The Essex Region Conservation Authority board of directors are (top row, from left): Windsor city councillor Kieran McKenzie, Leamington Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke, LaSalle Councillor Jeff Renaud, Windsor city councillor Angelo Marignani, Tecumseh Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, Windsor city councillor Frazier Fathers, ERCA CAO Tim Byrne, Kingsville Mayor Dennis Rogers, Essex Councillor Jason Matyi, and Lakeshore Councillor Ryan McNamara. Front row (from left): Essex Councillor Ka

Amherstburg Town Hall. The Town of Amherstburg has released its year-end building statistics for 2025. Chief building official (CBO) Angelo Avolio had a written report on town council’s Jan. 19 agenda where he spelled out where the town grew and how fast. In some cases, there were declines when compared to 2024. The building department has processed 373 building applications in 2025, the report stated, and out of the 373 applications, 331 building permits have been issued wit

Members of the public concerned with a possible closure of Murray St. between Dalhousie St. and Ramsay St. attended a meeting of the Amherstburg economic development advisory committee last Thursday evening at town hall. An item on the economic development advisory committee’s (EDAC) workplan has caught the attention of members of the public opposed to it. The item pertaining to the possible closure of Murray St. is contained in the workplan and is classified as a “near-term