After a heated debate in council on Monday, the policing issue for Amherstburg was deferred to the next council term to make a decision. Tempers flared and voices were raised but it was learned the policing issue won’t actually be formally decided until the next term of council. After over an hour of back-and-forth discussion and accusations, it was learned that while an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) community resource plan won’t be back until, most likely, September, coun

A violent storm came through the area last Friday evening, causing trees to come down and hydro to be lost for many residents for a portion of the weekend. A large tree was uprooted in front of the Belle Vue property and the roof was damaged as a result of the storm. A powerful thunderstorm rolled through Windsor-Essex County last Friday evening, and left damage and power outages in its wake. The storm came through around 6:30 p.m. and resulted in high winds and heavy rain. A