Essex’s County’s County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) is going through a transformation that could see a division in who pays for new infrastructure. Manager of transportation, planning and development Jerry Behl outlined a new plan that would have the county assuming all CWATS infrastructure as part of Essex County council’s April 1 meeting. “Once infrastructure is built, we will finalize who owns, maintains and replaces the CWATS infrastructure,” said Behl. Sign

Remuneration for members of Essex County council and its committee members for 2025 has been released. The annual report, which county director of financial services/treasurer Melissa Ryan states fulfills the requirements of the Municipal Act, details all forms of remuneration from salaries, conference expenses, mileage and more. “Base salaries for the warden, deputy warden, councillors, and alternate members are adjusted annually in line with the percentage increase approved

Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, seen here making a funding announcement in Amherstburg March 30, 2026, is promoting the new Ontario budget that came out March 26, 2026. The Ontario budget was presented last week and the PC MPP for the riding of Essex is promoting it. Essex MPP Anthony Leardi is touting the provincial budget as one that is good for Ontarians and for the riding. The budget was released last Thursday and Leardi stated it will be good for people’s wallets. “There are n