Incoming councillors for the 2026-30 term include (from left) Jen DeLuca, Molly Allaire, Peter Courtney, Wes Ewer and Keith Boussey. The five councillors for the 2026-30 term of Amherstburg town council are ready to get started. Two of the councillors were re-elected in the Oct. 26 municipal election – Molly Allaire and Peter Courtney – while three new faces will join them, including Jen DeLuca, Wes Ewer and Keith Boussey. DeLuca, the top vote-getter, said she was with about

The following are the certified election results from the Oct. 26 municipal election in Amherstburg. The vote totals are now official, with the unofficial numbers published in last week’s edition as those were the numbers available at the time the Oct. 28 edition went to press. Out of 21,759 eligible electors, there were 9,028 recorded electors for a voter turnout of 41.49 per cent. Voter turnout increased by slightly more than two per cent over 2022, when there was a 39.34 p

Parks in Amherstburg, including those with washrooms, will get a closer look from the accessibility advisory committee. Councillor Molly Allaire called for the town’s accessibility advisory committee to review local parks and their washroom facilities for potential upgrades and improvements to accessibility. Allaire is recovering from ACL surgery in her knee and while using crutches, she said she realized “how inaccessible our town is.” “It was a good eye-opening experience,”