A flag raising was held Monday at the Essex County Civic Centre to celebrate National Accessibility Week, which runs May 31-June 6. Accessibility is everyone’s responsibility. That was the message that Dennis Sanson, chair of the Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee (ECAAC) brought Monday morning at a special ceremony held in Essex. At the county administration building, Sanson, the committee, members of the public, county staff and local mayors and deputy-mayors rai

Volunteers planting trees on Earth Day. Amherstburg town council has authorized administration to submit a grant to see if additional trees can be planted in Jack Purdie Park and H. Murray Smith Centennial Park. The latter park was added during council discussions on the matter. The town will submit a grant application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for tree planting funding along the new pathway in 2027, something director of parks, facilities and recreat

Mayor Michael Prue, joined by Councillor Don McArthur, Councillor Peter Courtney, Councillor Linden Crain, members of administration and local youth cuts the ribbon on the new Malden Centre Park playground May 19. A long-awaited playground is officially open in Malden Centre. A ribbon cutting was held last Tuesday morning (May 19) at Malden Centre Park with town council members, administration, those who created the park and, appropriately enough, local families. Mayor Michae