Donald McArthur

Amherstburg youth and seniors came together recently to plant a garden outside the community hub on Richmond Street that will provide fresh vegetables and herbs to those who need it most along with recreational and horticultural educational opportunities.

I was happy to vote in favour of declaring Aug. 1 Emancipation Day in the Town of Amherstburg and September as Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Here's how I voted on June 28:

Multiple concepts were unveiled Wednesday night for Jack Purdie Park and the northern portion of H. Murray Smith Centennial Park and now we want to hear from you, the residents of Amherstburg!

The Town will soon be installing 18 planter boxes for a community garden outside the hub thanks to a donation from the Amherstburg Community Foundation and a Youth Innovation Grant secured by the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee.

Amherstburg's skate park will soon be fixed up, freshly painted by the kids who use it and laid out on a pad of smooth, new asphalt on the west side of the community hub at 320 Richmond Street.

The Town is seeking public input on improvements to Warren Mickle Park and has unveiled a concept plan featuring a playground and picnic area along with a pathway winding through wildflower and wet sedge meadows.

I was happy to support a Day of Action Against Asian Racism and the creation of a policy to support and govern the installation of painted crosswalks in Amherstburg. Here's how I voted on May 10, 2021:

More than 20,000 vaccine doses and counting have been administered at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg and our community is growing safer every day with every jab in every arm.

The estimated completion date for the bridge over the Long Marsh Drain on Concession Road 2 North in Amherstburg is now pegged at Oct. 15th. 

The deal to sell the eastern portion of the St. Bernard’s property to a company intent on building a long-term care home has finally closed and proceeds from the $900,000 sale will be plowed back into the Parkland Reserve fund.