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FRONT PAGE NEWS

Santa arrives in town!

The Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade was held with thousands lining Sandwich St., Richmond St. and Dalhousie St. to watch the festivities. The arrival of Santa & Mrs. Claus capped the event, which ended at Toddy Jones Park. It was presented by the Windsor Parade Corporation. Santa & Mrs. Claus then met with children at the warming house in Toddy Jones Park. The Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade was held last Saturday night with thousands lining Sandwich St. N., Sandwich St. S., R

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Super Santa Run attracts 700 people, raises $25K

The countdown to Christmas is on in Amherstburg with a pair of festive events last Saturday night. Roughly 700 participants took part in the Super Santa Run, Walk & Wheel (above) and that was followed by the official opening of the River Lights Winter Festival. The Santa Claus Parade is this coming Saturday (Nov. 22) at 6 p.m. A record year for the Super Santa Run, Walk and Wheel has raised approximately $25,000 for local conservation projects. The annual run last Saturday ni

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LOCAL NEWS

Crowley introduced as new chief of the Windsor Police Service

Jason Crowley (left) is the new chief of the Windsor Police Service. He is congratulated by Windsor Police Services Board (WPSB) chair Jo-Anne Gignac. The Windsor Police Services Board (WPSB) announced Monday morning that Jason Crowley is the new chief of the Windsor Police Service. Crowley will succeed the retiring Jason Bellaire. The WPSB pointed out that Crowley is a 32-year veteran of the Windsor Police Service (WPS) and has served as deputy chief of operations for the l

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Two new support vehicles delivered to Amherstburg Fire Department

The Amherstburg Fire Department accepted delivery of two new fire support vehicles last Thursday. Nicholas Stubbs (left), account representative with Dependable Fire Vehicles, presents the keys to Deputy fire chief Ron Meloche. A pair of new support vehicles are now part of the Amherstburg Fire Department’s fleet. The two new vehicles arrived at Amherstburg Fire Station #1 early last Thursday afternoon. Deputy fire chief Ron Meloche accepted the keys from representatives of D

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Gingerbread house winners

The annual River Lights gingerbread house building competition has concluded and prizes were awarded last Friday night at the warming house in Toddy Jones Park. Winners included Brianne Renaud and Noah Beaudoin (youth), Ekaterina Ostroven (adult), Chloe Williams (child 6-13), Madison Young (adult) and Nolan Cote (child under five). The winning gingerbread houses. Gingerbread house winners

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Community Living Ontario undertaking “Waiting to Belong” campaign

Community Living agencies from across Ontario are embarking on the “WaitingToBelong” campaign. That campaign also includes Community Living Essex County with the goal being to increase funding and lower wait times. The image is from the website offered through Community Living Ontario, which is www.waiting2belong.ca . Community Living Ontario, and its regional agencies, have embarked on a campaign to shorten waiting lists and give more supports to those with intellectual disa

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Lights in LaSalle

The Town of LaSalle opened its “Holiday Lights, Heritage Nights” last Friday behind their municipal building along Normandy St. The second opening of the season takes place this Friday from 6-9 p.m. The Loop at LaSalle Landing, located at 1010 Front Road next to the Event Centre, will officially open to the public. Lights in LaSalle

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Goodfellows get $2.5k donation from Order of the Eastern Star

The Order of the Easter Star made a $2,500 donation to the AAM Goodfellows. From left: Paul and Brenda Hooper, AAM Goodfellows president Rick Murray, Barb and David Cozens. The official start of the annual Goodfellows campaign is roughly one month away but they got an added bonus thanks to a local service group. The Order of the Eastern Star donated $2,500 to the AAM Goodfellows. Past Worthy Matrons and Patrons Brenda and Paul Hooper and Barb and Dave Cozens were at Amherstbu

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ARTS & CULTURE

Amherstburg Historic Sites Association hosts its annual AGM

The Amherstburg Historic Sites Association (AHSA), the board that operates the Park House Museum, held its annual general meeting on the museum’s second floor last Tuesday evening. The Amherstburg Historic Sites Association (AHSA) has held its annual general meeting (AGM) and went over the year that has gone by. The AHSA, the board that operates the Park House Museum, met on the top floor of the museum last Tuesday night. Chaired by president Fred Roberts, the meeting went ov

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Local resident publishes first book of her poetry

Johanna Johnson holds a copy of her new book. Poetry written by Amherstburg resident Johanna Johnson has now been published in book form. “Expressions of Faith, Hope and Love” has been published by Johanna Johnson with some of the poems dating back a couple of decades. Johnson noted it was Father Donato Lwiyando who originally encouraged her to publish her work when Father Donato was the associate priest of St. John the Baptist Church. Father Donato would eventually go back t

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Gibson Gallery hosts reception to launch annual Holiday Artisan Shoppe

The Gibson Gallery opened its doors a day early to allow invited guests to shop at the Holiday Artisan Shoppe. The Gibson Gallery’s annual “Holiday Artisan Shoppe” is open to the public but kicked off with the first-ever VIP night last week. The VIP night was last Wednesday night, one day prior to the actual launch of the shoppe. David Cozens, president of the Fort Malden Guild of Arts and Crafts, said they invited volunteers, sponsors and town council members to the event. T

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“Game night” features newly launched and locally created board game

Local game Creators Jamie Lees and Frank D’Angelo and friends meet at The O for a game of Synopsis. A new board game that was created in Amherstburg has been launched locally, with the aim of the game going nationally and beyond. Jamie Lees and Frank D’Angelo of the Amherstburg-based Jank Words and Pictures have created and launched “Synopsis: The Storytelling Game,” and held a “game night” last Sunday at The O where people could try out the game and sharpen storytelling ski

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SPORTS

Jr. Wolves capture SWOSSAA “AA” volleyball championship

The North Star Wolves junior boys volleyball team captured the SWOSSAA “AA” championship Nov. 17 with a three-set victory at Chatham John McGregor. The North Star Wolves junior boys volleyball team have added another championship to their list of accomplishments. The Wolves travelled to Chatham-Kent Nov. 17 and came home with the SWOSSAA “AA” championship. They downed Chatham John McGregor 25-21, 25-22 and 25-19 to win the championship. They had advanced to the SWOSSAA champi

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Lack of offense hurts Admirals in 2-0 loss in Lakeshore

Admirals’ centre Finnigan Russett (right) goes up against Lakeshore’s Vaughan Truppe during last Friday night’s game at the Atlas Tube Centre in Lakeshore. The Canadiens defeated the Admirals by a final score of 2-0. If the Amherstburg Admirals want to win hockey games, they are going to have to find a way to generate more offence. The Admirals managed just 13 shots on net last Friday night in Lakeshore in a 2-0 loss to the host Canadiens. “We’ve been playing well lately, we

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Family thankful for charity vegetable garden support

Sincere thanks to all our friends and neighbours from LaSalle, Amherstburg and the Knights of Columbus of River Canard for supporting our Charity Vegetable Garden again this year. Your support encourages us to continue to work hard and remain committed to this project. A donation of $3,200 has been delivered to the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation to fund breast and prostate cancer programs in our local community. We couldn’t do it without you, and we appreciate your genero

Nov 18

Amherstburg “talks themselves in circles” while other towns get things done

Once a long time Amherstburg resident, I have always marveled at the beauty of our town’s position on the Detroit River. Its passing ships and location at the Lake Erie entrance creates views we have always taken for granted, while visitors are in awe. A God-given natural asset few towns can match. It has created jewels like the Navy Yard Park lined on shore with shops, museums and tourist attractions. Duffy’s Tavern on the water’s edge was once a gold mine with its marina a

Nov 11

Building is an overregulated and complex issue - says reader

As to why housing costs are so high - cost of new builds drives higher prices for existing housing. The assumption that the lumber prices alone should lead to lower housing prices isn’t true. There are other factors such as labour costs, developer charges, building permits, etc. Building is not a precise science, it is an art. The application of new types and grades of materials requires highly skilled labourers. Changes in the building code are also a factor. Building has

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