Residents of Essex County will know later this month just how much the organic waste collection’s green bin program will cost. Amherstburg Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb told the River Town Times last Wednesday night that while the precise cost is not yet known, he estimates it will be about $150 a year per residential household that will be receiving the collection service. “This is a brand new program for the County of Essex so there are going to be bumps in the road,” said Gibb,

County votes to implement charges after lengthy debate Essex County Civic Centre. The County of Essex will go ahead with a development charge which will be added to new builds in the next couple of years. Following over an hour-long discussion last Wednesday night, which included comments from the president-elect of the Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors (WECAR), the charge will begin in 2028. “Development charges are about one core principal – growth paying for gro

Wilson Pouget (left) of LaSalle met up with Essex MP Chris Lewis at the annual levee. About two dozen Essex County residents braved the wintery weather and stopped by Member of Parliament Chris Lewis’ office in Essex Jan. 25 for an informal meet and greet. The annual New Year’s levee is a tradition and it gives constituents, of all ages, a chance to ask questions. Among those was 14-year-old Wilson Pouget, son of Lewis’ chief of staff Marnie Pouget, who wanted to know what th