Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing senior advisor Spencer Fitzpatrick speaks at an election education session in Essex last Wednesday. Michelle Casavecchia-Somers and Michelle Smibert (seated) from Clerks on Call followed Fitzpatrick’s presentation with one of their own. Those interested in running for office in the Oct. 26 municipal election got a chance to learn more about the process last week. The 2026 pre-election municipal candidates information session was held

Town council has voted to go down the heritage designation route for the former General Amherst High School. Town council has voted to go down the heritage designation route for the former General Amherst High School. The building, located at 130 Sandwich St. S., is proposed to be transformed by the Valente Development Corporation into a residential and commercial site, including eight and 11-storey towers. Despite a vow from owner Peter Valente to recreate the southern facad

Town council is looking at possibly bringing back emergency sirens, particularly in case of a nuclear event. (Town of Amherstburg image) A report will return to town council exploring an option to possibly install a pair of sirens (or more) in the town’s “Detailed Planning Zone” (DPZ) with one on Boblo Island and a second in the former Malden Township, in the zone that would be first impacted. Two delegations appeared before town council encouraging town council to go down th