Linden Crain After four years as a councillor, Linden Crain is seeking to move up. Crain was the first person to file his nomination papers and did so in an effort to be Amherstburg’s next deputy mayor. “For the past four years, it’s been an honour to serve as a councillor,” said Crain. Crain said he’s looking to step forward and become deputy mayor, in part, because of his desire to sit on Essex County council “and look at the region as a whole.” Mayors and deputy mayors