Time to play in Amherstburg

You kids go play in the street! This parental advice is only recommended for Sunday in Amherstburg. Play Amherstburg is a new initiative that will encourage children to join a range of activities on a blocked-off section of Richmond Street Sunday and also Aug. 29. Thrive Amherstburg is testing the waters to see if the group of community activists should push town council to invest in programming for kids as part of Open

Air weekends 2022 where streets are closed to vehicles and patios extend across the pavement. “As we looked at best practices that will be adapted for Amherstburg, we have come across numerous examples of communities turning over their streets to kids,” a media release said. Play Amherstburg has been funded by two Richmond Street businesses in River Bookshop and the Dan Gemus Real Estate team. Activities run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.