Publications, Plans and Reports

June 2026

• Vacant Commercial Storefront Tax
• Provincial Health Care Spending and Sustainable Funding for Public Health Units
• Residential Waste Diversion Annual Report – Reporting Year 2025
• Phase I Municipalities – Green Bin Program
• Colchester Harbour Funding

May 2026

• EWSWA Green Bin Program
• Consolidation Of Conservation Authorities
• Harmonization Of Municipal Road Construction Standards
• Provincial Municipal Fiscal Framework

April 2026

• Amalgamation of Conservation Authorities and Changes to the Conservation Authorities Act
• Provincial Bail Notification Program
• Support of Finlay's Law
• Ontario Heritage Organization Development Grant Advocacy
• Proposed Conservation Authority Consolidation

March 2026

• Support for Rural Businesses Impacted by Power Outages
• Regional Consolidated Municipal Service Manager Model for Social Services

February 2026

• Affordable Rental Housing
• Closure of LifeLabs in Greater Sudbury 

January 2026

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Local Policy Advancement

December 2025

• Curbside Recycling Eligibility for Non-Profit Organizations
• Justice and the Protection of Canada’s Children
• Expansion of the Harrow Raw Sewage Pumping Station

November 2025

• Removing HST/GST from New Homes to Support Housing Affordability

October 2025

• Bill C-61 First Nations Clean Water Act
• Strengthening Coordination of Provincial and Federal Dental Programs
• State of Emergency on Mental Health, Homelessness and Addictions
• Swim to Survive
• Public Safety Requirement to Protect Our Communities

September 2025

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

July 2025

• Beach Closures in the Municipality of the Town of Essex
• Avian Influenza (H5N1) Prevention and Risk Mitigation
• Endorsing the Windsor-Essex Food Strategy
• Animal Bite Prevention Strategies in Windsor-Essex County

June 2025

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

May 2025

• Fresh Water Protection & Agreements
• OPP Community Engagement
• Criminal Record Check Processing Times

April 2025

• Opioids Crisis and Homeless Encampments
• Protecting Canadian Values
• Tariffs on Canadian Production
• Travel Health Grant for Southwestern Ontario, Windsor-Essex County
• Opposition to Strong Mayor Powers

March 2025

• Child Welfare Funding 
• Provincial Land Transfer Tax and GST to Municipalities for Sustainable Infrastructure Funding
• Telecommunications Cell Tower
• Regional Transportation Grant for the Leamington-Windsor Transit Line 

February 2025

• Blue Box Program
• Resume the Assessment Cycle

January 2025

• Determining or Relocating Bus Stops in the Town of Essex
• Ontario Provincial Police Annual Billing Statement
• 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 Annual Performance Report (Stormwater)
• 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 Water Financial Plan 453-07
• 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 Annual Performance Report – Ontario Clean Water Agency
• 2025 Significant Drinking Water Threat Assessment Report (Sanitary)

• 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 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

• 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)

• 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