Essex Region –The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) will hold its Annual General Meeting virtually on Thursday, January 20 at 6:00 pm. The Chair and Vice-Chair will be elected. Agenda items include a review of the preceding year and the recognition of the 2021 Conservation Award Winners. A full copy […]
With rising concerns of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, there is a lot of uncertainty during a pandemic, but there are always patients in need of blood and blood products. Donating blood is a positive way to support your community while staying safe. Canadian Blood Services is considered an essential service […]
Leamington, ON – For the second year in a row, South Essex Community Council has spread some Holiday cheer to 49 refugee and newcomer families in need in our community. 25 rolls of wrapping paper, 8 youth volunteers, 105 hours of wrapping, 49 families supported… 1 common goal – to spread […]
Essex Region – Over the past month, significant construction works have been ongoing at Hillman Marsh Conservation Area. Rehabilitation of the dykes is being conducted in partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada, while Wheatley Harbour has been accessing the site regularly to provide sand replenishment. However, in providing access for construction traffic […]
LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO, December 15, 2021 – To ensure the long-term health of Point Pelee National Park’s sensitive ecosystems, Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation will be conducting a deer population reduction activity from January 6 to January 20, 2022, inclusive. Public safety is of the utmost priority to Parks Canada and therefore Point Pelee […]
As part of its continuing series on the environment, this week the Lions Club of Kingsville looks at two issues that are having serious effects on our environment: coffee pods and palm oil plantations. Did you know that there are enough discarded coffee pods to wrap around our planet 10 […]
The future of Hillman Marsh is bright and noisy with birdsong thanks to weeks of restoration work to secure the habitat from high water levels and heavy wave action on Lake Erie. Record-high water levels on Lake Erie combined with severe storms in recent years to wash away the sand […]
#UNEVENT4UJIMA Raises Over $30,000 for Black Youth in United Way’s On Track to Success Program Windsor, ON – United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County’s Emerging Philanthropists (EP) hosted its second annual UNevent fundraiser this week, raising $32,750 towards the launch of the Ujima initiative for Black youth in United Way’s On Track to Success program. Earlier this week, […]
The Essex Region Conservation Authority advises that, due to the forecasted wind conditions this afternoon and lasting through the evening, a Flood Watch is in effect for the following areas: – Western shoreline of Pelee Island and islands within the western basin of Lake Erie; and – Municipality of Leamington, […]
The winner of the 2021 Conservation Farm Award was announced at the Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association (ESCIA) Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 2, 2021. The award is presented each year to the farming operation which best display’s conservation minded farming practices from those nominated. The farms are graded […]
