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

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

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