Amherstburg council voted last week on Ontario's Bring Your Own Alcohol Event permits. Town council has unanimously opposed being a part of the Ontario government’s potential expansion of Bring Your Alcohol Event permits. Instead, council supported an administrative recommendation to “update the town’s Municipal Alcohol Management Policy with any industry best practices and to provide that only events making use of a Special Occasion Permit (SOP) provided by the Alcohol and G

Essex County Civic Centre. By Fred Groves The Lake Erie shoreline from Amherstburg to Port Alma is in the developing stages of getting some much-needed protection. At the recent Essex County council meeting, manager of planning services Rebecca Belanger outlined the Pelee Coastal Resilience Plan. In 2023, the county received $1 million from the federal government’s Natural Resources Canada Climate Resilience Coastal Communities Program. The Pelee Plan is the first of its kind

Frank DiPasquale has withdrawn from the mayor’s race in Amherstburg. One of the candidates running for mayor in the Oct. 26 municipal election has withdrawn. Frank DiPasquale has dropped out of the race, citing family reasons as a main factor why. “I would love to stay in the race,” he said. “This is a roller coaster here. We foster children. Things are taking more time than expected.” DiPasquale added his home is a respite site, so that impacts the amount of time he would h