Publications, Plans and Reports

September 2025

Windsor-Essex of Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (ORARVA)

July 2025

Beach Closures in the Municipality of the Town of EssexAvian Influenza (H5N1) Prevention and Risk MitigationEndorsing the Windsor-Essex Food StrategyAnimal Bite Prevention Strategies in Windsor-Essex County

June 2025

Accurate Notifications and Timely Warnings to Prepare for Severe WeatherRaising Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)Rental Rates in Land Leased Communities

May 2025

Protection of Fresh WaterOPP Community EngagementOntario Works Financial Assistance RatesCriminal Record Check Processing Times

April 2025

Opioids Crisis and Homeless Encampments Protecting Canadian ValuesTariffs on Canadian ProductionTravel Health GrantStrong Mayor Powers

March 2025

Child WelfareAssessment CycleProvincial Land Transfer Tax and GST to Municipalities for Sustainable Infrastructure FundingTelecommunications TowerBroadband Internet in Rural AreasWindsor-Leamington Transit

February 2025

Blue Box ProgramResume the Assessment Cycle

January 2025

• Bus Stops in the Town of Essex
• Ontario Provincial Police Annual Billing
• Roadside Zoo Legislation

November 2024

• Solve the Humanitarian Crisis
• Ontario Return Deposit Program
• Municipal Elections Act Recommendations

October 2024

• Bell Canada
• Ontario's Family Physicians
• Sustainable Funding for the Ontario Provincial Police in Small Rural Municipalities

September 2024

August 2024

• Bill 173, Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024

July 2024

• Jurisdiction of the Ombudsman
• Joint Health Resolution Campaign
• Social and Economic Prosperity Review

June 2024

• Operational Budget Funding
• Significant Financial and Budgetary Pressures
• Municipal Fiscal Framework
• Enbridge Gas Follow-Up
• Mobile Home Parks and Land Leased Communities
• Bill C-63
• Ontario Heritage Act
• Extension of Bill 23 Timelines - Heritage Registry List
• Non-Native (Exotic) Wild Animals

May 2024

• Wright Drain Culvert Repair and Maintenance
• Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund
• Highway 413
• Potential Municipal Operator Course

April 2024

• Cemetery Transfer/Abandonment Administration and Management Support
• Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program
• Ontario Provincial Police Detachment Board

March 2024

• Affordability of Water and Wastewater Systems
• Rural Economic Development Program

February 2024

• Modernize the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA)
• Policy Update and Social and Economic Prosperity Review
• Support for Blue box Program Extended Producer Responsibility for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Sector
• Prohibition of Criminals from Municipal Council

January 2024

• Amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Community Safety and Inciteful Speech
• Cost Apportioning Agreement with Essex Region Conservation Authority
• Homelessness Crisis
• Rising Municipal Insurance Costs

December 2023

• Support for Request to Amend Highway Traffic Act

November 2023

• Support for increasing volunteer Firefighter tax credits
• Lakeshore Dog Pound Cost Sharing
• Safety Audit - Intersection of County Road 12 and County Road 15

August 2023

• Letter of Support – Time for Change: MFIPPA
• Capital Funding for Co-An Park 2024 Budget
• Letter of Support - 2023 Rental Housing Component
• Letter Declaring Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic in Windsor & Essex County

July 2023

• Letter of Support - Vacant Building Official Positions

June 2023

• Letter of Support to the Ontario Minister of Health re: Health Care Crisis
• Letter - Organic Waste Diversion Program in Ontario
• Letter of Support - Highway Traffic Act Amendments
• Local Emergency Response System and Gaps in Healthcare regarding Code Red and Code Black Frequency

April 2023

• Invitation to the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister, Municipal Affairs and Housing
• More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022

March 2023

• Letter of Support regarding the School Bus Stop Arm Cameras
• A Call to the Provincial Government to End Homelessness in Ontario
• The Reinstatement of Legislation Permitting a Municipality to Retain Surplus Proceeds from Tax Sales
• Tax Classification of Short-Term Rental Units
• Municipality of Shuniah - Municipal Petition in Opposition of Bill 3, Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022
• Letter of Support – Niagara Region Motion Respecting Declarations of Emergency of Homelessness, Mental Health and Opioid Addiction

February 2023

• Letter of Objection to Proposed Cell Tower Location
• Ontario School Board Elections

January 2023

• Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022
• Drainage Bills

December 2022

• Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022

November 2022

• Accessible Trail on South Talbot Road in Essex Ontario
• Update on Ontario Energy Board Application
• Streamlining Governing Legislation for Physicians in Ontario
• Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022

October 2022

• Housing and Homelessness Advisory Committee Report

September 2022

• Physician Shortage in Ontario

August 2022

• Gasoline Tax Rate
• Improve the level of safety at the intersection of County Road 12 and County Road 15

July 2022

• Active School Travel Charter for Windsor-Essex County
• Special Meeting Invitation to Hydro One

June 2022

• Values Influence Peer Program (VIP)
• Rent Supplement Program Expiries and Mitigation Strategy - City Wide

May 2022

• School Safety Zone Review of Colchester North Grade School
• E.L.K. Progress Update on Action Plan (2021-2022)
• Joint and Several Liability

April 2022

• Improve the level of safety at the intersection of County Road 23 and County Road 20

January 2022

• Request for Ontario Health Units to be added to the Ombudsman of Ontario’s Mandate

December 2021

• Opposition - Letter of Instruction from Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
• OHIP and Access to Quality Eye Care

November 2021

• Municipal Elections Proxy Forms and Regulations

May to October 2021

• Hydro One Power Outages
• Alternative Sites for Hosting Future Organic Waste Programs
• Capital Gains Tax on Primary Residence
• Completion of the Truth and Reconciliation 94 Calls to Action
• Internet as an Essential Service
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline
• Lottery Licensing
• Local Hospital
• Automatic Speed Enforcement
• Reform for Ontario Wine Industry
• Include the PSA Test for Men into the Medical Care
• Legal Age for Licensed Driver

April 2021

• Province of Ontario and public health officials,Call for Reopening of Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Restrictions

March 2021

• Municipality of Leamington, Support for Municipality of Tweed's Letter Regarding Cannabis Production Facilities, the Cannabis Act, and Health Canada Guidelines.
• City of Sarnia and the Township of Lake of Bays, Support for Advocating to the Province of Ontario That They Adjust Capacity Limits for COVID-19 Restrictions

February 2021

• Dr. Katie Stammler, Municipal Representation on Essex Region Source Protection Committee
• Premier Doug Ford, Opposition to the Closure of the Ontario Fire College located in Gravenhurst, Ontario
• County of Essex, Support for Essex Non-Profit Homes Inc. (ENHP) Renewal and Repair Project

January 2021

• Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Impact of Lockdowns on Small Businesses

December 2020

December 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Premier Doug Ford, Chief Medical Officer of Health, and WECHU, Letter of Support for Small Businesses

October 2020

October 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Honourable Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, AODA Website Compliance Extension Request

• Government of Ontario, Request for Consideration of Amendments to Bill 108

• County of Essex, County Road 8 Sidewalk
• Essex Region Conservation Authority, John R. Park Homestead and Visitor’s Centre
• Premier Doug Ford, Reform to the Municipal Insurance Policy
• Government of Ontario, Cannabis Production

September 2020

September 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Supporting a Healthy Ecosystem for Local Journalism
• Government of Ontario, Stopping Illicit Cannabis Grow Operations

August 2020

August 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Windsor Essex County Health Unit, further request for information/data on positive COVID-19 cases in Essex County
• The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Formal Apology from Canadian Government to African Canadians for Slavery
• Honourable Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General, Support for Town of Gore Bay Resolution in Support of OPP Diversity Training
• Medical Officer of Health, Windsor Essex County Health Unit, Support for Town of Kingsville Resolution requesting more detailed information and data regarding the spread of COVID-19
• Majid Jowhari, Member of Parliament, Support for Private Member Bill to designate August 1 as "Emancipation Day" in Canada
• Honourable Stephen Lecce, Support for Funding For Additional Health and Safety Standards in Schools
• Katie Stammler, PhD, Essex Region Conservation Authority, Essex Region Source Protection Committee – Municipal Representation
• The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Support for Federal Assistance for People with Disabilities – COVID-19 Pandemic

July 2020

July 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Honourable Premier Doug Ford, Support for Resolution to Problems at Long Term Care Homes
• Windsor Essex County Health Unit, Request for Raw Data on COVID-19 Cases in Windsor-Essex

June 2020

June 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Andrew MacLeod, President, Postmedia Network Inc., Support for Preserving Community Weekly Newspapers

• Theresa Marentette, CEO/Chief Nursing Officer, Windsor Essex County Healt Unit, Request for Emergency Action for Local Farm Workers
• Honourable Premier Doug Ford, Support for Tax Relief for Non-profits and Service Clubs
• Honourable Premier Doug Ford, Support for Investments in High-speed Internet

May 2020

May 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Honourable Premier Doug Ford, Support for Outdoor Business Operations
• Honourable Premier Doug Ford, Support for Business Support Program

March 2020

March 2020 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Dave Cassidy (Unifor Local 444), Support for Canadian Auto Policy

December 2019

December 2019 Letters of Support are listed below:

• Town of Amherstburg, Municipal Modernization Program

November 2019

November 2019 Letters of Support are listed in order below:

• Chatham-Kent, Support for Legal Aid
• Municipality of Hastings Highlands, Mandatory Septic System Reports
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Liability and Insurance Cost Reforms
• Municipality of East Ferris, Incorporating Child Care Services throughout Conferences
• Town of Tecumseh, Bill 108

• 2025 Significant Drinking Water Threat Assessment (Stormwater)

• 2024 Significant Drinking Water Threat Assessment (Stormwater)
• Annual Performance Report 2024 Stormwater

• 2023 Significant Drinking Water Threat Assessment (Stormwater)

• Annual Performance Report 2023 Stormwater

• 2025 Annual Report - Union Water Supply System
• 2025 Summary Report - Union Water Supply System
• Harrow-Colchester South WTP - 2025 Section 11 Report
• Harrow-Colchester South WTP - 2025 Section 22 Report
• 2025 Significant Drinking Water Threat Assessment Report (Sanitary)
• 2025 Water Financial Plan 453-07

• 2024 Annual Report - Union Water Supply System
• 2024 Summary Report - Union Water Supply System
• Harrow-Colchester South WTP - 2024 Section 11 Report
• Harrow-Colchester South WTP - 2023 Section 22 Report

• 2024 Significant Drinking Water Threat Assessment (Sanitary)
• 2024 Annual Performance Report- Ontario Clean Water Agency

• 2023 Operations Report Colchester Wastewater Lagoons
• 2023 Operations Report Essex Pollution Control Plant & NE Wastewater Lagoons
• 2023 Operations Report Harrow Wastewater Lagoons
• 2023 Significant Drinking Water Threat Assessment (Sanitary)

• 2023 Annual Report and Summary Report - Union Water Supply System
• Harrow-Colchester South WTP - 2023 Section 11 Report
• Harrow-Colchester South WTP - 2023 Section 22 Report

• 2022 Annual Report and Summary Report - Union Water Supply System

• Union Water Supply System Wholesale Water Rates Increase
• 2022 Annual Summary Report Harrow/Colchester South - Ontario Clean Water Agency

• 2021 Annual Report and Summary Report - Union Water Supply System
• 2021 Annual Summary Report - Harrow-Colchester South Water Treatment Plant
• 2021 Annual Summary Report Colchester South - Ontario Clean Water Agency
• 2021 Annual Summary Report Essex - Ontario Clean Water Agency

• 2020 Union Water Supply System Annual Report and 2020 Union Water Supply System Annual Report- Essex Distribution System
• 2020 Harrow-Colchester South Water Treatment Plant Annual Report
• 2020 Harrow-Colchester South Water Treatment Plan Summary Report