The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors have approved a management plan for the Collavino Conservation Area in Amherstburg. The site opened to the public in May. The board of directors with the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) has approved the new master plan for its newest conservation area. The Collavino Conservation Area Master Plan was approved during ERCA’s Sept. 10 board meeting. ERCA’s director of conservation services Kevin Money t

The Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee held its third annual Fest-for-All last Friday at Ridgeview Park in Cottam. The third annual Fest-for-All was presented last week with it shining a light on accessibility and opportunities not only in the county, but by its member municipalities. The Fest-for-All was presented by the County of Essex’s accessibility advisory committee Sept. 11. This year’s festival was held at Ridgeview Park, including the Gosfield Communicatio

The final “Music off the Back Porch” of the 2026 season was held last Friday night behind the Park House Museum. The monthly music series, which started in May, was a fundraiser for the museum. The last performances of this year were by Compass Rose (above) and EdPiano Piano & Vocals (below). Organizer John McDonald will now shift his focus to a similar event known as “Friday Night Live,” with the venue for that being St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Amherstburg. “Friday N