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• 160-bed long-term-care residence opens in Lakeshore

  15-09-2026 19:09 via windsorstar.com
  
  A new 160-bed long-term-care home officially opened in Lakeshore Monday and is expected to provide the opportunity for residents to stay in the region while they receive nursing care. “We wanted to create a home where residents are known for who they are, where families feel welcome, and where people can continue to have meaningful connections with one another and with the community around them, all while receiving care tailored to their unique needs,” said Shauna Bond, president of
  
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• Cerasa abandons legal challenge over Amherstburg mayoral nomination

  05-09-2026 13:00 via windsorstar.com
  
  Frank Cerasa has abandoned plans to challenge the rejection of his nomination for Amherstburg mayor, saying he won’t ask local taxpayers to help fund a legal fight to get his name on the ballot.Cerasa had been considering an emergency injunction after the town’s clerk rejected his nomination because one of his 25 endorsement signatures was signed twice by the same person.In a social media statement Friday, Cerasa said he still “disagrees with the town’s position and it&r
  
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• 'I will not give up' — Amherstburg mayoral candidate rejected after nomination falls short

  27-08-2026 13:00 via windsorstar.com
  
  Amherstburg’s mayoral race has been narrowed to three candidates.Frank Ceresa’s nomination was rejected after the town’s clerk determined one of his 25 endorsements was signed twice by the same person, leaving him one eligible endorsement short of the provincial requirement.“I have determined that the form was signed twice by the same person and therefore fails to meet the required 25 persons to be endorsed for that office,” said municipal clerk Kevin Fox in a stat
  
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• Walker Industries donates $100K for Amherstburg park improvements

  25-08-2026 14:22 via windsorstar.com
  
  The redevelopment of Amherstburg’s H. Murray Smith Centennial Park got a boost Thursday with the announcement of a $100,000 donation by local quarry owners. Niagara-based Walker Industries Holding Ltd., which operates the McGregor and Amherstburg quarries, pledged its financial and material support for park improvements, including new sports courts and proposed access areas. Walker will receive naming rights for the sports courts in recognition of its contribution to the project and its i
  
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• Windsor police seek public input on crime, safety and priorities

  21-08-2026 15:16 via windsorstar.com
  
  Windsor police are hoping to hear from residents in both Windsor and Amherstburg as they prepare a four-year strategic plan that aims to provide a “clear direction” for the service, according to the police official overseeing the project. “Well, it really provides us a clear direction for our service, so we can look at what we want to achieve, how we’re going to focus our resources and how we’re going to measure and report the progress,” said Insp. Scott Jeff
  
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• Windsor police charge 42-year-old man with sexual assault of a youth

  19-08-2026 15:51 via windsorstar.com
  
  A 41-year-old man faces sexual assault charges following an investigation by Windsor police.Officers with the Amherstburg Detachment responded Aug. 16 to a report that a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted.The adult male who allegedly assaulted the teen was known to her.The man also allegedly requested and received intimate images and videos of the girl through an unnamed social media platform.The teen told her mother what had happened and her mother contacted police. The suspect was arrest
  
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• Hundreds roll into Amherstburg for inaugural cycling festival

  19-08-2026 15:44 via windsorstar.com
  
  It was a weekend for two wheels.Hundreds of people descended on Amherstburg over the weekend for the first-ever Cycle the Burg, a three-day celebration of bikes and riders of all types.“It was really amazing to see the community come out and support us,” said Windsor Essex Bike Community director James Braakman. “It was a great success.”The festival kicked off Friday with a Krusher BMX Stunt Show, cycling vendors and live music.Three more BMX shows followed Saturday, dra
  
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• Amherstburg trail reopens following two-month closure protecting nesting turtles

  18-08-2026 19:35 via windsorstar.com
  
  After a two-month long partial closure of the nature trail at Amherstburg’s Collavino Conservation Area, the full path has finally reopened to the public.The Essex Region Conservation Authority temporarily rerouted the trail in June to avoid human activity interfering with turtle nesting season.“We found that there’s a lot of nests and nesting turtles right in the middle of the trail where the public would go,” said Kevin Money, director of conservation services. “
  
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• Proposed Amherstburg mixed-use hotel development sparks neighbourhood opposition

  14-08-2026 18:48 via windsorstar.com
  
  A proposed hotel and mixed-use development could bring four- and five-storey buildings to the edge of an established Amherstburg neighbourhood, raising questions whether the scale of the project fits the site.The proposed development at Simcoe Street and Meloche Road calls for a hotel with as many as 100 rooms, along with three mixed-use buildings containing residential units and commercial space.At a public meeting this week, residents of Meadowview Estates, whose homes back onto the property,
  
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• Amherstburg's historic former high school to get a new future — with strings attached

  13-08-2026 13:09 via windsorstar.com
  
  A century-old Amherstburg school is poised to get a second life as part of a major redevelopment, but not without some of its historic features reimagined.Council voted to designate the former General Amherst High School site a property of “cultural heritage value or interest,” while also entering a heritage easement agreement with Valente Development Corp. to move ahead with proposed plans to transform the lot.“The easement has higher priority over the actual designation of t
  
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• One sailor dead, one alive after heroic rescue on Detroit River in Amherstburg

  25-07-2026 13:27 via windsorstar.com
  
  Jeff Lucier knew something was wrong when he saw the sailboat travelling in circles on the Detroit River, with its sail flapping, and “no one visible aboard.”“I said: Something ain’t right with that,” he told the Star.Lucier, 60, of Taylor, Mich., was aboard a fishing boat with two others Monday afternoon when they spotted the vessel returning from a trip near Holiday Beach in Amherstburg.What followed was a frantic rescue effort that ended with one sailor pulled f
  
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• Michigan man dies after sailboat capsizes on Detroit River in Amherstburg

  22-07-2026 18:27 via windsorstar.com
  
  A 55-year-old man has died after a sailboat capsized on the Detroit River in Amherstburg on Monday afternoon.Windsor police responded to the Detroit River in the area of Erie Avenue and McLeod Avenue at about 3 p.m. after receiving reports of the incident.“Two men from Michigan were sailing when their boat capsized,” a spokesperson for the city’s police force told the Star in an email.A passing vessel spotted the men in the water and began helping them before the Canadian Coas
  
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• Outlaw biker gangs from Canada and U.S. descend on Windsor for Hells Angels party

  17-07-2026 16:07 via windsorstar.com
  
  For roughly 800 outlaw bikers rolling into Windsor over the weekend, this party is a must.“If you’re a member, your clubhouse has to be represented from wherever you are,” said Windsor Police Chief Jason Crowley. “It’s a mandatory run for them. They’ll be coming from all over Canada, likely some from the States.”The Windsor Police Service issued an alert on Monday that hundreds of outlaw bikers would be in Windsor-Essex from July 16 to 19. Windsor offic
  
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• Amherstburg policing feud boils over as council defends ending talks with Windsor

  14-07-2026 19:06 via windsorstar.com
  
  Amherstburg councillors publicly defended their decision Monday to stop pursuing a new policing deal with Windsor, arguing the city had already made clear it no longer wanted the contract and that taxpayers deserved a different solution.The lengthy, and at times heated discussion, offered residents a detailed explanation of why a majority of council voted in camera against reopening discussions with Windsor. While most councillors said reopening talks would waste time and money, others argued t
  
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• Amherstburg Art Crawl captures the sights, stories and spirit of local creatives

  13-07-2026 12:37 via windsorstar.com
  
  Amherstburg’s creative community took over the town this weekend, giving residents and visitors a chance to see local artists at work while celebrating the stories and landscapes that inspire them.The Amherstburg Art Crawl brought artists into public spaces across the community for two days of live painting, demonstrations and conversations with the people behind the artwork.Organized by the Art Amherstburg Society, the event aims to promote local artists and strengthen the role of the ar
  
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• 30 years and still going: historic Freedom Walk comes to Windsor-Essex

  13-07-2026 12:26 via windsorstar.com
  
  Thirty years after retracing the footsteps of freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad, American historian Anthony Cohen returned to Windsor-Essex on Saturday to finish the same journey once again — a reminder, he says, that the pursuit of freedom remains as relevant today as it was centuries ago.The Maryland author, explorer and educator completed the final stop of his Freedom Walk 2026 tour at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, where dozens gathered to welcome him and the travelling Har
  
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• 'It hit hard' — Essex County residents recover after powerful storm tears through region

  07-07-2026 13:10 via windsorstar.com
  
  The aftermath of Friday’s powerful thunderstorm continued to unfold across Essex County on Monday, as residents and crews cleared debris, repaired damage and assessed the impact of winds that battered the region.The storm took down trees and power lines, damaged buildings and left at least one farmer with a barn reduced to rubble.Allen Rogers was sitting down for dinner in Colchester Friday evening when a neighbour called with news no farmer wants to hear — his horse barn was on fir
  
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• Epic journey retracing Underground Railroad heading to Windsor-Essex

  06-07-2026 20:19 via windsorstar.com
  
  A monumental international trek retracing the steps of freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad will make several stops in Windsor-Essex.A team of walkers set out from Sandy Spring, Md., in May on a “historic” trip timed to coincide with America’s 250th birthday.“This journey is commemorating the brave freedom-seekers or self-liberators, the abolitionists, and their secret networks,” organizers said in a media release.The “historic” #FreedomWalk2026
  
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• TRUE Fest debuts at Open Air Weekends in Amherstburg

  29-06-2026 12:23 via windsorstar.com
  
  TRUE Fest’s move from its winter roots to the summer is likely to be permanent and a fixture at the town’s Open Air Weekends festival. The decision to move the festival — an outdoor inclusive event featuring music, dancing and drag queens — came after last year’s event turned out to be held on the coldest day of the year, said Sarah Van Grinsvan, tourism supervisor at the Town of Amherstburg. “It became too much of a struggle with the weather,” she said
  
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• Private meeting with Windsor mayor fuels Amherstburg policing dispute

  25-06-2026 12:46 via windsorstar.com
  
  Accusations of secrecy and disrespect dominated Amherstburg council Tuesday after two councillors met privately with Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens to discuss the town’s policing future.The debate prompted Mayor Michael Prue to introduce a motion asking the in-camera direction council provided on policing be made public at its regular meeting July 13.“I’m more than happy to talk about this whole thing,” Prue told council. “But I’m asking council not to be running
  
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• Essex applies for new housing development fund as Amherstburg opts out

  17-06-2026 17:09 via windsorstar.com
  
  As a deadline to apply for millions of dollars in federal-provincial infrastructure funding approaches, Essex is moving ahead with an application while Amherstburg has decided to opt out.The $8.8-billion Canada-Ontario Development Charge Reduction Program would fund up to 90 per cent of eligible housing-related infrastructure projects if municipalities cut development charges by up to 50 per cent for three years.Municipalities are also required to contribute 10 per cent of project costs.The pro
  
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• From samba to street food, new villages spice up Carrousel of Nations

  15-06-2026 12:54 via windsorstar.com
  
  Brazil brought its best-known cultural imports to its first village at the Carrousel of the Nations Saturday — food and dancing. There’s soccer too, but it’s the food and the dancing that drew attention at its location downtown Amherstburg on the weekend. Dani Freitas, who is from Sao Paulo and now organizes events in the Windsor area, said the food and the music has proven popular with visitors.Indeed, the lineups were lengthy for pastel, a street food consisting of deep-frie
  
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• Muzzle order upheld for Rottweiler involved in Amherstburg dog attack

  11-06-2026 21:21 via windsorstar.com
  
  A Rottweiler involved in a dog attack that left an 11-year-old Amherstburg girl minorly injured will remain subject to a muzzle order after a municipal appeal committee upheld the restriction Tuesday night.The Amherstburg Dangerous Dog Appeal Committee rejected an appeal from the dog’s owner seeking to have the order rescinded or limited to a set period of time.The order was issued following a May 12 incident in which two Rottweilers — Cole and Diesel — escaped from their prop
  
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• Woman charged after driving into ambulance in Amherstburg, nearly hitting paramedic

  10-06-2026 14:33 via windsorstar.com
  
  A 39-year-old woman is facing charges after police say she drove into an ambulance, nearly hit a nearby paramedic and drove away.The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on June 8 in the 100 block of Pickering Drive in Amherstburg.Windsor police said paramedics were returning to their ambulance after completing a call for service when a vehicle drove past, narrowly missing one of them and forcing the paramedic to move out of the way.Police allege the vehicle then struck ambulance, mounted a
  
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• Unconscious driver, collisions, police pursuit: Windsor police charge four impaired drivers

  09-06-2026 12:16 via windsorstar.com
  
  Four people have been charged with impaired driving after Windsor police responded to a series of incidents over the weekend, including unconscious drivers, collisions and a police pursuit.In the first incident, shortly after 8:30 p.m. on June 5, officers responded to the intersection of Ouellette Avenue and Giles Boulevard after a man was found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle.Police said when attempts to wake the driver failed, an officer broke a window and physically roused the man
  
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• Unconscious driver, collisions and police pursuit in four Windsor impaired driving incidents

  09-06-2026 12:16 via windsorstar.com
  
  Four people have been charged with impaired driving after Windsor police responded to a series of incidents over the weekend, including unconscious drivers, collisions and a police pursuit.In the first incident, shortly after 8:30 p.m. on June 5, officers responded to the intersection of Ouellette Avenue and Giles Boulevard after a man was found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle.Police said when attempts to wake the driver failed, an officer broke a window and physically roused the man
  
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• How Canadian craft distilleries are cleverly filling the American bourbon void

  06-06-2026 11:07 via windsorstar.com
  
  As American bourbon disappeared from liquor store shelves at the onset of Canada’s tariff wars with the U.S., a steady stream of customers began pressing Wolfhead Distillery for a local alternative.Visitors to the retail shop, nestled in the southwestern Ontario community of Amherstburg, kept asking the same question: Why don’t you make your own bourbon? There were emails, phone calls and requests from people sidled up at the restaurant bar. Owner Tom Manherz went to his head distil
  
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• Amherstburg councillor wants to revisit Windsor police contract, but mayor says no

  03-06-2026 21:51 via windsorstar.com
  
  Amherstburg’s policing options are narrowing, but renewed debate has surfaced over whether Windsor police should still be considered.Coun. Linden Crain wants to take another look at the Windsor Police Service agreement, which was already rejected by council, arguing residents deserve to see what it would cost to renegotiate its contract before council commits to any other long-term decision.Mayor Michael Prue, however, says the Windsor option has already been ruled out.“It makes no
  
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• Province to have final say on how Amherstburg spends $500K of Diageo funding

  27-05-2026 18:09 via windsorstar.com
  
  The Town of Amherstburg will need provincial approval before it can access or direct funding as part of a settlement tied to the closure of its Crown Royal bottling plant.Mayor Michael Prue told council Monday night the Ontario government will have the final say on how the $500,000 earmarked for Amherstburg is ultimately used.“What this means is that council can only recommend to Diageo, and the province will decide what to do with the funds,” Prue said. “It’s taken out
  
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• Amherstburg's integrity commissioner dismisses 'frivolous' complaint against deputy mayor, councillor

  25-05-2026 13:13 via windsorstar.com
  
  Amherstburg’s integrity commissioner has cleared the town’s deputy mayor and a councillor of wrongdoing following a conflict-of-interest complaint tied to a council vote involving the town’s chamber of commerce.A report from Principles Integrity found Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb and Coun. Linden Crain did not have a “direct or indirect pecuniary interest when council discussed and approved a $500 contribution toward the Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce’s 21st Annual Bus
  
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