Riders enjoy bike trails around the Libro Centre. The town’s updated Parks Master Plan (PMP) has been approved and there was a focus on two of the town’s parks. The Windsor-Essex Bike Community (WEBC) appeared before town council with James Braakman, one of the four directors with WEBC, stating the group is looking to add a “skills park” to its existing trail system at the Libro Centre.  “The WEBC skills park project aims to create a safe venue for mountain bikers to improve

Amherstburg Municipal Building. With a new year coming soon, the town’s economic development advisory committee is looking ahead to see what they want to focus on. The committee met last Wednesday evening at Amherstburg town hall where part of the two-hour meeting was devoted to the committee’s workplan and what they still want to focus on this term. Items they are highlighting include that administration be directed to look at additional festival and event programming devote

Firefighters were called to a Concession Road fire on November 23. The damage estimate is approximately $100,000 after fire on Concession 6 North. Crews were called to the fire on Nov. 23 at roughly 7 a.m. Firefighters arrived on scene, and command was quickly established, identifying a working structure fire in the attached garage area of the home, said Amherstburg fire chief Michael Mio.  “Crews worked hard to contain the fire and prevent spreading into the rest of the hous