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Community Support Shines During Rainy Army Cadet Tag Days

The 2918 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps extends heartfelt gratitude to the Kingsville community for their generous participation in the successful Spring 2024 tag days fundraiser, despite enduring a rainy weekend. The Army Cadets express their appreciation to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188 (Kingsville) and Royal Canadian Legion Branch […]

Town & County News

Temporary Weekday Closures Of Waterfront Promenade

As part of the ongoing enhancements to Leamington’s waterfront area, the Municipality of Leamington is entering the next construction phase for the dedicated bike path along the Leamington Waterfront Promenade. To ensure the safety of all residents and visitors, the Municipality will implement temporary daily closures of the Promenade. Temporary […]

Town & County News

Essex County Construction and Road Closures Update for April 26, 2024

The intersection of County Road 9 and County Road 10 remains closed for bridge rehabilitation work. Please follow the posted detour. (Map ID#1) County Road 50 remains closed between County Road 13 (Erie Road) and Klies Beach Road for culvert replacement. (Map ID#2) Truck traffic should use the posted detour. All businesses remain open during […]

Books

49th Shelf: A Great Country

A Great Country A Novel by (author) Shilpi Somaya Gowda From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, exploring the ties and fractures of a close-knit Indian-American family in the aftermath of a violent encounter with the police. Pacific Hills, California: Gated communities, ocean […]

Nature and Outdoors

Snake Conservation Rare Alvar Habitat To Be Restored On Pelee Island

Ontario Nature is pleased to announce that conservation work on Pelee Island will continue through 2026. A multi-partner collaborative with land trusts and researchers will focus on monitoring and restoring important habitat for at-risk snakes on conservation lands across Pelee Island – including Ontario Nature’s Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve. […]

Canadian News

High Marginal Effective Tax Rates Affect Low, Middle-Income Earners

Canadian families and individuals with annual incomes between $30,000 and $60,000 face marginal effective tax rates near or above 50 per cent, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Canadian families with modest incomes face high marginal effective tax rates, often […]

OPP News Policing News

OPP Cautions Public Against Unregistered Online Casinos

The Ontario Provincial Police, Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB), in partnership with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), is reminding the public to use caution when choosing to access online casino gaming sites found through social media advertisements. On April 11, 2024, the OPP’s Investigation and Enforcement Bureau […]

Books

49th Shelf: The Unquiet Bones

The Unquiet Bones A Novel by (author) Loreth Anne White A shocking discovery of human bones reopens an almost fifty-year-old cold case—and rips apart the lives of a group of friends—in a riveting novel by Loreth Anne White, the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Maid’s Diary. When human bones are […]

Town & County News

Major Renewal Project Approved For Leamington’s Mersea Park

At its April 9, 2024 meeting, Leamington Council approved the much-anticipated renewal of Mersea Park, a 13-acre greenspace located along Point Pelee Drive adjacent to Lake Erie. This initiative marks a significant investment in the community’s recreational infrastructure, underscoring Leamington’s commitment to enhancing public spaces for residents and visitors. Mersea […]

Organizations

ERCF Announces 2023 Fund Raising Results for Local Conservation

The Essex Region Conservation Foundation has announced that more than half of a million dollars was raised for important conservation work in 2023. “I’m pleased to report that last year, the Foundation was extremely successful in its fundraising efforts,” said Foundation President Claire Wales. “Thanks to the wonderful generosity of […]

Town & County News

Have Your Say — Vote on New Lakeside Park Playground Structure

Kingsville’s Lakeside Park is getting new playground equipment. The current play structure has aged and needs replacement parts that are no longer available. Council has approved a new playground in the 2024 budget, which we will install this fall. Help us choose the design! Visit our public engagement platform, HaveYourSayKingsville.ca, […]

Events

County Classic Chorale Presents ‘All These Angels” May 4 and 5

COUNTY CLASSIC CHORALE TO CELEBRATE COMPOSERS LEONARD BERNSTEIN AND ONTARIO’S OWN SARAH QUARTEL ON MAY 4TH AND 5TH Leamington-based County Classic Chorale (the Chorale) is proudly experiencing its 41st year of anchoring choral music for Leamington, Kingsville, and other communities in Windsor Essex. Under the direction of new Artistic Director […]

Books

49th Shelf: Pride And Joy

Pride and Joy A Novel by (author) Louisa Onomé Black Cake meets Death at a Funeral in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about three generations of a Nigerian Canadian family grappling with their matriarch’s sudden passing while their auntie insists that her sister is coming back, from an author with a “razor-sharp, smart and […]

Ontario News

Ontario Welcomes $125 Million Boost for Manufacturing in Southwestern Ontario

Expansion projects by four companies will create 153 new, local jobs The Ontario government is supporting $125 million in investments by four companies to expand local manufacturing capacity in the automotive and food processing sectors while creating 153 new jobs in Windsor and Leamington. This includes a $60 million investment […]

Town & County News

Notice of Study Completion — Heritage Road to Road 2 West

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

Organizations

Essex Region Conservation Authority to Meet on Thursday, April 11

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) will hold its Board of Directors’ meeting at the Essex County Civic and Education Centre on Thursday, April 11 at 6:00 pm. Agenda items include: Essex Region Conservation Foundation Grants to ERCA Transition Plan Requirements under O.Reg. 687/21 and Municipal Cost Apportionment Agreements Modernization […]

Town & County News

Canada’s Premiere Pipe Band Coming To Kingsville-Essex Highland Games

While modern day Highland Games have changed significantly over the years, there are still 3 pillar competitions that are consistent throughout the world; Highland Dancing; Scottish Athletic Heavy Events; and Piping, Drumming & Pipe Bands. Since its return in 2019, the Kingsville-Essex Highland Games has always proudly presented all 3 […]