A budget open house was held last Saturday morning in the lobby of the Libro Centre in Amherstburg. Town council members and staff were on hand to answer questions and concerns from members of the public that attended the open house. Budget deliberations get underway Dec. 8 and run, if necessary, through Dec. 10. The public had a chance to discuss the 2026 operating and capital budgets at an open house last weekend in Amherstburg. The open house was held Saturday morning in t

Amherstburg's public library renovation budget was under discussion at Monday's council meeting. The issue of windows at the Amherstburg Library was debated Monday night, but the costs of repairing the entire building could far exceed the $152,000 it would take to fix the windows. The $152,000 was identified as the cost for window repairs in a report by director of parks, facilities and recreation Heidi Baillargeon, and that will be talked about during 2026 budget deliberatio

Amherstburg will be sending a letter in opposition to having the 36 conservation authorities into seven. If provincial legislation goes forward, the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) would become part of a new Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority stretching from Windsor to the Guelph region. Councillor Molly Allaire, who is the chair of ERCA, put forth the motion that council unanimously supported. The motion called for the Town of Amherstburg to submit comments

Essex County Civic Centre. Essex County is putting a hold on its proposed development charges. Director of financial services/treasurer Melissa Ryan brought forth a report during last Wednesday night’s meeting that noted that information from the Province of Ontario’s proposed Bill 60 adds new information for the county to consider. County council will wait for more information including that coming from Henson Consulting who will be doing further investigation on behalf of t

GECDSB filling positions in Amherstburg/LaSalle and Leamington/Pelee Island  The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) took three times to come up with a process to fill trustee vacancies, but they did arrive at a conclusion. Trustees voted to seek applications for two vacant positions with interviews being Dec. 15 and the new trustees to start Dec. 16.  The vacant trustee positions are in the Amherstburg/LaSalle area due to the resignation of Ron LeClair and in

Essex County Civic Centre. The County of Essex is making a three-year commitment to its economic development service delivery. It was unanimously decided by county council during last Wednesday night’s meeting to spend over $1 million annually over the next three years to have Invest Windsor-Essex provide the service. In the past, the county had funded the third-party agency year-by-year, but a report brought forth by county CAO Sandra Zwiers recommended a three-year financia

Provincial legislation that would, in part, merge Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into seven, has met with pushback from the local conservation authority. The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors met and had a lengthy debate on Bill 68 and voted to oppose the proposed boundary configuration that would see the Essex County and Windsor region become part of the “Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority.” That new authority would also include the

Amherstburg Municipal Building. Amherstburg town council got its first look at the 2026 capital and operating budgets Monday night, and they are starting with a lower proposed tax rate increase than usual. The initial tax rate increase being proposed sits at 2.86 per cent, or $85.13 on a home valued at $250,000. This is the start of the 2026 budget process, with a public open house coming Nov. 22, a presentation to the audit and finance committee Dec. 1 and budget deliberatio

A move to amalgamate some conservation areas is meeting with questions and concerns locally. Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Park, Todd McCarthy has announced the Ontario government will soon introduce legislation to create the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) “with the aim of improving the province’s conservation authority system to help get shovels in the ground faster on homes and other local infrastructure projects, while strengthening the vital