I’d like to welcome everybody to the newly paved Richmond Street Raceway. For those of you who race towards Simcoe Street and who don’t care about the safety of children, seniors or pets, I’m sure this is dream come true. For the rest of us who live here we don’t appreciate your self-centred attitude. Slow down! —Darlene Tomkins Amherstburg Richmond St. resident would appreciate drivers slowing down

In response to Allison Baldwin’s thankfulness of Diane Pouget’s years of dedicationto Amherstburg, I don’t have the words superlative enough to thank Diane.Diane truly worked tireless for the town. If called with a problem or concern, she was instantly loyal, professional, knowledgeable and relentless to anyone’s needs. I must add in my personal dealings with council, I always found her to be unbiased, hardworking and fair. I can’t say the same for all council and administ

As a lifelong resident of Amherstburg, my family living in this community for generations, I would like to say that we have been very fortunate to live in this great historic, beautiful and safe town, and I have always been proud to call it my home. Amherstburg is widely recognized as one of the safest communities in Canada, boasting exceptionally low crime rates. While the town currently has Windsor Police Service, this contract will officially end in 2028, and this brings u

I am writing to express my serious concerns regarding the proposed hotel development in Amherstburg. It was recently featured on the television news and everyone seems excited about the project. However, I question whether anyone would truly want this type of development in their own backyard. The residents who will be directly affected did not even receive notice until the day the story appeared on the news. In fact, the public had not even been informed of the public meetin

As Amherstburg approaches the next municipal election, I believe it is important to recognize and thank Councillor Diane Pouget for her many years of dedicated service to our community. Through her years on council and involvement on numerous committees, Diane has consistently demonstrated a commitment to listening to residents, asking difficult questions, and working to make Amherstburg a better place. When concerns were raised about AI data centres, Diane listened and took

I think it wonderful that Town Council made the decision to have saplings planted on public property throughout the town. Further, I was happy to see that the varieties chosen are indigenous to the Carolinian forest species i.e. native to our region. What I am disappointed in, and where this initiative falls short, is the lack of attention and follow up as to how these saplings have taken, or not taken. In my travels around town, both afoot and by car, I see far too many of

In respond to my colleague Terry Hall regarding recognition of our heritage in Amherstburg, Terry describes how we should honor the Indigenous heritage with an elaborate statue on our grounds. I’m all for any heritage recognition but I’d like to point out that our heritage in Amherstburg is very diverse. I, for one, have been trying to put a scope on the Italian immigrant heritage in our town.It goes all the way back before the depression and carries on where Paul Marra an I

Re: Two flag raisings A flag raising and a speech emphasizing the importance of seniors and people with disabilities requires minimal effort, although it mirrors the town’s adherence to minimal standards. Amherstburg’s “age friendly” status was celebrated but no one could describe the “initiatives that help make our community more welcoming and accessible for seniors.” Reactivating the seniors advisory committee and paving the disgraceful seniors centre parking lot would be m