Ontario will keep Crown Royal on the shelves in the province’s liquor stores, it says, after parent company Diageo agreed to almost $23 million in spending in the alcohol and agriculture sectors.

But the deal won't help people losing their jobs at the end of the month, the town's mayor and the union representing workers said.

According to a statement Friday, the province said it had reached the agreement with the company after months of negotiations.

While some of the investment is going to Amherstburg, most of the money is earmarked for the alcohol and agriculture sectors elsewhere in the province.