Brenda Ritchie (left) and Jenna Jones of Sippity Sweet at LaSalle’s Last Call for Fall held Sept. 11-12 at the Event Centre at LaSalle Landing. When you host an annual event, sometimes you have to mix it up a little. This past weekend the Town of LaSalle opened the doors of the Event Centre at LaSalle Landing and presented its fourth Last Call Before Fall. DJ Quris George was spinning tunes from the 70’s 80’s and 90’s as part of the two-day event, held last Friday and Saturday nights (Sept....

Admirals’ forward Cooper Woodman attempts to get the puck past Dresden goalie Blake Verberne in Saturday’s season opener. Dresden won the Sept. 12 game by a 6-4 final score. It was a tough start to the Provincial Junior Hockey League (Junior C) season for the Amherstburg Admirals as they lost back-to-back games including a 5-2 defeat to the host Blenheim Blades last Sunday night. Against the Blades, Liam Tiessen and Alex Schneider scored for the Admirals, who will travel to Lakeshore on...

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 residents have...