Essex Region  –  The Essex Region Conservation Authority Board of Directors has approved its draft 2026 Budget for circulation to member municipalities. “Total municipal funding for 2026 remains consistent with the 2025 level, thanks to the previous year’s surplus,” announced Tim Byrne, ERCA CAO.   Some highlighted projects for the year ahead include updating flood hazard mapping, GIS updates to the Limit of Regulated Area and continuing to promote a planning-first approach to watershed...

The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) will hold its regularly scheduled Board of Directors’ meeting at the Essex County Civic and Education Centre on Thursday, December 11 at 6:00 pm.    Agenda items include:  2026 Draft Budget and Municipal Cost Apportionment  Holiday Beach Conservation Area Financial Performance Update  ERCA Policy Review  John R. Park Homestead Conservation Area Policy Updates  PERCA Flood Forecasting & Warning (FFW) Program  Watershed Management Activities...

The section of the Cypher System Greenway stretching from Texas Road to Concession 5 North in Amherstburg will be closed from Monday December 8, 2025 until Tuesday December 16 th .  This closure is for the restoration of a pedestrian bridge over the Long Marsh drain.  Due to construction equipment and temporary structural changes to the bridge, it will not be safe to pedestrians to travel this section while it is being repaired.