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It’s a “total waste of time” advocating for fiscal responsibility and competitiveness
It’s been a total waste of time advocating fiscal responsibility and the importance of staying competitive. Raising property taxes without a balanced budget is not a success story. Having high water and wastewater rates in this area diminishes our ability to compete. We are losing 160 industrial jobs. The imminent closing of Diageo will create new challenges, affecting consumer spending, the driving engine of a local economy. The possible loss of rail line service after Diage

RTT Production
Jan 202 min read


Donations to charities and non-profits appreciated at all times
It was wonderful to see all the donations coming in to places like the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission, Amherstburg Community Services (ACS), the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and other groups within Amherstburg and Windsor-Essex County during the Christmas season. I saw and photographed many of the donations, but I’m sure there are many others that were made quietly without my presence. People need help around the holidays and most people want others to have a grea

Ron Giofu
Jan 132 min read


Future of policing or the future of Amherstburg
We have an out of control habit in Amherstburg of making rash decisions without thinking about the future consequences. Policing was one between 2016 to 2018. Relocating just the fire hall instead of the town hall complex, selling parkland for a school and building a recreational centre that will need to be replaced, before the town grows to meet the capacity of the design. We had a swimming pool, once upon a time. For policing, the only saving grace is we still own the pol

RTT Production
Jan 132 min read
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