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2020 Kingsville Terry Fox Run

Terry Fox’s 40th Anniversary Virtual Run in Kingsville on Sunday, September 20th  was another successful fundraiser. Thanks to all the participants and donors who raised $9660 for cancer research. This is an example of what can be done when a community rallies together for a common cause—”Kingsville Strong!” Kudos to […]

Books

Off the Shelf: Welcome Back Kingsville!

Welcome Back! Well Kingsville, you’ve waited long enough. Staff are excited to be welcoming you back Monday, September 21. Limited services will include: Holds pick-up (no appointment required) Printing Public computer use (1 hour per day) Limited visits to 30 minutes per day We remain closed as a gathering place […]

Baseball Sports & Leisure

Celebrating Kingsville Knights Rookie Travel Baseball Team 2019 OBA Win

I had the honour of being Head Coach for our Kingsville Knights Rookie Travel Baseball Team that won an Ontario Championship last year. Vittorio Ruggirello, Cole Coristine, Evan Baker, Beckham Hunter, Beckett Jancevski, Dylan Toupin, Ryan Flanagan, Reggie Bradbury, Jasper Dunford, Keaton Morphet, Mac Pucovsky and Colby Snoei make up […]

Garden

Joyful Gardener: What to Do? What to Do?

Bedevilled by mostly dry, humid weather conditions all summer, plants and humans basically wilted.  This year for me was particularly challenging in keeping container plants alive, and my lawn green. Because I live right next to the lake, I am mindful of protecting our source of drinking water and keeping it […]

Pets & Pet Health

Humane Society Offers Barn Cat Spay/Neuter Event

Windsor/ Essex County – As part of a continued effort to address cat overpopulation in Essex County, the Windsor/ Essex County Humane Society is offering our first-ever spay-neuter promotion focused exclusively on barn or farm cats.  While the WECHS Veterinary Clinic has long offered services for feral, or “community” cats, many […]

Pets & Pet Health

First Ever Three Species Microchip Clinic at the Humane Society!

Windsor-Essex County Media Release: On September 10, the Windsor/ Essex County Humane Society (WECHS) hosted its first-ever microchip clinic for dogs, cats, and rabbits.  Prior microchip clinic have been focused on dogs and cats, but recognizing that rabbits are the third most common pet in North America, rabbits are now […]

Homeschooling

Homeschooling in Kingsville

Traditionally, children in Essex County have headed off to school classrooms in the fall. In the 1980s, though, a few families decided to keep their children at home and parents taught their broods themselves. The first family to homeschool in Kingsville, as far as we know, began in 1988. This […]

Books

Off the Shelf: Summer Readin’

Although our branches have been closed to the public, there has been a lot of activity going on behind our doors. Staff have been busy inventorying EVERY single item in our system! You can imagine the time involved in scanning, cleaning and weeding books, magazines, DVD’s, CD’s, audiobooks. Whew! Our […]

Education News

Back to School in the Age of COVID

This is a tough time for parents, children, teachers, and anyone connected to the education system. Because there’s a day of reckoning looming and it seems like there isn’t enough solid information available to help parents with the important decisions they’re facing. No longer is it an easily made assumption […]

Books

Off the Shelf: More Than Books

Hello Kingsville! We are so excited to be able to join the Kingsville Times online! The last several months have been a challenge for us all. Our hope is that the Essex County Library can help by offering quality reading material, streaming TV shows, movies, documentaries and so much more. […]

Community Organizations

United Way Invests over $1.3 million in emergency funds for Windsor-Essex

Media Release July 29, 2020 United Way invests over $1.3 million in emergency funding to support community programs in Windsor-Essex County Windsor, ON – As a trusted partner of the Government of Canada, United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County is allocating $1.34 million in funding to support the needs of vulnerable community members […]

Pelee Island

Over the Lake: Find Your Beach

While many beaches across the province may be experiencing higher than normal volumes of people looking to get outdoors, most beaches on Pelee Island remain quiet, natural and undisturbed. High water and wind direction certainly affect beach conditions on Pelee Island, and contribute to the ever-changing landscape on our shores. […]