The waterfront festival plaza, a.k.a. the King’s Navy Yard Park extension, could be open by the Civic Holiday weekend. Image is from the parks and recreation committee agenda package. Amherstburg’s parks and recreation advisory committee reviewed accomplishments made throughout the term, but also got an updated on a long-awaited downtown project. The committee learned during a presentation by director of parks, facilities and recreation Heidi Baillargeon that the waterfront p

The issue of the amalgamation of conservation authorities in Ontario made its way back to the Amherstburg council chambers. Councillor Molly Allaire, who chairs the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors, brought the matter forward at the April 13 town council meeting. “As the chair, I want to make sure our concerns are heard,” said Allaire. The ERCA board met the previous week and resolved to support the province’s modernization objectives “provided t

Pot of Gold performs at Open Air Weekends in 2025. The Economic Development committee debated Open Air Weekends at the April 16 meeting. A report on programming for the 2026 installment of Open Air Weekends turned into a debate on the event itself at the most recent economic development advisory committee meeting. The committee met April 16 with Open Air programming on the agenda. Local resident Bill Petruniak was a delegate at the meeting, and outlined concerns he had with t