Articles by Diversity Reporter

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press During the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) special meeting on June 10, two Code of Conflict Investigation reports were presented, one for Trustee […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Gordon Orr, Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI), told County Council at its June 4 meeting he recently completed the county-wide tour […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press The Town of LaSalle is calling upon the Provincial government and Ministry of Health to establish a grant system similar to the Northern Health Travel […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Essex County Council approved a Housing Needs Assessment, in addition to receiving an update on the Regional Affordable Housing Strategy during the June 4 meeting. […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy and Deputy Mayor Rob Shepley put themselves in the hot seat on Monday night, as the duo invited area residents to […]

By Saeed Akhtar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter With 300 flats filled with nearly 60,000 local strawberries, the 37th annual LaSalle Strawberry Festival delivered another wildly successful celebration of summer, sweetness and community […]

By Matt Weingarden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The Town of LaSalle is launching a new community initiative aimed at supporting older adults with the introduction of the LaSalle Senior Active Living Expo […]

By Saeed Akhtar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The Town of LaSalle will hold a by-election this fall to fill a vacant seat on Council, following a unanimous vote at the municipality’s Regular […]

By Matt Weingarden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The Municipality of Lakeshore is advancing new policies aimed at regulating the expansion of commercial greenhouses, introducing a suite of stricter requirements and studies intended […]

By Saeed Akhtar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The Municipality of Lakeshore and the Centre for Cities at the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law have officially launched Horizons, a multi-year initiative aimed […]