Amherstburg post office in late September. The strike has shifted to rotating work stoppages from a full strike. Mail is moving again as strike action by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have shifted from a full strike to rotating strikes. CUPW national president Jan Simpson announced last Thursday (Oct. 9) that the union moved from nationwide strike acti

Ron Giofu
Oct 143 min read
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Fire department holds Fire Prevention Week open house
Firefighter Matt Meloche and Lt. Myles Robinson helps show young Levi Meloche how to spray a fire hose. Fire Prevention Week was observed last week with the Amherstburg Fire Department holding several events. Members of the department went to local schools on the subject of fire safety but the main attraction was the open house last Wednesday evening at the Libro Centre. Fire trucks were on hand for young and old to look at, with children getting a chance to spray a hose and

Ron Giofu
Oct 143 min read
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Halloween displays turned into fundraisers
The Grant home at 440 McLellan Ave. (above) features Slicer’s Roadkill Grill during weekends in October while The Shrine on Durango is available for viewing at the Anderson home at 17 Durango. Both are accepting donations for the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission. With Halloween fast approaching, decorations are going up at homes in Amherstburg and surrounding areas. Some of those displays carry a charitable twist to them. At least three local homes are decked out for H

Ron Giofu
Oct 144 min read
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