Amherstburg Drops Windsor Police as an Option for Local Service

Amherstburg drops Windsor Police as an option for local service

When the Town of Amherstburg signs a contract for policing in the town, it won't be with the Windsor Police.Mayor Michael Prue said the town asked the Windsor Police Services Board if it could have a seat on the board and a vote. The answer was no, and Prue thinks that's unacceptable."We said that if we were to continue, we would want a seat on the board and be treated like all the other citizen participants, and we were told no. We would not ha…

Amherstburg ends all conversations with Windsor over renewing policing agreement

Town administration was in ongoing negotiations with the service after it was announced in February 2025 that the city would end the deal to provide policing in Amherstburg once the current contract expired on December 31, 2028.