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 drawing since she...

Amherstburg captain Drew Booker (right) moves the puck in the Admirals 4-3 overtime loss to the Dresden Kings Jan. 17 at the Libro Centre. A very competitive PJHL West Stobbs Division is telling the tale for the Amherstburg Admirals. The Admirals dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Dresden Kings last Saturday night at the Libro Centre. Amherstburg leads the division with eight games decided in extra time, winning half of them. If those games had gone in favour of the Admirals, they would...

Amherstburg goalie Landon Dimitroff reaches for the puck during Saturday night’s game. An unproductive powerplay continues to hamper the Amherstburg Admirals. The Admirals were doubled 4-2 by the Lakeshore Canadiens Saturday night at the Libro Centre in a game that saw Amherstburg go 0-for-4 with the man advantage. With the setback, Amherstburg now has a 12-17-3-0 record in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (Jr. C) West Stobbs Division. “The powerplay is killing us. I think guys get to a...