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By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press With help from the County of Essex, the Essex County Library Board will work with all seven local municipalities to get agreements of service in […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Municipalities like Lakeshore are at the frontline of emergency response across the province, Lakeshore Mayor Tracey Bailey said, as she unveiled a new 50kw portable […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Last week, the County of Essex hosted three Public Information Centres (PICs) to connect with residents – and gather feedback – as the Transportation Master […]

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice It appears that communication isn’t flowing properly between the Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission and C-K’s executive management team. As part of a presentation to C-K council […]

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice A canoe relay to oppose Bill 5 and the Dresden landfill project is taking place July 13. Led by First Nation water protectors and settlers, Paddle […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Administration for the County of Essex was directed to incorporate the findings of the 2025 Asset Management Plan (AMP) into the 2026 Budget preparation process […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Essex’s Administration will return with a report on the impact and opportunities to the Town of Essex resulting from the proposed County of Essex imposed […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Administration for the County of Essex was directed to develop a revised Community Safety & Well-Being Plan (CSWB) in cooperation with the City of Windsor […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press As of January 1, 2019, the Safer Ontario Act, 2018 has required municipalities to prepare and adopt community safety and well-being plans in partnership with […]

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice The push to find out if metals found in North Kent’s water wells are toxic to humans continues to grind forward. To that end, a 1,400-signature […]