An application under the Canada-Ontario Development Charge Reduction program will not be submitted by the Town of Amherstburg. Citing too much risk and not enough reward, town council instead unanimously passed a motion put on the table by Councillor Peter Courtney that both provincial and federal levels of government create a grant program that would see consumers directly reimbursed by upper levels of government of development charges in order to incentivize home purchasing

The Amherstburg Family Health Team is excited to receive a share of recently announced provincial funding. As part of a recent announcement made by Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, the province is investing more than $1,421,400 this year to connect up to 4,022 people to primary care in Essex County. Leardi stated over 4,000 people in Essex County will have primary care thanks to the provincial government. Frank Minardi, executive director with the AFHT, said that will help with st

Curator Mary-Katherine Whelan helps serve food during the June 13 fundraiser. Good food and great live music were available Saturday night as the Amherstburg Freedom Museum held its annual Ribs and Ragtime fundraiser. It was once again a sold-out event, and according to museum board chair Monty Logan, the museum gets 10 per cent of its operating expenses from government funding and the rest from the generosity of those who attend such events as the Ribs and Ragtime. “It’s tha