Charlotte Smith displays her artwork while Essex MP Chris Lewis holds her certificate of accomplishment. Essex MP Chris Lewis welcomes all artists to his constituency office A feel-good morning in Essex last Saturday as a dozen young artists were recognized by Essex MP Chris Lewis. Among those was Malden Central Public School Grade 4 student Charlotte Smith whose colourful drawing of the clock tower in Amherstburg is on the cover of Lewis’ 2026 calendar. Charlotte has been dr

Alex Dale, the interpretation officer with Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada, plays the flute during the Fort Malden Guild of Arts & Crafts (Gibson Gallery) AGM last Saturday. The Fort Malden Guild of Arts and Crafts held its annual general meeting (AGM) on the weekend and went over the year that was and plans ahead for 2026. The guild is the board that operates the Gibson Gallery, the local art gallery located at 140 Richmond St. in Amherstburg. Members and board

A festival that has become known for happening in January is being moved to the summer instead. The TRUE Festival has not appeared on the town’s tourism website at www.visitamherstburg.ca , prompting some concern and questions from people wanting to know what happened to it.  The tourism department made it known Friday with a social media post that the event isn’t cancelled, it’s just being moved to a different time of year. “All events are impacted by weather but winter even