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WECHU Issues Precautionary Boil Water Advisory For Town of Kingsville

On Thursday, August 24, 2023, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health, issued a Precautionary Boil Water Advisory for the Town of Kingsville. The advisory is specifically for the identified area below: The reason for the precautionary boil water advisory is due to loss of pressure throughout the distribution system. […]

Ontario News

Ontario Launches ‘Building Faster’ Fund and Expands Strong Mayor Powers

To Build More Homes, Ontario Launching Building Faster Fund and Expanding Strong Mayor Powers Three-year, $1.2 billion fund will reward municipalities that deliver on housing targets To reward municipalities that build homes, the Ontario government is launching the Building Faster Fund, a new three-year, $1.2 billion program that provides significant […]

Ontario News

Canada and Ontario Increase Essex County’s Access to High-Speed Internet

Rural Ontarians benefitting from expanded broadband access The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $3.1 million to bring reliable high-speed internet to 1,915 families, farms, and businesses in Essex County. Each government is contributing more than $63 million to SWIFT through the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure […]

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Municipality of Leamington and Pathway to Potential Team Up for New APP

Municipality of Leamington Partners with Pathway to Potential to Launch LTW Affordable Pass Program The Municipality of Leamington has partnered with Pathway to Potential to make public transportation more accessible and affordable for eligible residents. The Affordable Pass Program (APP) will provide eligible residents of Leamington, Kingsville, and Essex with […]

Town & County News

Property Standards By-Law Amended for Careful Outdoor Lighting Placement

Kingsville Town Council has approved an amendment to the existing Property Standards By-law 31-1999 that prohibits positioning exterior lighting in a way that causes impairment to the use or enjoyment of neighbouring properties. This restriction was previously limited to commercial and industrial properties but now applies to all areas of Kingsville. The […]

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Essex-Windsor EMS Launches Community Assessment Triage Team

Essex-Windsor EMS has launched the Community Assessment Triage Team, another innovative patient care model designed to provide low-acuity patients the treatment and services they need while reducing the volume of unnecessary transports to the hospital emergency department following 911 calls “This groundbreaking program empowers our highly-trained Community Paramedics to treat […]

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Proposal For Leamington School Property To Include Attainable Housing

At its meeting of August 15, 2023, Leamington Council accepted the proposal submitted by Amico Properties Inc. (Amico) in connection with the development of attainable housing upon the former Leamington District Secondary School lands at 125 Talbot Street West, Leamington, subject to the terms of the Request for Proposal (RFP) […]

Canadian News

Canadian Home Sales See Little Change From June To July

Statistics released this week by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were only slightly changed on a month-over-month basis in July 2023. Highlights: National home sales edged down 0.7% month-over-month in July. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 8.7% above July 2022. The number of […]

Town & County News

Town of Kingsville Council Brief from August 14, 2023 Meeting

At its August 14, 2023 meeting, Council: – Heard a presentation from Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority regarding regionalization of waste collection and directed administration to bring back a report on community engagement about an acceptable level of service. – Approved the creation of the ‘Environmental Reserve District’ (ERD) and […]

Ontario News

Auditor General Tables Final Report on Ford Government Greenbelt Plan

Selection of Lands Removed from the Greenbelt Was Biased and Dismissive of Effective Land-Use Planning; Preferential Treatment Given to Certain Land Developer Requests: Auditor General “Provincial government actions in 2022 to open parts of the Greenbelt for development failed to consider environmental, agricultural and financial risks and impacts, proceeded with […]

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Essex Non-Profit Homes Receives Funding Through Green Municipal Fund

Across Canada, innovative affordable housing solutions are creating good jobs and building climate resilience, while helping Canadians reduce costs and drive down emissions in the building sector. Last week, Irek Kusmierczyk, MP for Windsor—Tecumseh announced an investment of $1,034,216 for five projects across southwestern Ontario including $499,990 for Essex Non-Profit […]

Ontario News

Governments Bolstering Food Supply System

Canada and Ontario committing up to $7.5 million to support biosecurity measures to enhance food safety The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $7.5 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help eligible agri-food businesses and contributors enhance their biosecurity measures to support animal […]

Ontario News

Ontario Launches Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund

New fund supporting ongoing burial investigations and mental health supports The Ontario government is continuing to take action to support Indigenous communities in the province by launching the $7.1 million Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF). The new fund will enable additional communities and organizations to support Survivors and […]

Canadian News Technology

Canada Welcomes More Than 32,000 Tech Workers Over Past 12 Months

The Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) and Canada’s Tech Network have released Tech Workforce Trends: The Migration of Tech Workers and Tech Jobs Since The Pandemic, a new report exploring globalization and migration of tech occupations in Canada. The findings highlight that between April 2022 and March 2023, 32,115 new workers came to Canada with […]

Town & County News

Notice of Public Information Centre #2 — Heritage Road 2 West

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study The Town of Kingsville (Town) has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to meet long-term transportation needs within the community. This study involves the extension of Heritage Road to Road 2 West, two local road connecting links, and intersection improvements (see map). These improvements […]

Canadian News

Ottawa’s COVID Spending to Cost Taxpayers Over $110 Billion By 2032/33

The total cost of the federal government’s wasteful COVID spending—money that was poorly targeted or sent to ineligible recipients—will eclipse $110 billion by 2032/33, partly as a result of higher debt interest costs, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. […]