The ERCA board of directors has approved its draft 2027 Budget for circulation to member municipalities. “Total municipal funding for 2027 remains consistent with the 2026 level, offset by accumulated surplus in order to alleviate a source of budget pressure for our participating municipalities,” said ERCA CAO Tim Byrne. In 2025, the Province enacted Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2), which amended the Conservation Authorities Act to establish the...

The Amherstburg Uncommon Festival returns this weekend with the town stating it will be bringing three days of unique entertainment, hands-on experiences, live performances and family-friendly activities in the downtown core. From street chalk art and mentalism to busking, theatre, pottery, candle making and escape rooms, visitors are invited to explore the unexpected throughout downtown streets, King’s Navy Yard Park and the Waterfront Festival Plaza, the town states in a news release....

No athletic ability required. However, a team with a sense of humour and a desire to do good in the community might just go all the way to the podium! Two Amherstburg businesses, GL Heritage Brewing Co. and The Good Stuff., are teaming up to present The Silly Olympics 2026, a new community fundraiser coming to GL Heritage on Saturday, September 26 from 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Six teams of six will go head-to-head in a series of hilariously silly challenges — while also competing to raise as much...