An application under the Canada-Ontario Development Charge Reduction program will not be submitted by the Town of Amherstburg. Citing too much risk and not enough reward, town council instead unanimously passed a motion put on the table by Councillor Peter Courtney that both provincial and federal levels of government create a grant program that would see consumers directly reimbursed by upper levels of government of development charges in order to incentivize home purchasing

The Amherstburg Family Health Team is excited to receive a share of recently announced provincial funding. As part of a recent announcement made by Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, the province is investing more than $1,421,400 this year to connect up to 4,022 people to primary care in Essex County. Leardi stated over 4,000 people in Essex County will have primary care thanks to the provincial government. Frank Minardi, executive director with the AFHT, said that will help with st

Tony Pietrangelo Tony Pietrangelo ran a business in Amherstburg for three decades and now wants to bring that experience to town council. Pietrangelo is running for a councillor position in the Oct. 26 municipal election. The retired restaurant owner believes he brings a lot to the table. “I’ve been in business in Amherstburg for 30 years or more,” he said. “Now I’m retired and I see my tax dollars going up. What my taxes are going towards I’m not happy about. I’ve come to th