Essex County Civic Centre. Following up on a directive from local mayors and deputy mayors, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Essex County has presented an annual report to members of county council. Back in November, county council adopted a CAO Performance Appraisal Policy which establishes a formal framework for evaluating the CAO’s performance. CAO Sandra Zwiers gave an in-depth report at last Wednesday night’s meeting that included the fact that for several mont

Amherstburg Town Hall. The Town of Amherstburg has released its year-end building statistics for 2025. Chief building official (CBO) Angelo Avolio had a written report on town council’s Jan. 19 agenda where he spelled out where the town grew and how fast. In some cases, there were declines when compared to 2024. The building department has processed 373 building applications in 2025, the report stated, and out of the 373 applications, 331 building permits have been issued wit

Members of the public concerned with a possible closure of Murray St. between Dalhousie St. and Ramsay St. attended a meeting of the Amherstburg economic development advisory committee last Thursday evening at town hall. An item on the economic development advisory committee’s (EDAC) workplan has caught the attention of members of the public opposed to it. The item pertaining to the possible closure of Murray St. is contained in the workplan and is classified as a “near-term