Amherstburg town council has announced it will not proceed with the Amico/Loop proposal regarding the redevelopment of Belle Vue. During the opening moments of Monday night’s meeting, the report out from an in-camera meeting earlier this month saw council decide not to go forward with the proposal. Town council voted on a 4-1 vote in September 2024 to enter into the next steps of possibly having the development group proceed with plans for the historic Dalhousie St. property.

The issue of the amalgamation of conservation authorities in Ontario made its way back to the Amherstburg council chambers. Councillor Molly Allaire, who chairs the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors, brought the matter forward at the April 13 town council meeting. “As the chair, I want to make sure our concerns are heard,” said Allaire. The ERCA board met the previous week and resolved to support the province’s modernization objectives “provided t

Pot of Gold performs at Open Air Weekends in 2025. The Economic Development committee debated Open Air Weekends at the April 16 meeting. A report on programming for the 2026 installment of Open Air Weekends turned into a debate on the event itself at the most recent economic development advisory committee meeting. The committee met April 16 with Open Air programming on the agenda. Local resident Bill Petruniak was a delegate at the meeting, and outlined concerns he had with t