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[ April 17, 2026 ] Province supports Kingsville Highland Games with $20K Featured
[ April 2, 2026 ] Accessible pool lifts removing barriers, creating more independence for those with disabilities Featured
[ April 2, 2026 ] Amherstburg gets $838K from Province’s Trade Impacted Communities Program, first beneficiary Featured
[ February 20, 2026 ] Paul Sweet reappointed to Chairperson of Essex County OPP Detachment Board – North Uncategorized

Province supports Kingsville Highland Games with $20K

April 17, 2026 Mohsin Abbas Comments Off

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press After taking a hiatus last year, the Kingsville Highland Games – with its pipes and drums, dancing, haggis toss, and tug-of-war – will once […]

Accessible pool lifts removing barriers, creating more independence for those with disabilities

April 2, 2026 Mohsin Abbas Comments Off

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Fifteen-years ago, the manually operated pool lifts at the Essex Recreation Complex were decommissioned after they reached the end of useful life and no […]

Amherstburg gets $838K from Province’s Trade Impacted Communities Program, first beneficiary

April 2, 2026 Mohsin Abbas Comments Off

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press The Town of Amherstburg is the very first to be able to dip into the Province’s Trade Impacted Communities Program fund. The local […]

Pathway Night introduced grade eights to high school, EDHS students to potential careers

January 23, 2026 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press The goal of the Pathways Night hosted at Essex District High School (EDHS) last Thursday evening was twofold. Firstly, the event welcomed the […]

Essex not reviewing Noise By-Law at this time

January 16, 2026 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Though Essex Council was asked to review the Town’s Noise By-Law to determine whether it is written clearly and consistently – in addition to […]

Essex long‑term care staff say payroll chaos pushing workers to the brink

January 2, 2026 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By: Matt Weinagrden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter Workers at the Extendicare‑run Iler Lodge say months of payroll problems left staff struggling through the 2025 holiday season, prompting the union representing them […]

Essex County Golf Tour Makes Annual Charity Donation to Community Support Centre

December 20, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By: Matt Weinagrden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter Giving back continues to be a core tradition for the Essex County Golf Tour (ECGT), as the private, invite-only golf group announced its annual […]

Ontario Invests in Windsor–Essex Fertility Care with $1.57M for IVF Expansion

November 27, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Matt Weinagrden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The Ontario government is investing $1,571,277 in Victory Reproductive Care in Windsor to help more families access publicly funded fertility treatments closer to home. […]

Tom Bonneau recognized for lifetime of service while receiving 2025 Essex Citizen of the Year

November 10, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By: Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Tom Bonneau’s parents, and older siblings, instilled within him a sense of community service when he was young; a torch he would carry and help […]

Essex to hire two summer students through CLEC’s Youth in Action Program

June 20, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Essex Council approved up to $1320 from the Wage Stabilization Reserve to hire two summer students from Community Living Essex County’s (CLEC) Youth in Action […]