Year: 2025

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press While on the campaign trail and knocking on doors to connect with area residents, the number one concern incumbent Essex Riding Conservative candidate Chris Lewis […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Essex County Council did not direct Administration to provide a report on the cost estimate for engaging a consultant to perform a feasibility study for […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Since throwing his cowboy hat into the ring as the Essex Riding Liberal candidate for the Federal Election, Chris Sutton has had a lot of […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Council for the County of Essex provided pre-approval of the 2026 Draft Budget for two additional ambulances to add to the Essex-Windsor EMS (EWEMS) fleet […]

By Matt Weingarden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The Town of LaSalle is mourning the loss of longtime councillor Sue Desjarlais, who passed away Monday. Desjarlais was known as a dedicated and compassionate […]

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice How to protect Canadian agriculture from Donald Trump’s tariffs dominated the talk at the Kent Federation of Agriculture’s all candidates meeting April 17. Around 150 people […]

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Following what officials call a “rigorous recruitment process,” Chatham-Kent has appointed its first deputy chief administrative officer. Dave Taylor, the municipality’s current director of legal services, […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press During the recently held Provincial Election – and during other past upper-tier elections – the County of Essex used its website and social media to […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press How County of Essex Council could even start the topic of potentially exploring regional policing still needs to be determined, if Council even chooses to […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Essex Council learned 2024 was a quiet year in terms of complaints lodged to the Integrity Commissioner. Integrity Commissioner for the Town of Essex, Bruce […]