Amherstburg town council’s representatives on the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) board of directors will be allowed to continue until the amalgamation of conservation authorities by the province. It took an amended motion for the request to be granted as Councillor Don McArthur had concerns with the wording of the original motion that called for the continuation of Councillor Molly Allaire and Councillor Peter Courtney until Feb. 1 “subject to the current appointe

The ERCA board of directors has approved its draft 2027 Budget for circulation to member municipalities. “Total municipal funding for 2027 remains consistent with the 2026 level, offset by accumulated surplus in order to alleviate a source of budget pressure for our participating municipalities,” said ERCA CAO Tim Byrne. In 2025, the Province enacted Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2), which amended the Conservation Authorities Act to e

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