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Advancing Truth and Reconciliation Through Art at John R. Park Homestead

The John R. Park Homestead Conservation Area was honoured to welcome Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers to open her #hopeandhealingcanada art installation exhibit on August 29, 2022. The #hopeandhealingcanada project created by Ms. Chambers consists of a series of site specific art installations across Canada. Each is made using crochet, knit, and […]

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Community Riverfront Ride Celebrates Achievements of Young Women in Motion

Community members celebrated the achievements of a group of newcomers and BIPOC women leaders who have broken through the barriers that limited their inclusion and mobility by riding with them across the beautiful Riverfront trail to the Ambassador Bridge. The ride was organized and led by Bike Windsor Essex trainers […]

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Leamington OPP Investigating Damage to Election Campaign Signs

(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating mischief incidents wherein municipal election signs were recently vandalized and removed. On Monday August 29, 2022, it was reported to the Leamington OPP that several election signs were found defaced or completely removed from their location in the Municipality of […]

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Local Funding for Agri-Worker Isolation and Recovery Centre Extended

Federal Funding for Agri-Worker Isolation and Recovery Centre Extended The Government of Canada today announced it is providing $4.2 million for the Corporation of the County of Essex to continue to administer a safe voluntary isolation site for temporary foreign agri-workers in the Windsor-Essex region. Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary to […]

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Updated Kingsville Council Candidates List for October Election

Today is the last day of the nomination period for candidates to submit their paperwork by 2 p.m. The municipal election is Monday, October 24, 2022. Council Candidates Mayor: Name STOMP, Tamara Phone 519-257-0467 Email stomp@mnsi.net ****** Name LUCIER, Laura Phone 519-300-1234 Email Lauraformayor2022@gmail.com ****** Name ROGERS, Dennis Phone 519-990-8079 […]

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Walking Tour to Highlight Detroit River Environmental Successes

The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, Essex Region Conservation Authority, and the Windsor Port Authority will be hosting an environmental tour of Windsor’s Sandwich community on Tuesday August 23 2022 from 6pm to 8pm. “The Detroit River has a vibrant environmental story of ecosystem recovery through partnerships and local action,” said […]

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Kingsville Requests Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic Funding at Conference

Kingsville Discusses Funding for Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic with Minister of Health Deputy Mayor Gord Queen, Councillors Laura Lucier, Kimberly DeYong and Chief Administrative Officer John Norton are at the Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) Conference. On Monday August 15, 2022 they met with the Minister of Health to request funding […]

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Highlights from the August 8 Town Council Meeting

COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS At the August 8, 2022, Council meeting, Council: • Unanimously supported the Union Water Supply System’s restructuring through incorporation, allowing the UWSS to apply for grant funding independent from the Municipality and preventing “rate shock” for users. The Municipality owns a percentage of the corporation. • Approved a […]

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WEST Celebrates First Electrical Apprenticeship Program

Photo Shoot Celebrates Achievements of Newcomer, Racialized, and LGBTQ Women In WEST’s first Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship Program Windsor, ON – Newcomer, racialized, and LGTBQ women took part in a photo shoot at St. Clair College to celebrate achieving the program’s training goals. St. Clair College President, Patti France, Unifor Local 444 President, Dave […]

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Emergency Personnel and Tow Truck Drivers Need Safe Workspace

OPP conducting Move Over campaign during Civic Holiday weekend (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is conducting its annual Move Over campaign during one of the busiest weekends of the year on highways and roads, getting drivers’ attention through robust enforcement and education around this important law. Drivers are expected […]

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Civic Holiday Long Weekend Traffic Safety Campaign

OPP to Target Aggressive Drivers  (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Essex, Tecumseh, Kingsville, Lakeshore and Leamington Detachments are working together this weekend for the Civic Day Long Weekend traffic safety campaign. Together the detachments will be out patrolling from Friday, July 29th to the end of […]

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Update #3 — OPP Investigate Fire: Looking to Identify Person of Interest

-UPDATE #3- LEAMINGTON OPP INVESTIGATING FIRE OPP LOOKING TO IDENTIFY PERSON OF INTEREST (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), continues to assist the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and […]

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Bell Expands Pure Fibre Internet Access to Kingsville

KINGSVILLE, ON, July 12, 2022 – Bell today announced the expansion of pure fibre Internet service to homes and businesses in Kingsville. Part of Bell’s capital expenditure acceleration program for investment in national next-generation network infrastructure, the expansion program will bring all-fibre broadband access to approximately 5,000 additional locations in Kingsville […]

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Rogers Network Update

The Rogers network outage that began on Friday, July 8, 2022 had been corrected in large part by Saturday, July 9. But not entirely. Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri said on Saturday that less than 1 % of customers were still having issues. He said the outage had been due to […]

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OPP Seize Illegal Cannabis Worth More Than $61 Million

(KINGSVILLE, ON) – Police have seized more than $61 million worth of illegal cannabis from two southwestern Ontario production sites as part of an ongoing investigation under the Cannabis Act. On June 28, 2022, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) executed two search warrants in Kingsville, […]

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Regular Meeting of Council Agenda for June 27 Available Online

The agenda for the June 27, 2022 Council meeting is available online at http://ow.ly/YTtF50JFIac Council has returned to in-person meetings. Members of the public can continue to view the meeting via livestream at www.kingsville.ca/livestream. Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM Council Chambers 2021 Division Road N Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9 Delegations: Brian Armstrong – […]

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Update: OPP Looking to Identify Suspicious Person — Person Identified

Person Identified (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Detachment has identified the person of interest in relation to an ongoing investigations in Essex County. On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 10:35 p.m., Essex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious […]

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Planning Items for Review at Committee of Adjustment and Appeals June 21

The Committee of Adjustment and Appeals will review the following applications at its June 21, 2022, meeting: 470 Seacliff Dive, a consent application for boundary adjustment/lot line readjustment to correct a previous error and bring the existing lot into compliance. The requested variance will not impact abutting lands. A/11/22 and B […]