Riders on the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure met town crier Norm Ross during their recent stop in Amherstburg. Over 100 cyclists from across Canada and the United States were in Amherstburg earlier this month as part of a launch of Canada’s newest binational cycling destination. The 2026 Great Waterfront Trail Adventure (GWTA) went through Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island and, for the first time, across the Gordie Howe The launch marks four years of crossborder coll

Instructors and students at the Amherstburg Karate Club celebrated their five-year anniversary last Sunday afternoon. The Amherstburg Karate Club (AKC) celebrated a milestone with their students and their parents last Sunday. The club is owned by Sensei Chad Waldron, Sensei Matthew Gholampoor and Senpai Stefan Miller and they are three of the four instructors at the school. The fourth instructor is Sam Denommee. For the fifth anniversary celebrations Aug. 16, instructors from

The Amherstburg Pickleball Association (APA) held a camp for youth to train them in how to play pickleball. Local youth had a chance to learn the basics of pickleball last week. The Amherstburg Pickleball Association (APA) hosted a youth pickleball clinic from Aug. 10-14 at the outdoor courts at the Libro Centre. According to APA president Linda DiPasquale, they had 19 youth ages 10-16 at the weeklong camp. “Some of them didn’t pick up a paddle before Monday,” she said. DiP