The rising costs of Essex-Windsor EMS has got some county councillors asking questions about service delivery. At last week’s regular Essex County Council meeting, director of financial services/treasurer Melissa Ryan presented a financial outlook for EMS which is managed by the county. In her budget overview and master plan financial impacts, she laid out the projected operational and capital financial impacts of the EMS Master Plan, 2027-2030.  “Over the current term of cou

The plan to reduce the number of conservation areas is going forward, with the 36 conservation areas to be reduced to nine. The nine conservation areas is two more than the original proposal, with the size of the conservation area (CA) that this region will be in being reduced. The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) will become part of the Western Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority  along with Lower Thames Valley, St. Clair Region and Upper Thames River CAs.  E

A March 1 phone call between a member of Amherstburg town council and Premier Doug Ford made it to the council table March 9. Councillor Linden Crain posted to social media March 1 that “Premier Doug Ford gave me a call this evening. He shared that economic development is a top priority following the Diageo closure, and that Minister Victor Fedeli is closely monitoring the situation. He also expressed interest in learning more about Amherstburg’s funding needs. I’ll be contin