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Leamington Introduces Functional Training Area At Recreation Centre

The Municipality of Leamington is excited to announce the opening of a brand-new functional training area at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre, catering to the evolving fitness needs of our valued members. Recognizing the growing demand for a dedicated area that offers versatile training opportunities, the Municipality is proud […]

Town & County News

Canada and Ontario Increasing High-Speed Internet Access in Essex County

Rural Ontarians benefitting from increased access to broadband services The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing over $5.3 million to bring reliable high-speed internet to 3,587 families, farms, and businesses in Essex County. “In an increasingly digital age, investments toward reliable high-speed internet such as the one made into […]

Ontario News

Ontario Helping More Students Kick-Start Careers in the Trades

Province investing record amount in key programs to prepare young people for in-demand jobs The Ontario government is investing over $62.9 million in two of the province’s foundational skilled trades programs to help more than 18,000 young people explore and prepare for life-long careers in a growing industry. The record […]

Health

Breakthrough Is Canadian First In Paediatric Epilepsy

In a Canadian first, Children’s Hospital is improving the lives of paediatric epilepsy patients with new groundbreaking treatments Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition in paediatrics affecting approximately one in one-hundred Canadian children. For 11-year-old Makayla Douglass, epileptic seizures have been a part of her life since being diagnosed […]

Health

Health Unit Partners with Essex Fire and Rescue Services to Supply Naloxone

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has partnered with Essex Fire and Rescue Services as part of the Ontario Naloxone Program (ONP). This new partnership will expand access and the use of naloxone during emergency overdose responses involving opioids. Through this program, the WECHU provides naloxone nasal spray to eligible […]

Organizations

Essex Region Conservation Authority to Meet on December 14

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) will hold its regularly scheduled Board of Directors’ meeting at the Essex County Civic and Education Centre on Thursday, December 14 at 6:00 p.m. Agenda items include: 2024 Draft Budget2024 Draft Budget and Municipal Cost Apportionment John R. Park Homestead Museum Operating Policies Development […]

Town & County News

Council Brief from December 11, 2023 Kingsville Town Council Meeting

At its December 11, 2023 meeting, Council: Approved the Strategic Plan: “A 2040 Vision for Council” Approved the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 165 County Road 34 West Directed Administration to renew the Town’s insurance program for one year Directed Administration to: Prepare a By-law establishing a compliance and inspection […]

Books

49th Shelf: Three Holidays and a Wedding

Three Holidays and a Wedding by (authors) Uzma Jalaluddin & Marissa Stapley *INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER* From two bestselling Canadian authors comes a multi-faith holiday rom-com about the delightful havoc that occurs when Christmas, Ramadan, and Hanukkah all fall at the same time, and two strangers-turned-friends are snowbound in the small, charming town […]

Town & County News

MPP Anthony Leardi Announces Funding For Kingsville

Local infrastructure funding will help create jobs and build homes Anthony Leardi, MPP for the Riding of Essex, is announcing a $1,377,196 investment by the Ontario Government to help renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure in the Town of Kingsville. The funding is being delivered through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund […]

Books

49th Shelf: The Bittlemores

The Bittlemores by (author) Jann Arden A heartfelt, comic, and deeply satisfying debut novel from the #1 bestselling author, singer-songwriter, member of Canada’s Music Hall of Fame and star of her own hit TV sitcom. A little bit All Creatures Great and Small, a little bit Fargo and all Jann Arden! On mean Harp […]

Town & County News

Province Opens Disaster Recovery Assistance Program for Areas of Kingsville

The Ontario government has announced the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians Program is now open in certain areas of Kingsville. This program may help residents, small businesses, and farms who suffered property damage due to the storms and flooding on August 23, 2023. Eligible costs include emergency expenses, cleanup expenses […]

Ontario News

Ontario Activates Disaster Recovery Assistance in Southwestern Ontario

Ontario Government Activates Disaster Recovery Assistance to Support Residents in Southwestern Ontario The Ontario government is activating the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO) program in certain areas of southwestern Ontario. The safety of those affected by this natural disaster is the government’s top priority. On August 23, 2023, a […]

Health

Nominations Open For The 2024 Nursing Now Ontario Awards

The fifth annual Nursing Now Ontario Awards (NNOA) is accepting nominations for Ontario-based nurse practitioners (NP), registered nurses (RN) and registered practical nurses (RPN) who have demonstrated high professional standards, superior evidence-based and compassionate clinical practice. Nurses across the province in all health sectors and settings provide quality care to individuals […]

Canadian News

Coast Guard Rescue Boats Set To Close For The Season

The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonally operated search and rescue stations on the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay, and St. Lawrence River in Ontario are closing on the following dates: November 27: Thunder Bay December 4: Tobermory, Meaford, Goderich December 11: Amherstburg, Port Dover, Port Weller, Cobourg, Kingston These stations will reopen in spring 2024. Rescue boats are designed for open-water use […]

Organizations

Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting on Dec. 7

The Essex Soil and Crop Improvement Association (ESCIA) is having its 2023 annual meeting on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.  Door registration starts at 8:30 am.  Please preregister by December 5 by email mdick@erca.org, or call 519-259-1461.  An interesting and informative schedule has been planned that […]

Books

49th Shelf: Misfortune and Fame

Misfortune and Fame 10 Reasons You Don’t Want to be Rich (or Famous) by (author) Paul Berton Paul Berton takes aim at the waste and excess of consumer culture with a lively and satire-laced exposé of the rich, famous and totally miserable. There is little argument that having enough money to […]