Around the County: Essex County, Kingsville and Lakeshore Release Draft Budgets; LaSalle's Loop Opens Friday

Around the county: Essex County, Kingsville and Lakeshore release draft budgets; LaSalle's Loop opens Friday

The Essex County draft budget proposes a 2.65 per cent increase for 2026.

Neil Young, Kings of Leon, Lumineers headline new three day State Fayre in Essex in June 2026

Festival Republic and Live Nation have announced State Fayre, a brand-new major weekend camping festival celebrating rock music, americana, and barbecue, taking place 26th-28th June 2026 in Chelmsford, Essex. The festival, with a capacity of around 30,000, will feature performances from Kings Of Leon, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts, and The Lumineers. Also joining them across the weekend at Hylands Park will be The Black Crowes, Elvis Costello…

Town Of Essex Releases Draft 2026 Municipal Budget

The Town of Essex has released its Draft 2026 Municipal Budget, now available for public review at www.essex.ca/Budget. Residents are invited to learn more and engage in the budget process through the upcoming Budget Walkthrough and Budget Deliberation sessions. A Budget Walkthrough will take place on Monday, November 24 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., offering the community an opportunity to explore key components of the budget in an open-house st…