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The Essex Region will become a little greener in the coming weeks, as ERCA is gearing up to reforest over 150 acres of land by planting and distributing

April 15, 2021   ·   0 Comments By Constance Scrafield The emergency alert came in late last week, dictating that we stay strictly at home, that we leave our homes ONLY for essential shopping – nothing more than groceries and booze (didn’t mention the booze specifically but the LCBO is considered an absolutely essential service, so, he got that right), also “health care, vaccines, exercise or work.” “It’s the law!” quoth the alert. Man oh man. On the next day, a sunny Saturday, the busy road where I live was busier tha...

Just some of the things I wonder if Premier Ford and his ‘progressive’ party ponder:  1. When we make an announcement about making an announcement but then leak all the information about said announcement before announcement, do we feel we have anything to announce at the actual announcement?  2. Do we think that the citizens of Ontario question why we kept opening up services while the numbers of Covid cases were climbing RIGHT before deciding to put the entire province into lockdown again?   3. Hmmm…did anyone notice we never even constructed an Iron Ring around Long Term Care Fac...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Overriding the ability of Conservation Authorities to regulate development February 23, 2021 Reading time: 2 min Dear Mr. McDonell, I am writing to express my extreme disappointment with the recently passed Schedule 6 within Bill 229. This represents an ill-conceived attack on the ability of Conservation Authorities to manage wetlands, river valleys, and flood protection in the province. The government’s philosophy of “Open for Business”, can be very short lived if it chooses to ignore the Conservation Authorities eighty-year history of provid...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Re: Conservation Authorities February 23, 2021 Reading time: 2 min Dear Editor: I write with interest in regards to the our Conservation Authority, and the Ontario government’s plan to amend Bill 229. In a previous letter I supported the local Conservation Authority’s recommendation that the habitat of Cooper Marsh and its surroundings  remain unchanged. Here is an example of the Ontario government giving with one hand and taking back with the other. The purpose of the local Conservation Authorities is to protect the natural environments in commun...