Warden Highlights Active Transportation, CR 46 Open House Warden Hilda MacDonald highlighted Essex County’s ever-expanding active transportation network Wednesday night ahead of her scheduled appearance this week on a Mayor’s Panel at the Ontario Bike Summit in Waterloo. “This year, the County of Essex is investing nearly $6 million into […]
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Leamington Appoints Don Williamson As Fire Chief
The Municipality of Leamington is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Williamson as the Fire Chief of Leamington Fire Services. Chief Williamson, who has served as the interim Fire Chief since May 2023, will now lead the department into a future guided by the principles and strategies outlined in […]
Construction Update: Tom Wright Drain Culvert
The replacement of the Tom Wright Drain Culvert on County Road 50 in Essex has been delayed while the project team addresses poor soil conditions discovered during the excavation phase of the project. Preliminary soil investigations are always conducted for projects of this scope, but unanticipated issues can arise during […]
Essex MPP Takes On New Role In Provincial Government
Anthony Leardi, MPP-Essex, has been assigned new duties in the government of Premier Doug Ford. Mr. Leardi assumes the role of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. “We all know how important agriculture is to the Riding of Essex. And, of course, we all know […]
GECDSB Delivers Revised Kingsville School Name
The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) held its regularly scheduled meeting last evening on April 2nd at 6:00 pm. In addition to the standard agenda items, a special board meeting was convened first to address a singular matter: the naming of the forthcoming Kingsville K-12 school, slated to […]
Leamington Council Matters – March 26, 2024
At the Leamington Council meeting of Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Council: Approved amendments to the Essex Power Corp. Unanimous Shareholder Agreement. Reappointed Councillors Tiessen and Wilkinson to the Committee of Adjustment, with a term expiring on December 31, 2024; appointed Mayor MacDonald as the alternate member, with a term expiring […]
Planning Item for Review at April 8, 2024 Council Meeting
Kingsville Town Council will review the following application at its April 8, 2024 Council meeting: 1645 Road 2 East: The applicant wants to create six new residential lots. If consent is approved, the lot, which is currently zoned agriculture, will need to be re-zoned to recognize its reduced frontage. B-2024-9, B-2024-10, B-2024-11, […]
Leamington Approves Upgrades To Baseball Diamonds And CWATS
Leamington Council has approved upgrades to the Kinsmen Baseball Diamonds and the creation of a new County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) multi-use pathway along Seacliff Drive East, aiming to enhance recreational and active transportation facilities for the community. Key Project Features: Upgrades at Kinsmen Baseball Diamonds: New asphalt pedestrian […]
Essex County Council Meeting Notice for April 3, 2024
There will be a meeting of Essex County Council on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, which is scheduled to commence at 6:00 PM. As permitted pursuant to By-law 2023-58, being a by-law to provide rules governing the order and proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex, […]
Town of Kingsville Easter Egg Hunt Saturday March 30th
The Town of Kingsville Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024. We want to share our gratitude to the sponsors of our Kingsville Easter Egg Hunt! Gold Sponsor – Local Home Team Realty Children Easter Egg Hunt The Town of Kingsville’s Easter Egg Hunt will take place […]