Meet your Town of Essex Ward reps! The Town of Essex is made up of 4 unique wards each with 1 or 2 representatives based on size and population. In Ward 1, Essex Center we have 2 councillors Joe Garon and Katie McGuire Blais. In Ward 2, McGregor there is… Read More »Ward Council Contact

Tune in Monday, April 7th to hear more details on the 2025 update to council. https://townofessex-pub.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=f032b4b2-09a8-4362-b9a1-ea0542dad7af&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=61&Tab=attachments CWATS Programs and Projects fall within one of the following three (3) categories: 1. Core Infrastructure: The physical construction of bike lanes, on-road paved shoulders, off-road multi-use trails, and multi-use urban paths (and any… Read More »County Active Wide Active Transportation System Update

The Town of Essex Community Improvement Plans (CIP) were created to stimulate private sector investment through municipal incentive-based programs. The CIP has a variety of grant programs for eligible property owners that invest in façade improvements, new signage, and building renovations and improvements. These programs have facilitated and encouraged community… Read More »Community Improvement Plan- Grants Given out in 2024

In September the BIA held a business mixer and got feedback from business owners and operators that attended. Here are some of the results. To see the full minutes or attend a meeting please follow the BIA meetings posted on the Town of Essex website. There meetings are now moved… Read More »Essex BIA Update-Support Local!

Speeding has been a top concern in our communities since I first got elected in 2010. Areas such as residential side streets, the 3rd concession and detours in ward 1 due to construction zones are top complaints from residents. We did bring this up during the most recent Police Service… Read More »How to Help Increase OPP Presence on Your Road

As Chair of ELK, I wish to bring you some updates on what the new board has been working on during the last year. New skills based Board took office in January 2023 E.L.K. has underinvested in the distribution system by $20 million dollars compared to other utilities in the… Read More »ELK Energy Update 2024

It is Almost Complete! Let’s celebrate a significant milestone for our community with the enhancement of County Road 50. This project is made possible by a generous investment of over $2.7m from the federal government through the Infrastructure Canada Active Transportation Fund. This funding enables the County of Essex to… Read More »County Road 50 Paved Shoulder

Vacant Store Fronts on the Decline. When we invest in our downtowns, our downtowns invest in us! Administration has recently conducted a downtown vacancy study to assess the state of our rural main streets. The first study was conducted during the summer of 2017, the second in the summer of… Read More »Update on Vacancy Rates

Special Council Meeting February 20th On Tuesday February 20th at 5:00, Essex Council is hosting a Special Council Meeting with Hydro 1. Please tune in to hear the improvements Hydro 1 is making in our area to increase reliability. You can watch the meeting on our YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/@EssexOntario

A Vote of 8 to 6 Opposed to Changing the Target. Essex County Council is the delivery agent for Windsor Essex EMS, that means we are responsible for setting the response time targets for Land Ambulance. In providing performance reports to the Ministry, each municipality mustreport on:The percentage of times… Read More »Essex County Council Rejects Changing EMS Response Times

Dear Community, I want to thank the community for coming together again during this difficult time.  Both Wednesday and Thursday brought large amounts of rain and windy weather into our area.   Our drains and sewers are slowly receding, but it is still going to take time for the water to… Read More »Message from the Mayor