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FRONT PAGE NEWS

Halloween displays turned into fundraisers

The Grant home at 440 McLellan Ave. (above) features Slicer’s Roadkill Grill during weekends in October while The Shrine on Durango is available for viewing at the Anderson home at 17 Durango. Both are accepting donations for the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission. With Halloween fast approaching, decorations are going up at homes in Amherstburg and surrounding areas. Some of those displays carry a charitable twist to them. At least three local homes are decked out for H

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WEBC lands $25k in OTF funding

OTF representative Tony Francis (left) stands with Windsor-Essex Bike Community (WEBC) directors James Braakman and Amanda Dywelska after...

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Family heading to Uganda to further support charity

Ingrid Silvaggio-Heugh (centre) will be joined by her son James and James’ finanée Isabelle on her next trip to Uganda. An Amherstburg woman is heading back to Uganda to assist a charity she is involved with, and this time she’s being joined by her son and his fiancée. Ingrid Silvaggio-Heugh, a volunteer with the charity Save African Child Uganda (SACU) said she is excited to meet up with her son James and his fiancée Isabelle in Uganda. She said he recently proposed to her a

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“Amherstburg Fights Cancer” fundraiser for the WCCF coming November 1

Thanks to a local cancer survivor, the rest of the town gets to take a step forward in the fight against cancer. Norm Mickle is leading efforts to organize “Amherstburg Fights Cancer,” a dinner fundraiser scheduled for Nov. 1 at the AMA Sportsmen’s Association. Mickle was diagnosed with lung cancer nearly one year ago, but after having a portion of his lung removed, he is now cancer free. He was approached by the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation about being an ambassador to t

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Stella Maris gives back in a big way to Society of St Vincent de Paul

Candace Zimmerman's Grade 6 class at Stella Maris Catholic Elementary School helped volunteers with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) load non-perishable food items while a group of classmates celebrate a job well done. Those supported with food items through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) got some help thanks to a local elementary school. Stella Maris Catholic Elementary School held a food drive and when it was all said and done, the school collected appro

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Quilt of Valor presentation

A Quilt of Valor was recently presented to Peter Szabo, a 99-year-old World War II RCN veteran. He is a resident of Richmond Terrace in Amherstburg. Pauline Gaudette presented the Quilt of Valor to Szabo Sept. 23. Pictured are Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Branch 157 service officer Allan Carroll, Szabo, and Szabo’s son-in-law Brian McCarthy. Quilt of Valor presentation

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Mission serves 128 Thanksgiving meals with help from sponsor

Volunteers with the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission help serve Thanksgiving meals Monday afternoon. ABC Technologies helped with the purchase of numerous food items. The Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission served its annual Thanksgiving dinner this year thanks to a major sponsor. ABC Technologies stepped up this year and sponsored the Thanksgiving meal, which was served last Monday at noon. In all, 128 meals were served. “Because of their donation, we are able to

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CUPW shifts to rotating strikes - mail to start moving again

Canada Post workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), are seen on strike outside the Amherstburg post office in late September. The strike has shifted to rotating work stoppages from a full strike. Mail is moving again as strike action by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have shifted from a full strike to rotating strikes. CUPW national president Jan Simpson announced last Thursday (Oct. 9) that the union moved from nationwide strike acti

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ARTS & CULTURE

Amherstburg among finalists to receive "The Beaches" concert

People can vote daily in SiriusXM Canada contest at siriusxm.ca/musictown

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Gibson Gallery thanks its Art by the River volunteers

Volunteers that assisted with Art by the River were thanked at a recent reception held at the Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg. Over 50 volunteers helped with the Aug. 23-24 show that was held at Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada. With the 58 th annual Art by the River in the rear-view mirror, organizers took time to thank those who helped the event run smoothly. A volunteer celebration event was held at the Gibson Gallery, the organization that presents and is suppo

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Art celebrated at the Gibson Gallery - both inside and out

Artist Della Kasarda had her artist reception last Sunday at the Gibson Gallery. Her exhibit, “Timid Timothy Illustrations,” runs at the...

Oct 7

Ice Cream Social

An ice cream social was hosted recently by Jocelyn Rousseau and Jaclyn Hertel. The public was invited to come out, enjoy a $5 ice cream...

Oct 7

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SPORTS

Minor League pickleball teams play on Amherstburg courts

The Detroit-Windsor Drive pickleball team was in Amherstburg recently playing a tournament on the courts at the Libro Centre. The Drive play in the Canadian National Pickleball League. Minor league pickleball players were in Amherstburg for a one-day competition to prepare themselves for their league finals. The Detroit-Windsor Drive pickleball team, which competes in the Canadian National Pickleball League, held a competition recently at the pickleball courts at the Libro Ce

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Wolves football team records fourth straight shutout

North Star’s Ashton Fevreau (3) and Kingston Gardin (4) try to prevent a Tecumseh Vista Academy receiver from making a catch last Thursday evening in Tecumseh. Four wins, four shutouts to start the 2025 WECSSAA Tier 2 senior football season for the North Star Wolves. The Wolves headed to Tecumseh last Thursday night for their only road game of the season and came away with a 26-0 victory over the Tecumseh Vista Academy Vortex. The win improved their record to 4-0 and their p

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Reader points out history of Indigenous Peoples in this area

There is a rumour in town about providing the newer area of the King’s Navy Yard Park (former Duffy’s property) with an Indigenous name, in which case it must be remembered that the area was Huron/Wendat territory of the Wyandot Nation of Anderdon, whose presence was shown by the Wyandot cemetery at Front Road North and County Road 10, the Assumption Parish (1740) originally known as “Mission of Our Lady of the Assumption among the Hurons,” the Huron Church Road next to Assu

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Area resident urges action regarding housing and homelessness crisis

I’ve seen how the housing crisis has deeply affected our community. More and more people are being pushed into homelessness, and it feels like everyone is falling behind. We have to turn things around, and we have an opportunity in front of us with the upcoming federal budget on November 4. The only way to unlock Canada’s full economic potential is if our governments take leadership to end homelessness and solve the housing crisis once and for all. Recently the federal go

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