The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) has a significant role in the County Wide Active Transportation System, however what the future holds for that system has some unknowns facing it. Sometime in 2027, authorities across the province will merge and at last week’s Essex County council meeting, concerns were brought forward about how that will impact CWATS. “This may be premature to answer, but with the uploading and the consolidation of ERCA into whatever the provin

T.J. Botsford After talking it over with family and friends, T.J. Botsford has entered the race to become a town councillor. Botsford has filed to run for a spot on Amherstburg town council in the Oct. 26 municipal election. As of press time, he was one of three candidates for a councillor seat with profiles on Lena Lazanja and Tony Pietrangelo coming in the upcoming weeks. “I’ve been living here for six years. I’ve been coming to town for 12 years,” said Botsford. “I have fr

Essex MPP Anthony Leardi (centre) was in Lakeshore May 19 to make a funding announcement he said will provide access to 4,000 more people in Lakeshore, Amherstburg and Harrow. The Ontario government has announced funding aimed at connecting everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care provider by 2029. As part of an announcement made by Essex MPP Anthony Leardi May 19 in Lakeshore, the province is investing more than $1,421,400 this year to connect up to 4,02