Amherstburg is a modern town with old world charm. Amherstburg has the perfect mix of rural and urban settings – a lot of green space but within close proximity to international airports and larger city centers. The Town prides itself on its beautiful parks, access to the waterfront and the splendor of the Detroit River and Lake Erie, where boating and fishing are favourite past times.
An important initiative is prompting inclusive sports for adults, youth and children with special needs. The high quality services offered at the Centre will encourage more people to participate in healthy physical activity, adopt positive lifestyle, advance community cultural and leisure activities; and promote social welfare that contributes to the development of a healthy community.
Town of Lakeshore was established in 1999 by the amalgamation of the former Town of Belle River and the former Townships of Maidstone, Rochester, Tilbury North and Tilbury West.Lakeshore involves an area bordered on the north by the shoreline of Lake St. Clair, so the region was among the first in the interior of Canada to be explored and then settled by people of European descent.The land occupied by the Town has a long and colourful history, and here are a few highlights from the past three centuries.