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McGregor Mug Run and International Beer Festival returns Aug. 22 | River Town Times

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McGregor Mug Run and International Beer Festival returns Aug. 22. August 6th, 2015 @ 4:45 pm. Special to the RTT. The fourth Annual McGregor Mug Run and International Beer Festival is set for Saturday, August 22, at Co-An Park in McGregor. Tickets for the International Beer Festival are $25 in advance at www.McGregorBeerFest.com. Or $35 at the door. Entry fee includes four drink tokens and a commemorative mug. Once again, the McGregor Mug Run and International Beer Festival will be raising money for char...

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Investigating a revamped tax system shot down by town council | River Town Times

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Investigating a revamped tax system shot down by town council. August 11th, 2015 @ 5:10 pm. The concept of revamping the tax system as well as draining billing was shot down Monday night by town council, with those opposed citing the workload investigating it would have on administration. Meloche originally brought up the idea last month as a notice of motion with the councillor stating he had been discussing the matter with Essex Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche. Lavigne had questioned director of finance/t...

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Sr. Cardinals extend winning streak to 11 games | River Town Times

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Sr Cardinals extend winning streak to 11 games. August 11th, 2015 @ 3:52 pm. The Amherstburg Cardinals senior men’s baseball team has extended their winning streak into double digits. The Cardinals won their eleventh game in a row Sunday afternoon in Harrow with a 3-2 victory over the Harrow junior team. The win improved Amherstburg’s overall record to 12-5 on the season. It’s good to be back with the guys, said Connelly. You win as a team and you lose as a team, he said. Connelly added it is a good time...

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Special Olympian celebrates multi-medal performance at World Games | River Town Times

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Special Olympian celebrates multi-medal performance at World Games. August 11th, 2015 @ 3:55 pm. Celine LaBrecque, 18, shows off some of the medals she won at the Special Olympics World Games. The trip to the Special Olympics World Games was the culmination of years of hard work for Celine LaBrecque. Among the celebrities she either met or saw included Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Ben Vereen, Maria Shriver, Greg Louganis, Nadia Comaneci and husband Bart Conner among others. The 15-day trip to souther...

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Town adopts development agreement for Dalhousie St. development, despite concerns | River Town Times

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Town adopts development agreement for Dalhousie St. development, despite concerns. August 11th, 2015 @ 6:11 pm. An architectural rendering of the new Queen Charlotte Residences, proposed for 274 Dalhousie St. Town council has passed the development agreement allowing the new townhouse project at 274 Dalhousie St. to proceed, but not without roughly one hour of debate. Lavigne believed mistakes were made on how the issue of storm water drainage was handled, but believed the park wouldn’t be destroye...

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Canard Valley Conservation Area grows thanks to public-private partnership | River Town Times

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Canard Valley Conservation Area grows thanks to public-private partnership. August 30th, 2011 @ 5:47 pm. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA), Government of Canada and Province of Ontario celebrated the successful addition of 77 acres of land to Canard Valley Conservation Area. As of March 2011, the Natural Areas Conservation Program has protected 160,796 hectares of. Dennis Mitchell, MP Jeff Watson, Amherstburg Mayor Wayne Hurst, Sydney Mitchell, John and Pe...

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Leardi gives council update on PARC process | River Town Times

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Leardi gives council update on PARC process. August 11th, 2015 @ 5:31 pm. Town council received an update from the lawyer hired to monitor the PARC process, but it will be next month before more concrete information can be provided. General Amherst High School. The first scenario put forth by the PARC committee would maintain Western Secondary School as a special education school and expand programming, implement community hubs in Amherstburg, Harrow and Kingsville, maintain Harrow District High School a...

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Sports | River Town Times

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St Peter’s ACHS College School welcomes Vaughan hockey teams for camps. St Peter's ACHS College School. August 30th, 2016 @ 4:20 pm. A pair of hockey teams from the Toronto area came into Amherstburg last week for camps put on by St. Peter’s ACHS College School. St Peter’s ACHS College School held a pair of camps at the Libro Centre last week with teams from Vaughan. We love his coaching and he coaches us the best… except for our regular coach, said Roan Oliva of the Panthers. Thyrring said ice time in A...

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Events | River Town Times

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Festival of Hawks coming to Holiday Beach Sept. 10-11 and Sept. 17-18. Essex Region Conservation Authority. September 1st, 2016 @ 4:35 pm. All eyes will be on the skies this September as local birders and nature lovers take in one of North America’s greatest migrations. These watchers will call the Holiday Beach Conservation Area home as they take in a grand spectacle: tens of thousands of hawks and raptors flying overhead on their annual journey to nesting grounds in the south. The ongoing banding and l...