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By Paige Peacock, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Pointer A year after two asylum claimants died in the cold outside a Mississauga shelter waiting for a bed, one of the worst winter cold stretches in […]

By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Three years after a farm worker was killed in a Norfolk County ginseng field, charges against the farm’s owners and a supervisor have been dropped. […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press As  part  of  November  being  Women’s  Abuse  Prevention  Month,  Hiatus  House  invited community members to participate in  a  3.5k  walkathon  around  the  pathway  at the […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press     After five-months of   refining agreements and providing three delegations before Council, the    Town of Essex agreed to   extend By-Law 1722, being a By-Law […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Council for the Town of Essex officially endorsed the inclusion of an affordable housing target of 20% in the future Harrow High School Redevelopment Request […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press Members  of  the  recently  merged  Essex  County  OPP  Detachment  Board-North  (Lakeshore,  Essex,  Tecumseh)  held their second meeting on Tuesday, October 15. The amalgamated Board’s first […]

By Sylene Argent, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Essex Free Press After   years   of   dreaming   –   and   six-months   of  construction  –  renovation  to  the  South  Essex  Community Council (SECC) Leamington office has been completed. The upgrades […]

By Matt Weingarden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter When the tragic news broke with regards to the 215 children’s bodies that were discovered at the Kamloops residential school in B.C in 2021, 11-year-old […]

By Matt Weingarden, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The Town of LaSalle has named Micheal Pearce as the new police chief. Chief Pearce arrives with more than two decades of policing experience proudly […]

By Saeed Akhtar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeshore News Reporter The LaSalle Rowing Club members welcomed local MPP Anthony Leardi to discuss how the club is benefiting from the $121,600 Resilient Communities Fund Grant awarded […]