Despite council’s previous decisions, an interest is being circulated by members of council to possibly reconsider the Windsor Police Service as an option for Amherstburg going forward. The town’s contract with Windsor expires at the end of 2028 and council’s options have whittled down to re-establishing the Amherstburg Police Service or going with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Councillor Linden Crain has floated the idea of circling back to Windsor and took to social

Operational pressures continue for Essex-Windsor EMS. Essex-Windsor EMS Chief Justin Lammers presented a report during last Wednesday’s meeting of Essex County council that summarized 2025 operations. “The report reflects a system operating under sustained pressure with demand workforce capacity and infrastructure,” said Lammers. A couple of the biggest concerns are the increase in calls and the number of Code Blacks which is the situation when no ambulances in the region are

Essex County Civic Centre. There is a little reluctancy by some agencies, boards and/or committees to be part of a directive by Essex County council to record their meetings. CAO Sandra Zwiers brought forth a report at last Wednesday night’s meeting indicating what organizations were receptive to livestreaming or posting online. “For various reasons some of them are certainly able to and are actively doing that now or are planning to do that but there are some valid reasons w