Laurence Beneteau Amherstburg resident Lawrence Beneteau has made his 250th blood donation, with the milestone contribution to Canadian Blood Services coming this morning (Sept. 2). He has been donating blood and plasma for 47 years, as his first donation came in 1979. The 250th donation was made at the Windsor Plasma Centre. Milestone blood donation

The Harrow Fair parade was popular the morning of Sept. 5. The 172nd Harrow Fair was held again on Labour Day weekend with the weather garnering some early headlines. When all was said and done, however, organizers and festival-goers had overcome the elements and had a good time at an Essex County tradition. Storms rolled through the region last Thursday night, postponing the events of that evening such as the opening ceremonies and popular pie auction, and saw people evacuat

Amherstburg resident Greg Nemeth is pressing for more action in the Big Creek watershed, including the section north of Alma St. His photography is seen along the Cypher Systems Greenway. A local wildlife photographer and environmental advocate is continuing to search for action. Greg Nemeth has been photographing local wildlife and watershed activity for several years and said he doesn’t like what he is seeing. “I’d like to focus on the section of the Big Creek watershed, lo

Principal Kyle Berard and vice principal Jana LePage along with a group of peer mentors welcomed the new class of Grade 9 students Sept. 1. Grade 9 orientation day was held last Tuesday morning at North Star High School in Amherstburg. Incoming Grade 9 students at high schools around the area are getting used to their new surroundings, including at North Star High School. The Amherstburg public high school held its Grade 9 orientation day last Tuesday morning (Sept. 1) where

Storms came through the area last Thursday night (Sept. 3) with shelf clouds coming shortly before the heavy rain (above). Drivers had to navigate water on the roadway along Dalhousie St. after the “S” curve near the Canadian Coast Guard base was flooded for a short period of time (left). The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in London came down to investigate the storm and found an EF1 tornado hit both east Windsor and near Wheatley with an EF1 downburst also

Approximately a year ago, I wrote a letter to the RTT which was published to have the American flag removed from town property. The Trump administration made derogatory remarks insulting the 158 Canadian soldiers that died in Afghanistan fighting to protect American sovereignty. Trump has constantly attacked our sovereignty and has increased that attack. Would Palestine fly an Israeli flag? No. Would Ukraine fly a Russian flag? No. The USA flag must be removed from town prop

Guests can get up close and personal with a variety of bird species at the Holiday Beach Festival of Hawks. Photo supplied by ERCA. All eyes will be on the skies this September as Holiday Beach Conservation Area becomes one of the best places in North America to witness the fall raptor migration, with tens of thousands of hawks and other birds of prey soaring overhead on their annual journey south. As communities across Canada celebrate the natural places that make this coun

Essex County Civic Centre. The County of Essex has entered into a servicing, encroachment and easement agreement with Jack’s Organics and Southern Aqua. County council authorized the warden and the clerk to execute the agreement as part of the Sept. 2 meeting. According to a report from the county’s director of infrastructure and planning services Marissa Mascaro Amyotte: “The Property Owner and Road User approached the County about the installation of the Water System under

Essex County Civic Centre. Two organizations in Windsor-Essex are getting the green light to merge. Last week, Gordon Orr, who is the CEO of both Invest Windsor-Essex (IWE) and Tourism Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island (TWEPI) made a presentation on the success of the two and followed up with a request from Essex County Council to amalgamate the two. He said that North Guide, a consulting firm, recently recommended the alignment which would result in a stronger organization, not a s

The County of Essex will invest up to $150,000 to have a study prepared on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Density Data Centres. At last week’s regular council meeting, Manager of Planning Services presented a report that will see the cost come out of the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund. “Due to the significant work already in the planning department, it is recommended that a contract be pursued for these specialized consulting services,” said Belanger. Essex County res