A rally was held outside the Essex County Civic Centre Aug. 5 to support staff with Essex-Windsor EMS. A rally was held outside the Essex County administrative offices last Wednesday as an estimated 200 supporters rallied to support the Essex-Windsor EMS paramedics. Contract negotiations between CUPE Local 2974 have come to a standstill and many of those who attended the rally were upset that talks are not moving forward. A strike date has now been set for Oct. 5 at 12 a.m.

A heritage easement agreement has been approved for the old high school site. A heritage easement agreement has been finalized and approved allowing the Valente Development Corporation to proceed with the project at the former General Amherst High School. The mixed use residential and commercial project at 130 Sandwich St. S. can move forward now that Amherstburg town council has approved a bylaw formally entering the town into a heritage easement agreement with the developme

Troy Purdie, Tim McAllister, Inez Fox and Jill Kanwischer are among the team of volunteers that loaded a trailer in preparation for kitchen renovations at the Amherstburg Food & Fellowship Mission. The Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission is temporarily closed for renovations but the community is helping to feed those in need in the interim. The mission is having cabinets replaced in the kitchen and in other parts of the building and that has caused the building to have t

Town hall was packed on corcerns over a proposed mixed-use residential-commercial development on Simcoe St. Residents packed town council chambers and spilled into the lobby at town hall Monday night as they were concerned over a possible hotel and mixed use residential/commercial buildings at the corner of Simcoe St. and Meloche Road. Pointing out a plan for a possible 100-unit, five-storey hotel and three four-storey apartment buildings with ground floor retail, residents o

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Essex is calling for the federal government to improve its severe weather notifications for the region. Essex MP Chris Lewis sent a letter to Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature Julie Dabrusin, calling on her “to protect the residents of Essex County and communities across the region with a review of the current severe weather notification, warning processes and procedures, and the provision of a capable and reliable radar syst

Proceeds benefit the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Approximately 130 golfers hit the links at Coachwood Golf and Country Club in McGregor Aug. 8. The tournament is an annual fundraiser for the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. An estimated 130 golfers teed up Saturday morning for the 11th Annual Walter Perry Emancipation Charity Golf Classic. Hosted by the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, it is one of the local historic organization’s largest fundraisers. “I think this is my third one. My

Essex County Civic Centre Essex County council has directed its administration to do a review and report on whether or not a full study should be undertaken in regard to land use policies for Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centres. Kingsville Deputy Mayor Kim DeYong’s notice of motion to have the study done was accepted as part of the Aug. 5 meeting of county council. DeYong had put forth the notice of motion at the previous county council meeting with the report to includ

Shawn LeBlanc Shawn LeBlanc says he has heard from people he talks to about issues they are having in Amherstburg and he wants to be part of the solution. LeBlanc has filed his paperwork and is running for a councillor’s position in the Oct. 26 municipal election. He said he knows a lot of people through his employment and groups he is involved with and they are expressing some concerns, adding he wants to help them with those concerns. LeBlanc said people don’t know how deci