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EcDev committee creating new workplan for the coming year
Amherstburg Town Hall. With a new year coming soon, the town’s economic development advisory committee is looking ahead to see what they want to focus on. The committee met earliert this month at Amherstburg town hall where part of the two-hour meeting was devoted to the committee’s workplan and what they still want to focus on this term. Items they are highlighting include that administration be directed to look at additional festival and event programming devoted to culture

Ron Giofu
Dec 9, 20253 min read


WEBC and the town hold open house to discuss new skills park
Adam and Xavier Desjardins take a look at some of the plans for the proposed new skills park at the Libro Centre . A possible new mountain bike skills park could be built on the Libro Centre’s grounds and the public got a look at some of the plans late last week. The skills park is being proposed by the Windsor-Essex Bike Community (WEBC) in partnership with the Town of Amherstburg. The open house was held by WEBC and the town’s recreation, parks and facilities department in

Ron Giofu
Dec 9, 20252 min read


Diageo deal signed with union as closure comes closer
St. Arnaud Street plant. - Photo courtesy of Windsor Aerial Drone Photography. A ratification vote was held on the weekend to approve a deal between Diageo and Unifor Local 200, with the agreement putting the closure one step closer to happening. Unifor Local 200 president John D’Agnolo said the agreement was, in part, to approve new language in the contract but also to secure packages for staff still in the St. Arnaud St. plant once the plant closes in February. The curre

Ron Giofu
Dec 2, 20253 min read
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