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Suspects arrested Public open house held on GAHS site regarding Cowan Court fire By Ron Giofu The Windsor Police Service has arrested two suspects and are searching for another in connection with what police say was a deliberate house fire in Amherstburg. Shortly after 5 a.m. on January 18, 2025, police say officers responded to an active fire at a new-build house in the 200 block of Cowan Court. The Amherstburg Fire Department was called to the scene and extinguished the blaze. According to Windsor police, it was the third time in 16 months that the property was the target of an arson attack. No physical injuries were reported during the incident. The fire caused over $1 million in damages to the home and a neighbouring property, police add. Members of the Windsor Police Arson Unit launched an investigation and obtained footage of three suspects running from the property carrying gasoline jerry cans and fleeing in a black luxury SUV. Investigators soon identified and issued arrest warrants for two 19-year-old male suspects – one from Mississauga and the other from Brampton. Both men turned themselves in at Windsor Police headquarters March 19. The accused have each been charged with arson causing damage to property, possession of incendiary materials and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence of arson. Members of the Windsor Police Arson Unit have since obtained surveillance images of a third suspect.
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Crowds fill the downstairs community room at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg for a public open house on the General Amherst High School site (above photo). Valente Developments owner Peter Valente (centre) goes over plans for the site with members of the public last Thursday night at the open house. (right photo).
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By Ron Giofu The former General Amherst High School and the plans to redevelop the site was the focus of a public open house last week. Crowds came to the Libro Centre’s downstairs community room last Thursday evening with the proposal being discussed with neighbours and others who are interested. The Town of Amherstburg is looking at possibly moving town hall into the site, though that is still the subject of negotiations at this point, with other tenants possibly including a gym, restaurant and/or other retail. Residential units, in eight and 11-storey towers, would also be included totalling 144 in all. The eight-storey Sandwich Street Tower would have 79 residential units with the Park Side Tower having 11 storeys and 65 residential units. There could also be two stories within the Sandwich Street Tower, namely floors two and three, developed as a hotel. Kent Wigle said his concerns were mainly due to the
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park next door. He said the baseball diamonds that were at H. Murray Smith Centennial Park are gone and he doesn’t want to see the baseball diamond at Bill Wigle Park removed either. If people want a pleasant stroll, he indicated there is 1,100 feet of King’s Navy Yard Park they can use. “I don’t care what you do to the high school but leave the ball diamond alone,” said Wigle. “The ball diamond is used all the time. It would be nice to look out of one of the apartments and see a baseball game.” Bob Rozankovic said he favoured the proposed development overall, but didn’t want to see Amherstburg town hall as a part of it. “I love the development,” he said. “I just don’t want to see town hall there.” Rozankovic questioned having town hall mixed in with the other uses and wondered what would happen in 20 years should there no longer be a lease arrangement. “Why would you want to have town hall in a private building?” he asked.
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