Volunteers with the Essex County Steam & Gas Engine Museum hosted their third annual Family Day event last Monday. The Essex County Steam & Gas Engine Museum opened its doors on Family Day and local families showed up. Roughly ten volunteers with the museum, including president Gary Struhar, were at the museum this past Monday welcoming those who wanted to look at antique steam engines and antique farm equipment. The museum is located on the grounds of Co-An Park in McGregor

Staff and board members with the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) are expressing thanks for the support they are getting relating to them remaining a standalone conservation authority. Additional letters were received by the board at last week’s ERCA board of directors meeting in Essex.  Letters are opposing regional consolidation of conservation authorities, a move that if passed by the province, would see 36 conservation areas become seven and Essex County and Win

The Belle Vue Conservancy has recently shut down and distributed its funds to other non-profit organizations in the Amherstburg area. With negotiations ongoing regarding the possible sale of the Belle Vue property, the group that fundraised for the historic mansion’s preservation is no more. The Belle Vue Conservancy (BVC) has folded, in large part due to the decision made by the Town of Amherstburg to divest itself of the Dalhousie St. property and enter into negotiations in