Candidates for councillor get ready to face off prior to an all-canadiate night presented by the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce Oct. 7 at the McGregor Columbian Club. The Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce (ACOC) hosted the first two all-candidate nights Oct. 7 with the councillor candidates taking centre stage. The 15 candidates for councillor – Shawn LeBlanc, Stephanie Pouget-Papak, Keith Boussey, Wes Ewer, Dhaval Prajapati, incumbent Peter Courtney, Sonya Elliott, Frank Clem

The issue of e-bikes and those who operate them returned to Amherstburg town council. Not only was the discussion at the Sept. 28 meeting a follow-up to town council’s previous meeting, the issue of vandalism was also raised. Councillor Molly Allaire asked about e-bikes and questioned Staff Sgt. Jeff Taylor about whether officers were able to patrol the parks council had specified at the Sept. 14 meeting, namely Pat Thrasher Park and King’s Navy Yard Park. Taylor said a file

Councillor candidates were the subject of an all-candidates question-and-answer session at the Columbus Community Hall Sept. 30. From left: Lorne Dupuis, Lena Lazanja, Shawn LeBlanc, Sonya Elliott, Jen DeLuca, Stephanie Pouget-Papak, Armand Anderson, Saurabh Katara, Molly Allaire, Dhaval Prajapati, Frank Cleminson, T.J. Botsford, Keith Boussey, Peter Courtney and Wes Ewer. The 15 candidates for councillor in the Oct. 26 municipal election fielded questions drawn at random las