Articles by Diversity Reporter

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   Members of the Essex County OPP Detachment Board – North hosted an election for the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson positions at the February 9 meeting. […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   Members of the Essex County OPP Detachment Board-North will send a briefing note version of a presentation detailing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and related […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   Essex County Council approved funding for virtualized computing environment replacement, including the additional $457,500 required, from the Rate Stabilization Reserve.   In late 2024, […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   Council for the County of Essex received the 2026 Tax Policy, which noted there are no major shifts in tax policy being proposed.   […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   Since Essex PC MPP Anthony Leardi was elected in 2022, he has hosted a coffee connection event in the communities he represents each winter […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   “There is a need, and opportunity, for rural transit in our community,” Lori Chadwick, Director of Development Services, told members of Essex Council during […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,  Essex Free Press   Members of Essex County Council provided unanimous support to Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy’s motion to ask the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) to […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,  Essex Free Press   The County of Essex has adopted a Development Charges (DCs) By-Law that will impose an $8,589 fee on developers for new, single-family dwelling homes […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   Residents will no longer have to get two quotes to tap into the Town of Essex Flooding Subsidy Program, Council voted at the February […]

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press   The Town of Amherstburg is continuing work on a Schedule “C” Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) for the McGregor Sewage Treatment Facility, where potential […]