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Dangerous dog committee holds hearing, upholds muzzle order
The Dangerous Dog Committee upheld a muzzle order following incident. A May 12 confrontation between two dogs, another dog being walked by a girl in the neighbourhood and other residents led to bylaw charges and a muzzle order, the latter being challenged last week. After roughly 15 minutes of deliberating last Tuesday evening, the Amherstburg dangerous dog committee upheld the muzzle order. A town bylaw officer gave his side of the story followed by the appellants. Video of

Ron Giofu
2 days ago2 min read


Whether or not to reconsider Windsor police returns as an issue
Despite council’s previous decisions, an interest is being circulated by members of council to possibly reconsider the Windsor Police Service as an option for Amherstburg going forward. The town’s contract with Windsor expires at the end of 2028 and council’s options have whittled down to re-establishing the Amherstburg Police Service or going with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Councillor Linden Crain has floated the idea of circling back to Windsor and took to social

Ron Giofu
Jun 93 min read


Lazanja making another run at an Amherstburg council seat
Lena Lazanja Seeking unity on council and in the community, Lena Lazanja is making another run at a council position. “I ran in 2018,” explained Lazanja. “At the time, there were a lot of critical issues for council to decide upon.” Policing and the future of Belle Vue were topics then and remain topics now, she noted. Lazanja said she wanted to throw her hat in the ring to try and bring her vision for Amherstburg, stating there is now a lot of momentum and “big, positive cha

Ron Giofu
Jun 22 min read
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