July 2025 – The Tecumseh Reporter

Ethan comes home

July 30, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Ethan Hunter has returned home to a hero’s welcome. The youth, fighting a difficult three-year battle against a rare form of cancer, came back to Chatham […]

Chatham-Kent hospital brass unveil 5-year plan

July 30, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Extensive engagement led to the July 24 unveiling of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance strategic plan for 2025-2030. With a purpose statement of “our focus is you,” […]

Youth movement driving up Chatham-Kent population numbers

July 30, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Chatham-Kent’s official population count is on the rise, according to Statistics Canada. Data gleaned from the census in the five-year period between 2016 and 2021 shows […]

Lake Crest Beach resident to remove pickleball court built on town property without permission

July 25, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press A Lake Crest Beach resident of Colchester who developed a pickleball court on town property – without permission to do so – will have to […]

Chatham-Kent council to hear vastly different motions addressing homeless enchampments

July 25, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Ahead of Monday’s special Chatham-Kent council meeting to deal encampments, two very different motions will be coming forward regarding the rules around so-called tent cities. Mayor […]

Essex in strong financial position, according to financial statement

July 25, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press The Corporation of the Town of Essex “is in a strong financial position,” Cynthia Swift, Lead Audit Engagement Partner of KPGM LLP, said of Essex’s […]

County Planning Department working to streamline development approvals process

July 25, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Essex County Council received a report outlining the departmental activities and performance – active and completed approvals – of the Planning Services Division over the past […]

County puts support behind Windsor to Lakeshore Transmission Project

July 25, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Administration for the County of Essex has been directed to prepare a letter and submit it to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) in support […]

HEIRS scans 28,111 pages of handwritten town records from as early as 1859

July 25, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press The Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society (HEIRS) volunteers have recently completed a scanning project in cooperation with the Town of Essex’s Clerk’s Department. With a […]

July 23, 2025 Diversity Reporter Comments Off

By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Chatham Voice Every day, Shasta likes to romp and play at Chatham’s John Waddell Off-Leash Dog Park. But for owner Carmen McCauley and other dog parents, not so […]