'Iconic' — Highrise project at former Amherstburg high school site moves forward

The former site of General Amherst High School is poised for a major transformation — and while town council has given its stamp of approval, the path forward hasn’t come without tension. Amherstburg council voted Monday to rezone the property at 130 Sandwich St. S. from institutional to mixed-use residential and commercial, moving Valente Development’s plans to revamp the site another step closer to reality. The proposal includes two towers — one eight storeys, the other