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

Essex MPP Anthony Leardi chatted with residents last Monday afternoon as part of his latest “Coffee with Anthony” series. He was at Downtown Espresso Café in Amherstburg and plans to go to coffee shops around the riding. Residents got a chance to have a dialogue with their provincial representative in Queen’s Park earlier this week, with additional opportunities to come. Essex MPP Anthony Leardi has started the latest in his “Coffee with Anthony” series in Amherstburg this pa

The construction site for the new Amherstburg fire hall is pictured here as of last Sunday afternoon. The new target date for completion...