Getting more medical services and doctors in Amherstburg remains a priority for town council and many of its residents. Town council is pledging to work with health professionals in the area, residents and the province so that more doctors and nurses come to town. Representatives of the Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Team (WEOHT), which includes local health organizations like the Amherstburg Family Health Team (AFHT) among a large roster of health care partners, attended town

A proposal for 48 new residential lots was the subject of a planning meeting Monday night. Residents of the Fraserville area voiced concerns with the proposal. Proposed Official Plan and zoning bylaw amendments for a possible development in the Fraserville section of Amherstburg are the source of strong opposition for residents who live in that area. Piroli Developments are proposing a third phase to their developments in that area, this one being 48 new residential units on

Doug Benekritis, Unifor chair in the Diageo Amherstburg plant, speaks to the media after the final shift last Wednesday. It was an end of an era in Amherstburg last Wednesday afternoon. Workers filed out of the Diageo bottling plant in Amherstburg for the last time, many hugging each other and others shedding a tear or two. The company announced last August it would close the St. Arnaud St. facility this month and followed through, albeit a couple days earlier than anticipate