Essex’s County’s County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) is going through a transformation that could see a division in who pays for new infrastructure. Manager of transportation, planning and development Jerry Behl outlined a new plan that would have the county assuming all CWATS infrastructure as part of Essex County council’s April 1 meeting. “Once infrastructure is built, we will finalize who owns, maintains and replaces the CWATS infrastructure,” said Behl. Sign

Conservative MPs, including guest speaker Andrew Lawton, held an open house March 31 to relay their concerns on Bill C-9. Approximately 200 people attended a town hall meeting to discuss and voice concerns with the Liberal government’s proposed Bill C-9, a bill aimed at hate propaganda, hate crimes and access to religious or cultural places. After meeting with regional faith leaders earlier in the day, Conservative MPs met with the crowd of concerned residents at the Ciociaro

The “Sunshine List” is out for another year. The list, mandated to be released by provincial legislation, shows all public sector employees in Ontario that earned $100,000 or more in the previous year. There were a total of 34 staff members from the Town of Amherstburg that made the list in 2025, with two on the town’s list cracking the $200,000 mark. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Valerie Critchley earned $230,218.96 in 2025 while Deputy CAO/director of development servi