Essex MPP Anthony Leardi (centre) announces a Fire Protection Grant for Amherstburg Monday night. At left is fire chief Michael Mio and Mayor Michael Prue is at right. Amherstburg has received over $52,000 in a provincial Fire Prevention Grant with a formal announcement coming Monday night. Essex MPP Anthony Leardi announced the grant in the council chambers, just prior to Monday night’s town council meeting. Flanked by Amherstburg fire chief Michael Mio, Leardi said the gran

Amherstburg Town Hall. A motion to get a report on the possible phasing out of community grants in Amherstburg will not go forward. Town council rejected a motion from Councillor Molly Allaire that would have seen administration be directed to prepare a report outlining options for phasing community grants out of the municipal operational budget over a five-year period, including proposed timelines, financial impacts, and a communications plan for informing previous and curre

Amherstburg town hall. Town council put $200,000 into the capital budget prior to budget deliberations concluding to look at a local intersection. Budget deliberations wrapped up Dec. 9 with council landing on a 2.86 per cent tax rate increase. The intersection at Lowes Side Road and Sandwich St. S. will see the work have the funds drawn from the reserve. Councillor Diane Pouget said she still gets complaints on a regular basis of people trying to cross the street in that are