Essex Region – The Essex Region Conservation Authority Board of Directors has approved its draft 2027 Budget for circulation to member municipalities. “Total municipal funding for 2027 remains consistent with the 2026 level, offset by accumulated surplus in order to alleviate a source of budget pressure for our participating municipalities," said Tim Byrne, ERCA CAO. In 2025, the Province enacted Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2025 (No. 2), which amended the...

The Thomas Road Entrance to the Cypher Systems Group Greenway in Amherstburg and a section of the trail extending to Concession 3 will be closed for utility works until the end of September. The Cypher Systems Greenway from North Malden Road (Victoria) to Pinkerton Side Road in Essex will be closed for utility works from September 8 until September 14. Thank you for your patience as these important projects are completed.

All eyes will be on the skies this September as Holiday Beach Conservation Area becomes one of the best places in North America to witness the fall raptor migration, with tens of thousands of hawks and other birds of prey soaring overhead on their annual journey south. As communities across Canada celebrate the natural places that make this country strong, the Festival of Hawks invites visitors to experience the Essex region’s globally significant migration corridor and the shared...