Essex County Civic Centre. Two organizations in Windsor-Essex are getting the green light to merge. Last week, Gordon Orr, who is the CEO of both Invest Windsor-Essex (IWE) and Tourism Windsor-Essex-Pelee Island (TWEPI) made a presentation on the success of the two and followed up with a request from Essex County Council to amalgamate the two. He said that North Guide, a consulting firm, recently recommended the alignment which would result in a stronger organization, not a s

The County of Essex will invest up to $150,000 to have a study prepared on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Density Data Centres. At last week’s regular council meeting, Manager of Planning Services presented a report that will see the cost come out of the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund. “Due to the significant work already in the planning department, it is recommended that a contract be pursued for these specialized consulting services,” said Belanger. Essex County res

Armand Anderson Armand Anderson wants the town to have better control over its finances and hopes to do something about it, if elected. Anderson is seeking one of five councillor positions in the Oct. 26 municipal election. He said Amherstburg has always been an ambitious community, but ambition is not the issue that needs addressing. “The problem is a lack of financial discipline at town council,” said Anderson. Anderson believes the town has to properly budget and plan for