Tom and Sue Manherz, Larry Girard and their entire team at Wolfhead Distillery celebrated their tenth anniversary last week. A local craft distillery reached a milestone last week. Wolfhead Distillery is celebrated a “decade of distilling” as the region’s first premium craft distillery, marking ten years of what its director of marketing and business development Danielle Moldovan called “bold Canadian spirits, culinary experiences, tourism, and innovation in Windsor Essex Cou

Sri and Vedha Etikala have opened SV Care Pharmacy at 38 Victoria St. S. with plans to bring in doctors as well. A new pharmacy has opened in Amherstburg with the eventual plan to have doctors and a walk-in clinic on site. The SV Care Pharmacy has opened at 38 Victoria St. S. and is owned and operated by Sri Etikala and his wife and business partner Vedha. They have a goal of addressing health care needs in Amherstburg, but in Leamington as well where they are working on a si

The winners of the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce’s 21st annual Business Excellence Awards gather for a group photo after the ceremony at the Columbian Club in McGregor May 7. The Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce (ACOC) has paid tribute to the business community and to service groups thanks to its 21st annual Business Excellence Awards (BEAs). The BEAs were presented last Thursday night at the Columbian Club in McGregor with 16 local businesses, individuals and non-profit org

Warden Hilda MacDonald delivered her “State of the County” address to a packed house at the Ciociaro Club last Thursday afternoon. The annual “State of the County” address was held last week with Warden Hilda MacDonald giving an update on county business. MacDonald shed a light on her personal plans as well. As part of the luncheon held April 16 at the Ciociaro Club in Tecumseh, MacDonald outlined some of what has been accomplished at the county level over the past year and o

A decision to further the designation of the property at 130 Sandwich St. S. under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act has been deferred. A decision to further the designation of the property at 130 Sandwich St. S. under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act has been deferred. Town council received a recommendation to state its intention to designate the former General Amherst High School property as a heritage property but elected officials voted to get a report instead. The f

Plans for 261 Wolfe St. came to the heritage committee March 12. Plans for a new four-storey apartment building went before Amherstburg’s heritage committee last week with the issue to come before town council in the future. The heritage committee endorsed a heritage alteration permit for a new build at 261 Wolfe St. The new build would go up next to the existing building at 247 Brock St., the former House of Shalom building which is now The Lofts at St. Anthony. The new bui

ACS executive director Kathy DiBartolomeo (centre) and The House Youth Centre program director Morghan Shearon (right) go over their services at the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce AGM last Wednesday night. ACOC president Dan Gemus is at left. The Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce (ACOC) looked back at the most recent year and are planning their next year forward. The ACOC held its annual general meeting (AGM) last Wednesday night in the community room at Amherstburg Community

Doug Benekritis, Unifor chair in the Diageo Amherstburg plant, speaks to the media after the final shift last Wednesday. It was an end of an era in Amherstburg last Wednesday afternoon. Workers filed out of the Diageo bottling plant in Amherstburg for the last time, many hugging each other and others shedding a tear or two. The company announced last August it would close the St. Arnaud St. facility this month and followed through, albeit a couple days earlier than anticipate