An application under the Canada-Ontario Development Charge Reduction program will not be submitted by the Town of Amherstburg. Citing too much risk and not enough reward, town council instead unanimously passed a motion put on the table by Councillor Peter Courtney that both provincial and federal levels of government create a grant program that would see consumers directly reimbursed by upper levels of government of development charges in order to incentivize home purchasing

The Amherstburg Family Health Team is excited to receive a share of recently announced provincial funding. As part of a recent announcement made by Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, the province is investing more than $1,421,400 this year to connect up to 4,022 people to primary care in Essex County. Leardi stated over 4,000 people in Essex County will have primary care thanks to the provincial government. Frank Minardi, executive director with the AFHT, said that will help with st

Curator Mary-Katherine Whelan helps serve food during the June 13 fundraiser. Good food and great live music were available Saturday night as the Amherstburg Freedom Museum held its annual Ribs and Ragtime fundraiser. It was once again a sold-out event, and according to museum board chair Monty Logan, the museum gets 10 per cent of its operating expenses from government funding and the rest from the generosity of those who attend such events as the Ribs and Ragtime. “It’s tha

The Windsor Police Service states that a 39-year-old woman was charged following an alleged hit-and-run incident involving an ambulance in Amherstburg. On June 8 shortly before 1 p.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle collision in the 100 block of Pickering Dr. Through investigation, police say officers learned that paramedics were returning to their ambulance after completing a call for service when a vehicle narrowly missed one of them, forcing them to move out

Sully’s Giving Back, a group led by young Sully Lowe and his family, held a lemonade stand last Sunday in Toddy Jones Park. They received help from the Amherstburg Fire Department. Despite the storm that blew in, it raised $230.50 for WE Care for Kids. Helping WE Care for Kids

With National Indigenous Peoples Day approaching on Sunday, June 21, and talk locally of recognition of the aboriginal presence in our area, perhaps ideas could come from the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Ottawa. The monument was designed to reflect all Indigenous peoples in Canada: First Nations, Métis and Inuit. It depicts four warriors (two men and two women), facing the four cardinal directions, with four animal figures as spirit guides: the elk, for its sharp

As a concerned resident, taxpayer, and former member of the Amherstburg Police Service, I am deeply troubled by the lack of public transparency surrounding the future of policing in our town. The decision about who will police Amherstburg after 2028 is one of the most important choices this council will make. Yet, to date, there has not been a single public meeting dedicated to this issue. When Amherstburg transitioned from its own police service to Windsor Police, public me

Minister of Natural Resources Mike Harris was in Essex June 9, where he announced an additional $7.8 million to help landowners and municipalities deal with old oil and gas wells found on the properties. Members of Essex County council were on hand as were area fire officials. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has announced more funding to help the region deal with old oil and gas wells that are still in the area. Minister of Natural Resources Mike Harris was at the Ess