Town council has voted to go down the heritage designation route for the former General Amherst High School. Town council has voted to go down the heritage designation route for the former General Amherst High School. The building, located at 130 Sandwich St. S., is proposed to be transformed by the Valente Development Corporation into a residential and commercial site, including eight and 11-storey towers. Despite a vow from owner Peter Valente to recreate the southern facad

The Class of 2026 for the Essex County Agricultural Hall of Fame included (from left): Alyssa Thibodeau & Cole McLean (representing the late Walter McLean), Leo Guilbeault, Neil McBeth and Rochelle Deslippe. They were inducted last Thursday night at a ceremony held at the Harrow Agricultural Exhibition Hall. Four new members have been inducted into the Essex County Agricultural Hall of Fame. Rochelle Deslippe, Leo Guilbeault, Neil McBeth and Walter McLean were honoured last T

The Town of Amherstburg received $838,000 from the province’s Trade-Impacted Communities Program (TICP) with the announcement being Monday morning. From left: Councillor Linden Crain, Councillor Don McArthur, Councillor Diane Pouget, Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb, Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, Deputy CAO/director of development services Melissa Osborne and CAO Valerie Critchley The Town of Amherstburg got $838,000 in provincial money for industrial development and made some history in