Amherstburg Municipal Building. Amherstburg town council got its first look at the 2026 capital and operating budgets Monday night, and they are starting with a lower proposed tax rate increase than usual. The initial tax rate increase being proposed sits at 2.86 per cent, or $85.13 on a home valued at $250,000. This is the start of the 2026 budget process, with a public open house coming Nov. 22, a presentation to the audit and finance committee Dec. 1 and budget deliberatio

The Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade Draws large crowds. The Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade is returning Nov. 22, and its organizers have gotten fees waived to help make it happen. The fee request, however, was found to be a little “surprising” to the parade organizers but they are now exempted. Windsor Parade Corporation executive director Maggie Durocher appeared before town council at its most recent meeting, stating that 2025 is the 18 th  year for the Amherstburg Santa Cla

Amherstburg Town Hall. The September statistics for the Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment were released last week. The statistics appeared on town council’s Oct. 27 agenda and those stats included 675 dispatch generated incidents for the month and 14 walk-in incidents. There were 255 traffic offenses last month with 15 Part III summons. There were six offenses classified as “Other Provincial Offenses.” There were 13 calls classified as community services/COAST.