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• Notice of Road Closure: Cty Rd 20 between Front Rd S & Conc 3 S will be closed beginning August 20th for 3 days, w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  15-08-2018 22:41 via twitter.com
  Notice of Road Closure:Cty Rd 20 between Front Rd S & Conc 3 S will be closed beginning August 20th for 3 days, w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Prue wants to put his experience to work for Amherstburg

  15-08-2018 20:39
   
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  Michael Prue believes he can use his municipal and provincial experience to work for Amherstburg.
  Prue – a former mayor of East York, Toronto city councillor and MPP for the riding of Beaches East York – wants to focus on Amherstburg and what he feels he can do for it. Both he and wife Shirley have owned a home in Amherstburg for eight years and full-time residents for four.
  “I came to love the town and everything in it,” said Prue.
  After
  
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• Lavigne hopes voters will return him to council for a second term

  15-08-2018 20:34
   
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  Jason Lavigne enjoyed his first term on council and wants to bring what he learned to another term.
  Lavigne is the only incumbent councillor seeking a return to the position.
  “I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this council,” said Lavigne. “I enjoyed the experience of being involved with all aspects of the town.”
  Lavigne said he is proud of what has been accomplished this term, stating the town has been placed in the right direction. He
  
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• Gemmell believes town is corporation, should be run like one

  15-08-2018 20:29
   
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  Pauline Gemmell wants to continue to help the community she lives in so she is trying again to become a councillor.
  Gemmell, the executive director of the Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic, is running in the Oct. 22 municipal election. That is the clinic that is expanding into Amherstburg with plans to move into part of the former St. Bernard School. She said she is anxious to get that going so that local people can access more medical services locally.
  
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• Local scholarship founder hits first of two fundraising targets

  15-08-2018 20:13
   
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  A local scholarship founder has hit her first fundraising target and is now aiming to finish the job.
  Cessidia De Biasio, founder of the Addolorata De Luca Leadership Scholarship (ADL), announced that they have reached the first fundraising milestone of $25,000.  She stated the ADL Scholarship needs the community’s help in reaching their ultimate fundraising goal of $40,000 and has put out a “call to action” to raise the remaining $15,000.
  
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• Mission trying to raise money for new chairs

  15-08-2018 19:33
   
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  Faced with the cost of having to replace their chairs, the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission is hoping the community can help them out.
  The current chairs at the mission are becoming damaged and worn out, so the mission’s board is replacing them with 100 new ones. They are looking for people to sponsor the chairs at a cost of $50 each, though vice president Shirley Hitchcock says that covers not only the cost of the chairs but upgrades to the tables
  
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• Local mother hoping to have daughter treated in Hamilton

  15-08-2018 19:17
   
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  A local mother is hoping to have her daughter treated by a specialist in Hamilton and would like to see the waiting list trimmed down.
  Cathy Roberts would like to have her daughter Cassidy treated by a specialist in Hamilton as it is believed she suffers from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a form of dysautonomia. POTS is a form of orthostatic intolerance that is associated with the presence of excessive tachycardia and many other symptoms upon
  
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• Young offender charged after driving stolen vehicle

  15-08-2018 19:04
   
   
  A male young offender faces a number of charges after he was stopped after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle.
  Amherstburg police made a vehicle stop Sunday around 4 p.m. in the 200 block of Lowes Side Road. Police say after running the plate on the vehicle, it was determined to be stolen. The young offender was charged with possession of property obtained by crime, failure to comply with a sentence and possession of a scheduled substance.Break-ins   Amherstburg police ar
  
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• Council votes down zoning bylaw amendment

  15-08-2018 18:59
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  Town council has unanimously refused to grant a zoning bylaw amendment for a Concession 6 North property that has raised the ire of its neighbours.
  The property is home to numerous dogs and both neighbours and council members have been concerned about activities at the site for at least the last month, as the matter was also talked about at a July planning meeting. Concerns raised included the breeds of dogs, the proximity of activity to neighbours, whether activities
  
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• Council defers planning report, developer says that kills Wendy’s proposal

  15-08-2018 18:42
   
   
  By Ron Giofu
   
  Town council voted to defer a amending development agreement for 83 Sandwich St. S. and that deferral has killed the chances of Wendy’s coming to Amherstburg, according to the property owner.
  The deferral came as a result of a letter from Sobeys’ lawyers with the majority of council, with the exception of Mayor Aldo DiCarlo and Councillor Rick Fryer, opting to wait until that matter was addressed by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). However,
  
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• Developer angry after Amherstburg council blocks fast-food outlet - Windsor Star

  15-08-2018 01:15 via windsorstar.com
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  Developer angry after Amherstburg council blocks fast-food outlet
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  Local developer Joe Mikhail is furious after watching Amherstburg council decide not to allow construction of a Wendy's fast food outlet on property he owns in town. Dave Battagello, Windsor Star. Updated: August 14, 2018. Joe Mikhail is photographed ...
  
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