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Essex Home Hardware Wins Walter J. Hachborn Store Of The Year Award

Home Hardware Stores Limited proudly announced the recipients of the annual Proud of My Home Achievement Awards at the 2025 Homecoming event in Toronto. The highest honour of the evening, the Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award, was presented to Essex Home Hardware Building Centre in Essex, Ontario. The Store of the Year […]

Ontario News

Ontario Boosting Training for Entrepreneurs

Applications are now open for the $5-million 2025-26 RAISE grant program The Ontario government is protecting workers and small businesses by investing $5 million to provide free business development training, coaching, networking support and a $10,000 grant to racialized and Indigenous entrepreneurs. “Our government is proud to invest in Indigenous-led economies […]

Ontario News

Ontario Breaks Ground on New St. Clair Transmission Line

Province powering economic growth and job creation in Southwestern Ontario On September 9, 2025, the Ontario government announced that Hydro One is breaking ground on the St. Clair Transmission Line, a major infrastructure project that supports the province’s plan to protect Ontario by securing provincial energy supplies, fuelling economic growth […]

Canadian News

1 in 3 Canadian Students Fear Sharing Differing Views In Class

As university students across Canada head back to campuses, a new Leger poll, commissioned for the Fraser Institute, shows 37 per cent of self-described right-leaning students and even 30 per cent of self-described left-leaning students fear formal consequences—including lower grades—if they express a viewpoint in class that conflicts with what […]

Canadian News

Canada Post Stamps Highlight Importance Of Fungi To Ecosystems

Growing awareness of biodiversity and traditional Indigenous knowledge has renewed Canadians’ fascination with fungi and lichens Canada Post has issued five new stamps highlighting the beauty of fungi and lichens and their importance to Canadian ecosystems. Fungi, most of which are microscopic, are important decomposers that break down dead plants […]

Town & County News

Planning Items for Review at September 15, 2025 Council Meeting

Kingsville Town Council will review the following applications at its September 15, 2025 Council meeting: Vacant Land, Seacliff Drive; Part of Lot 4, Concession 1, Eastern Division: Applications for a residential subdivision and a zoning by-law amendment. ZBA-2023-2 & SUB-2023-1 The proposed residential subdivision (County of Essex File 37-T-24001 and Town File SUB-2023-1) […]

Town & County News

Roads to Prosperity: County Advocates for Infrastructure Funding

A County of Essex delegation met with provincial officials at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in August to advocate for funding to complete a vital infrastructure project. Warden Hilda MacDonald and CAO Sandra Zwiers met with Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, seeking provincial assistance to construct a […]

Ontario News

Ontario Protecting Workers With First-in-Canada Labour Mobility Changes

Province celebrating Labour Day and breaking down interprovincial barriers for workers As of Labour Day, the Ontario government is supporting Ontario and Canadian workers by breaking down interprovincial barriers for in-demand professions such as architects, engineers, geoscientists, land surveyors, electricians and more. This historic change is part of the government’s […]

Town & County News

Oak Street West Paving, Painting Starts in Leamington This Weekend

A contractor working on behalf of the Municipality of Leamington will be completing final roadwork on Oak Street West from Fraser Avenue to White Street as follows: Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Placement of the final course of asphalt. Beginning Monday, September 8, 2025 – Line painting will begin and […]

Ontario News

Ontario Investing $2M to Help Young Entrepreneurs Start and Grow Businesses

Investment will support 320 young entrepreneurs. The Ontario government is investing an additional $2 million in Futurpreneur Canada to help more young people develop and launch businesses and strengthen Ontario’s economy in the face of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty. The funding will support 320 young entrepreneurs between the ages […]

Town & County News

Harrow Fair Pie Auction Raises Record-Breaking $118,150 For JMCC

The Brad and Joanne Stannard Memorial Pie Auction, held at the Harrow Fair on Thursday, August 28, raised $118,150 in support of the John McGivney Children’s Centre (JMCC). Funds will help provide specialized pediatric rehabilitation services for children and youth with physical, neurological, and developmental needs. “For over 45 years, […]

Town & County News

Kingsville Receiving $9M for Southwest Service Area Watermain Expansion

On August 27, 2025, Anthony Leardi, PC Essex was joined by Mayor Dennis Rogers and members of Kingsville Town Council for a big announcement. Kingsville has received $9,035,681 for our Southwest Service Area Watermain Expansion through the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund. By expanding our water distribution network, we are unlocking […]

Notices Ontario News

Notice Of Intended Declaration – Burial Site In Kingsville

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECLARATION Pursuant to section 176 of Ontario Regulation 30/11 made under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 Re: Burial site at 3073 Centennial Crescent, Township of Kingsville, Geographic Township of Gosfield, Essex Country, Province of Ontario Take Notice that on April 28, 2022, the discovery […]

Town & County News

Kingsville Receives $250,000 Donation From Gosfield North Communications

New $3 million dollar facility will be named Gosfield Communications Community Centre As the new Cottam facility nears completion, the Town of Kingsville is excited to announce a generous donation of $250,000 from Gosfield North Communications Co-operative. This contribution will be allocated to Ridgeview Park park enhancements and support programming and […]

Indigenous News Ontario News

Ontario Investing $7.7 Million to Support Residential School Survivors

Applications now open for communities and organizations that provide supports to survivors and their families impacted by burial investigations The Ontario government is investing $7.7 million to launch the Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF). This funding is available to communities and organizations to provide culturally appropriate mental health […]

Ontario News

Ontario Rewards Windsor with $5.2 Million Through Building Faster Fund

Second round of funding rewards municipalities for progress toward housing targets The Ontario government is awarding the City of Windsor $5,200,000 through the second round of the Building Faster Fund, which provides funding to municipalities that achieve at least 80 per cent of their provincially designated housing targets. Windsor broke […]

Ontario News

Ontario Investing $135M to Protect Water Systems and Infrastructure

Ontario Investing $135 Million to Protect Water Systems and Irrigation Infrastructure in Leamington and Niagara Funding will support new homes, food production and keep workers on the job in the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty The Ontario government is investing $135 million in water systems and irrigation infrastructure in […]

Canadian News

Saskatchewan Our Most Attractive Mining Investment Jurisdiction

Saskatchewan remains Canada’s top-rated jurisdiction for mining investment, ranking 7th globally in the Annual Survey of Mining Companies released on July 29, 2025, by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Finland is the top-ranked jurisdiction worldwide for mining investment in this year’s survey, followed by Nevada. […]

Ontario News

Canada, Ontario Invest $1.7M To Help Beekeepers Protect Colonies

The governments of Canada and Ontario have invested more than $1.7 million through the Honey Bee Health Initiative to help the province’s beekeepers grow and protect their honey bee colonies from disease, pests and weather-related threats. To support the province’s plan to protect Ontario, this funding will help 206 local beekeeper businesses, […]

Ontario News

Community Groups, Non-Profits Can Apply For Community Environment Fund

Applications now open for community projects that protect and restore local natural habitats and greenspaces The Ontario government is making almost $3 million available to community groups and other non-profit organizations for innovative projects to build cleaner, healthier communities such as shoreline cleanups, habitat restoration and tree planting. As part […]

Town & County News

Leamington Council Matters — July 22, 2025

At the Leamington Council meeting of July 22, 2025, Council: Presented the 2025 Mayor’s Recognition Awards to the following recipients: Outstanding Youth Recipient: Lily Steinhoff Distinguished Voluntary Service Recipient: Kevin Gale Community Inspiration Recipient: Warren Dunford Mayor’s Special Award Recipients: Mark and Jerry Ribble Mayor’s Special Award (Posthumously) Recipient: Lorraine […]

Town & County News

Leamington Announces Winners Of 2025 Mayor’s Recognition Awards

The Municipality of Leamington is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Mayor’s Recognition Awards, which were revealed during a Special Council Meeting held on July 22, 2025. This esteemed annual awards program celebrates individuals, groups, and organizations that have brought distinction, honour, and pride to the Leamington community. […]

Ontario News

Ontario Signs Free Trade Agreements with British Columbia and Three Territories

Memorandums of understanding now in place with 10 provinces and territories to grow Ontario’s economy by removing internal trade barriers On July 21, 2025, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was joined by British Columbia Premier David Eby, Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok to […]

Town & County News

Leamington Council Considers — July 22, 2025

At the Leamington Council meeting of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Council will: Present the following 2025 Mayor’s Recognition Awards: Outstanding Youth Distinguished Voluntary Service Community Inspiration Mayor’s Special Award Mayor’s Special Award (Posthumously) Mayor’s Special Award (Heroism) Ontario Senior of the Year Consider the appointment of Robert Armstrong as Leamington […]

Canadian News

New Stamp Draws Attention To Legacy Of Civilian Internment In Canada

Thousands of people were forcibly confined and denied their civil liberties across the country  During the First and Second World Wars, thousands ​​of immigrants and their Canadian-born children were torn from their homes, stripped of their freedoms and forcibly confined to internment camps across the country. This affected German, Italian, Japanese […]

Business

NextStar Energy Workers Ratify Historic First Collective Agreement

Unifor members at NextStar Energy have voted 88% in favour of ratifying their first collective agreement, marking a historic milestone for workers at Canada’s first large-scale electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing facility. “Bargaining a first collective agreement is never easy, and this one took place in an exceptionally difficult economic and political […]