Deadline looms for candidate nominations. The 2026 municipal election is Oct. 26 and candidates have until Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. to file their nomination papers. Here are the candidates who have filed, as of press time. They are listed in alphabetical order, based on their last name. (* denotes an incumbent) MAYOR Frank Cerasa Bill Fryer Chris Gibb Michael Prue* (Frank DiPasquale has withdrawn.) DEPUTY MAYOR Linden Crain Bill Petruniak COUNCILLOR Molly Allaire* T.J. Botsford Keit

Keith Boussey Aiming to follow in the footsteps of his father, Keith Boussey is making a run at a seat on Amherstburg town council. Boussey is running for one of the five councillor positions in the Oct. 26 municipal election. He said he has always been interested in local issues but his previous job required him travel a lot. Boussey’s current job gives him more flexibility. “I’ve always been interested in what is going on in town,” he said. Boussey is employed as a quality

The town’s accessibility advisory committee has gone over the plan for the Oct. 26 municipal election. The Municipal Elections Accessibility Plan was a topic that came up at the committee’s July meeting with clerk Kevin Fox outlining several items in the plan. He noted the election will be in-person paper ballots with advance polling dates of Oct. 7 and Oct. 17. Fox noted there will be assistive technologies in place for those who need them, including various interfaces that