A budget open house was held last Saturday morning in the lobby of the Libro Centre in Amherstburg. Town council members and staff were on hand to answer questions and concerns from members of the public that attended the open house. Budget deliberations get underway Dec. 8 and run, if necessary, through Dec. 10. The public had a chance to discuss the 2026 operating and capital budgets at an open house last weekend in Amherstburg. The open house was held Saturday morning in t

Amherstburg's public library renovation budget was under discussion at Monday's council meeting. The issue of windows at the Amherstburg Library was debated Monday night, but the costs of repairing the entire building could far exceed the $152,000 it would take to fix the windows. The $152,000 was identified as the cost for window repairs in a report by director of parks, facilities and recreation Heidi Baillargeon, and that will be talked about during 2026 budget deliberatio

Amherstburg will be sending a letter in opposition to having the 36 conservation authorities into seven. If provincial legislation goes forward, the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) would become part of a new Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority stretching from Windsor to the Guelph region. Councillor Molly Allaire, who is the chair of ERCA, put forth the motion that council unanimously supported. The motion called for the Town of Amherstburg to submit comments