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Town approves $7 million tender for southeast quadrant infrastructure
Infrastructure work in the town's southeast quadrant, pictured here from a previous town report, will soon get underway after town council approved a tender for work in the area. A tender for infrastructure work in the town’s southeast quadrant has been approved by Amherstburg town council. Town council authorized administration to execute an agreement with Rudak Excavating Inc. in the amount of $7,068,601.88 plus HST for work that includes new watermains, sanitary mainline

Ron Giofu
Sep 293 min read


Plaque for “The Walk that Changed the World” approved by town council
A plaque will be erected in front of the Front Road North home that formerly housed the late Senator Eugene Whelan, his wife Elizabeth and their family to remember “The Walk that Changed the World.” The Whelan home was the site of a visit from Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and ambassador Alexsander Yaklovlev and it is believed to have been the site of the walk. Pouget said a plaque was originally approved by town council in 2016, adding she called for an upset limit of $15

Ron Giofu
Sep 293 min read


Open Air Weekends to be prominent on new council’s agenda
Open Air weekends likely to be hot topic for new council. Open Air Weekends are a part of the 2026 municipal election campaign in Amherstburg and the new council will likely be talking about it soon after taking over. A motion, narrowly passed at town council at the Sept. 28 meeting, will see reports and information come before the new council shortly after they take over following the Oct. 26 election. Councillor Molly Allaire put forth the motion calling on town administrat

Ron Giofu
Sep 293 min read
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