A March 1 phone call between a member of Amherstburg town council and Premier Doug Ford made it to the council table March 9. Councillor Linden Crain posted to social media March 1 that “Premier Doug Ford gave me a call this evening. He shared that economic development is a top priority following the Diageo closure, and that Minister Victor Fedeli is closely monitoring the situation. He also expressed interest in learning more about Amherstburg’s funding needs. I’ll be contin

The Skills Park layout proposed by WEBC. The new bicycle skills park the Windsor-Essex Bike Community (WEBC) wants will be the subject of a grant application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Town council agreed to send a letter off in support, but agreed the only area the letter will apply to is the skills park itself and not the trail system. Councillor Don McArthur noted WEBC wants to put in the bicycle skills park at the Libro Centre to go with the trails they have alr

Essex County council will not be dipping into reserves to pay for the green bin recycling program. Lakeshore Mayor Tracey Bailey brought forth a motion at last Wednesday night’s meeting which could have seen 100 per cent of the cost paid out of reserves in 2026 for the Phase One municipalities of Essex, LaSalle, Lakeshore and Tecumseh. “The key fundamental reality is that there are no reserves dedicated to fund green bin costs. The program was approved as a user pay model wit