Donald McArthur

Brand new, fully accessible playground equipment will soon be installed at Briar Ridge and Jack Purdie Parks in Amherstburg, replacing equipment that had to be removed for safety and liability reasons.

Amherstburg residents will soon be able to take a bus from Amherstburg into west Windsor and points beyond for work, school or other appointments now that Council has approved a two-year pilot project with Transit Windsor.

Art Windsor-Essex, the new name for the Art Gallery of Windsor, has chosen Amherstburg as its first stop as it seeks to bolster its presence and promote the arts in Essex County.

A proposed four-storey residential development with 75 rental suites in downtown Amherstburg was showcased at a public meeting at the Libro Centre earlier this week.

Nearly 200 trees will be planted by residents across Amherstburg in celebration of Earth Day as part of a public-private partnership to boost the Town’s tree canopy while engaging youth, who will map and monitor the growth of the saplings as the years progress.

Back in the early days of the pandemic, when everything was closed and everyone stuck at home, I’d sling my guitar over my shoulder a few nights each week, set up my mic and amp on my front porch and serenade my neighbours with cowboy chords and campfire classics.

The people have spoken, the dogs have barked and the survey results are in: The Libro Centre is the runaway favourite to be the location of Amherstburg’s first dog park!

Amherstburg’s King’s Navy Yard Park has again been named Best Park or Garden in the Best of Windsor-Essex awards presented by Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island.

I was happy to support the installation of a Rainbow crosswalk, to be funded and maintained by donations, near the new High School and I'm excited for Soccer Sundays coming to the Libro Centre in late April! Here's how I voted on March 12, 2022:

THRIVE Amherstburg is calling on the Town to build out its electric vehicle charging infrastructure to ensure tourists with “range anxiety” aren’t discouraged from travelling here to shop and dine and stroll our historic streets.