Corporation of the County of Essex
2014 Municipal Directory
March 10, 2014 Table of Contents Pages
Departmental Summary 1 to 3 County Council Members 4 to 5 Municipal Officers 6 Municipal Council Members 7 to 8 Board / External Committee Appointments 9 Approved Conferences 10 County Council Schedule 11 Committee Schedule 12 Municipal Council Meetings 12 Frequently Called Numbers 13 Members of Parliament - Federal (MP) 14 Members of Parliament - Provincial (MPP) 15 Greater Essex County District School Board 16 Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board 17 Le Conseil scolaire catholique Providence 18 Essex Region Conservation Authority 19 Wardens of Essex County 20 to 23 Early Municipal History of Essex County 24 County of Essex Districts 25 County Councils Act, 1906 25 Essex County Council 25 Governance of Essex County 25 Population 26 Restructuring of the County of Essex 27 Map - Municipalities of the County of Essex 28 Incidental Facts 29 Summary of the Municipal History of the County of Essex 30 to 31 County of Essex 360 Fairview Avenue West Essex, Ontario, N8M 1Y6
Phone: 519-776-6441 Fax: 519-776-4455 TTY Telephone Toll-Free Number: 1-877-624-4832 Emergency After Hours: 519-776-6444 County of Essex Website: www.countyofessex.on.ca Connecting Windsor-EssexTM Website: www.windsor-essex.info/wps/portal/
Warden Tom Bain Deputy Warden Gary McNamara 1784 Myers Road 790 Revland Drive Woodslee, Ontario N0R 1V0 Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 5B2 Res. Phone: 519-728-2394 Phone: 519-735-6654 Cell Phone: 519-567-9812 Office: 519-735-2184 x114 County Phone: 519-776-6441, x 1327 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Position and Name Extension Email
Warden's Office - Suite 314 Warden Tom Bain x1327 [email protected] Council Services Administrative Assistant - Sue White x1323 [email protected] Administration - Suite 202 Chief Administrative Officer - Brian Gregg x1325 [email protected] Director of Council Services/Clerk - Mary Brennan x1335 [email protected] Executive Secretary to the CAO - Valerie Fox x1326 [email protected] Emergency Management Coordinator - Phil Berthiaume, Suite 301 x1243 [email protected] Manager, Planning Services - Bill King - Suite 302 x1329 [email protected] Community Services Home Visitor - Karrie Ferguson x1533 [email protected] Corporate Services - Suite 202 Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer - Robert Maisonville x1328 [email protected] Manager of Accounting - Michael Kappl x1651 [email protected] Manager of Budget and Administration - Paula Beattie x1452 [email protected] Manager of I.T. - Wendy St. Amour x1500 [email protected] Payroll Supervisor - Barb Denotter x1242 [email protected] SPH Location: 519-326-1215 x219 Secretary, Finance/Planning - Lisa Shepley x1324 [email protected] Central Duplicating - Suite 104 Dennis Chartier x1595 [email protected] Civic Centre Building Maintenance Lead Hand - Richard Turton x1315 / 1381 [email protected] Full Time - Roger Skidmore x1315 [email protected] Committee Room Reservations x1315 [email protected] Reception Area (not staffed) x1313 Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services Civic Centre, Suite 115 Phone: 519-776-6441 Fax: 519-776-1254
EMS Administration Office, Civic Centre, Suite 115 Chief, Essex - Windsor EMS - Vacant x2600 Acting Chief - Bruce Krauter x2654 [email protected] Administrative Assistant to Chief - Bev Bonneau (on leave until May 2014) x2656 [email protected] Acting Administrative Assistant - Danielle Fortier x2232 [email protected] County Office - Monday and Wednesday Captain, Professional Standards - Cathie Hedges x2655 [email protected] Captain, Professional Standards - Dawn Arsenault x2636 [email protected]
1 Position and Name Extension Email
EMS Headquarters, 920 Mercer Street, Windsor, Ontario N9A 1N6 Phone: 519-256-1315 Fax: 519-256-2053 Deputy Chief, Operations - Chris Grant x2226 [email protected] Administrative Assistant - Danielle Fortier x2232 [email protected] Headquarters Office - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday District Chief - Sarah Bezaire x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - Tyson Brohman x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - Shawn Davis x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - John Fast x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - David Jacobs x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - John Jacobs Jr. x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - Michael Jacobs x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - Ryan Lemay (Acting) x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - Clayton Massender x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - Denis McFarlane x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - Joe Nardone x2215 / 2235 [email protected] District Chief - John Rutgers x2215 / 2235 [email protected]
EMS - Planning and Physical Resources, 920 Mercer Street, Windsor, Ontario N9A 1N6 Phone: 519-256-1315 Fax: 519-256-2053 Deputy Chief - Dean Wilkinson x2209 [email protected] Equipment/Maintenance Supervisor - Gary Olson x2220 [email protected] Vehicle Services Technician - Robin Mole x2221 [email protected] Logistics Technician - Robert Damm x2221 [email protected] EMS - Administration, 920 Mercer Street, Windsor, Ontario N9A 1N6 Phone: 519-256-1315 Fax: 519-256-2053 Manager of Administration, EMS - Debbie Strajnic x2212 [email protected] Administrative Assistant - Danielle Fortier x2232 [email protected] Scheduling Clerk - Renee Murray x2217 [email protected] Scheduling Clerk - Jackie Davis x2217 [email protected] Engineering - Suite 201 County Engineer - Tom Bateman x1316 [email protected] Assistant County Engineer - Richard Fazecash x1318 [email protected] Secretary, Engineering - Michel Clifford x1317 [email protected] Essex County Roads Maintenance Yard 1941 Road 4 East, RR 2, Kingsville, Ontario N8Y 2E5 Phone: 519-326-8691 Fax: 519-326-7540 Manager, Maintenance & Operations - Dan Newman Phone: 519-326-8691 Tilbury North Depot Phone: 519-798-3174 Roads West Pike Creek Depot Phone: 519-735-2840 Human Resources - Suite 214 Fax: 519-776-5688 Director of Human Resources - Greg Schlosser x1322 [email protected] Human Resources Consultant - Audrey Maodus x1577 [email protected] SPH Location (Mon. Tues. Fri.) Phone: 519-326-5731 Human Resources Consultant - Ruth Eldridge x1579 [email protected] Secretary, Human Resources - Cari Powell x1578 [email protected] Essex County Library 360 Fairview Avenue West, Suite 101, Essex, Ontario N8M 1Y3 Website: www.essexcountylibrary.ca Branches Phone: 226-946-1529 Administration Office Phone: 519-776-5241 Fax: 519-776-6851 Chief Librarian/CEO - Janet Woodbridge x122 [email protected] Deputy Chief Librarian/Manager of Branches - Jennifer Franklin McInnis x128 [email protected] Manager of Technical Services - Patricia Knight x123 [email protected] Administrative Assistant - Finance - Bonnie Uebele x121 [email protected] Administrative Assistant - Human Resources - Linda Lynn x129 [email protected]
2 Position and Name Extension Email
Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority 360 Fairview Avenue West, Essex, Ontario N8M 3G4 Website: www.ewswa.org E-mail: [email protected] Civic Centre Suite 211 Phone: 519-776-6441 Fax: 519-776-6370 General Manager - Ilija (Eli) Maodus x1226 [email protected] Manager, Finance and Administration - Michelle Bishop x1225 [email protected] Manager, Waste Diversion - Cameron Wright x1394 [email protected] Manager, Waste Disposal - Ralph Reiser Phone: 519-776-7941 Fax: 519-776-5183 [email protected] Executive Secretary - Katherine Hebert x1229 [email protected] Recycling Centre and Public Drop Off Centre 3560 N. Service Road. E., Windsor, Ontario N9A 6J3 Phone: 1-800-265-9625 or 519-944-3421 Fax: 519-944-0846 Waste Reduction Hotline: 1-800-563-3377 Transfer Station No. 2 2021 County Road 31, Kingsville, Ontario N8H 3V5 Phone: 519-326-2816
Essex-Windsor Regional Landfill 7700 County Road 18, Essex, Ontario N0R 1B0 Phone: 519-776-7941 Fax: 519-776-5183 Sun Parlor Home for Senior Citizens 175 Talbot St. E., Leamington, Ontario N8H 1L9 Phone: 519-326-5731 Fax: 519-326-8952 Administrator - Lynda Monik x202 [email protected] Administrative Assistant - Diane Gleason x205 [email protected] Community Support Home Victoria Street Manor 184 Victoria Street, Amherstburg, Ontario N9V 2K5 Phone: 519-736-2525 Fax: 519-736-8587 Supervisor, Victoria Street Manor - Linda Desjardins [email protected] County Auditors County Solicitors KPMG LLP Bondy, Riley, Koski LLP Chartered Accountants 310 Canada Trust Building 618 Greenwood Centre 176 University Avenue W. 3200 Deziel Drive Windsor, Ontario N9A 5P1 Windsor, Ontario N9W 5K8 Phone: 519-258-1641 Phone: 519-251-3500 Fax: 519-258-1725 Fax: 519-251-3530 Website: www.kpmg.ca
3 Members of County Council 2011 – 2014 * Mayor/Deputy Mayor Phone Email
Town of Amherstburg Mayor Wayne Hurst 519-736-7646 (H) [email protected] 7 Canal Street Amherstburg, Ontario N9V 2S7
Deputy Mayor Ron Sutherland 519-736-8092 (H) [email protected] 511 Richmond Street Amherstburg, Ontario N9V 3M6
Town of Essex Mayor Ron McDermott 519-776-8150 (H) [email protected] 79 Centre Street Essex, Ontario N8M 1P3
Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche 519-776-5726 (H) [email protected] 12066 County Road 15 Essex, Ontario N8M 2X6
Town of Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos 519-733-9936 (H) [email protected] 1308 Wigle Grove Road Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 3S1
Deputy Mayor Tamara Stomp 519-733-5254 (H) [email protected] 439 Road 4 East Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2E5
Town of Lakeshore Mayor Tom Bain 519-728-2394 (H) [email protected] 1784 Myers Road Woodslee, Ontario N0R 1V0
Deputy Mayor Al Fazio 519-728-0490 (H) [email protected] 685 Ross Beach, RR2 Belle River, Ontario N0R 1A0
Town of LaSalle Mayor Ken Antaya 519-972-3543 (H) [email protected] 5995 Ellis Street, Unit 312 LaSalle, Ontario N9H 2P1
Deputy Mayor Mark Carrick 519-978-0407 (H) [email protected] 40 Adams Lane, Unit 405 LaSalle, Ontario N9J 3R4
4 Members of County Council 2011 – 2014 * Mayor/Deputy Mayor Phone Email
Municipality of Leamington Mayor John Paterson 519-326-5761, x. 1102 (ML) [email protected] 1707 Mersea Road 2, RR4 Leamington, Ontario N9H 3V7
Deputy Mayor Charlie Wright 519-326-5761 (ML) [email protected] c/o Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street West Leamington, Ontario N8H 2Z9
Town of Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara 519-735-6654 (H) [email protected] 790 Revland Drive Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 5B2
Deputy Mayor Cheryl Hardcastle 519-735-8765 (H) [email protected] 426 Lesperance Road Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 1W4
Warden: Tom Bain 519-776-6441, ext. 1327 Deputy Warden: Gary McNamara 519-735-2184, ext. 113 * Term of office expires November 30, 2014
5 2014 Municipal Officers in Essex County
Address/Contact Information Name Title Extension Email Town of Amherstburg 271 Sandwich Street South Mike Phipps Chief Administrative Officer 228 [email protected] Amherstburg, Ontario N9V 2A5 Brenda Percy Director of Legislative Services/Clerk 254 [email protected] Phone: 519-736-0012 Wendy Dade Interim Director of Finance 232 [email protected] Fax: 519-736-5403 Finance Phone: 519-736-5401 Website: www.amherstburg.ca
Town of Essex 33 Talbot Street South Russell Phillips Chief Administrative Officer 20 [email protected] Essex, Ontario N8M 1A8 Cheryl Bondy Manager of Legislative Services and Clerk 32 [email protected] Phone: 519-776-7336 Donna Hunter Director of Finance & Admin./Treas. 19 [email protected] Fax: 519-776-8811 Website: www.essex.ca Town of Kingsville 2012 Division Road North Dan DiGiovanni Chief Administrative Officer 222 [email protected] Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9 Ruth Orton-Pert Director of Corporate Services 229 [email protected] Phone: 519-733-2305 Sandra Ingratta Dir. of Financial Services 237 [email protected] Fax 519-733-8108 Website: www.kingsville.ca Town of Lakeshore 419 Notre Dame Street Kirk Foran Chief Administrative Officer 243 [email protected] Belle River, Ontario N0R 1A0 Mary Masse Clerk 231 [email protected] Phone: 519-728-2700 Sylvia Rammelaere Dir. of Finance and Performance Services 226 [email protected] Toll Free: 1-877-249-3367 Fax: 519-728-9530 Website: www.lakeshore.ca
Town of LaSalle Windsor Crossing Premium Outlet Mall Kevin Miller Chief Administrative Officer 225 [email protected] 1555 Talbot Road Brenda Andreatta Director of Council Services/Clerk 223 [email protected] LaSalle, Ontario (Temporary Location) Joe Milicia Director of Finance/Treasurer 224 [email protected] *Mailing Address: Larry Silani Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives 288 [email protected] 5950 Malden Road LaSalle, Ontario N9H 1S4 Phone: 519-969-7770 Fax: 519-969-4469 Website: www.town.lasalle.on.ca Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Bill Marck Chief Administrative Officer 1101 [email protected] Leamington, Ontario N8H 2Z9 Brian Sweet Director of Corporate Services 1103 [email protected] Phone: 519-326-5761 Cheryl Horrobin Dir. of Finance and Business Services 1201 [email protected] Fax: 519-326-2481 Website: www.leamington.ca Town of Tecumseh 917 Lesperance Road Tony Haddad Chief Administrative Officer 111 [email protected] Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 1W9 Laura Moy Director of Staff Services & Clerk 116 [email protected] Phone: 519-735-2184 Luc Gagnon Director of Financial Services & Treas. 119 [email protected] Fax: 519-735-6712 Website: www.tecumseh.ca
6 Municipal Council Members 2014 * Title Name Address Town Postal Code Phone Number Email Address Town of Amherstburg 271 Sandwich Street South, Amherstburg, Ontario N9V 2A5 Phone: 519-736-0012 FAX: 519-736-5403 Website: www.amherstburg.ca Mayor Wayne Hurst 7 Canal Street Amherstburg N9V 2S7 519-736-7646 [email protected] Deputy Mayor Ron Sutherland 511 Richmond Street Amherstburg N9V 3M6 519-736-8092 [email protected] Councillor Bart DiPasquale 1575 Front Road South Amherstburg N9V 2M7 519-736-4813 [email protected] Councillor John Sutton 341 Briar Ridge Avenue Amherstburg N9V 3X1 519-736-1435 [email protected] Councillor Robert Pillon 7185 County Road 50, RR#5 Harrow N0R 1G0 519-736-8138 [email protected] Councillor Diane Pouget 106 Lowes Side Road Amherstburg N9V 1S2 519-736-2431 [email protected] Councillor Carolyn Davis 199 Dalhousie Street Amherstburg N9V 1W5 519-736-9433 [email protected]
Town of Essex 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario N8M 1A8 Phone: 519-776-7336 FAX: 519-776-8811 Website: www.essex.ca Mayor Ron McDermott 79 Centre Street Essex N8M 1P3 519-776-8150 [email protected] Deputy Mayor - Ward 2 Richard Meloche 12066 County Road 15 Essex N8M 2X6 519-776-5726 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 1 Morley Bowman 173 Brien Avenue West Essex N8M 1W2 519-776-8486 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 1 Randy Voakes 63 South Talbot Road South Essex N8M 1M1 519-776-5811 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 3 Bill Baker 347 Lonsberry Beach, County Road 50 Harrow N0R 1G0 519-738-9554 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 3 John Scott 29 County Road 50 West, RR#1 Harrow N0R 1G0 519-738-6860 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 4 Sherry Bondy PO Box 327 Harrow N0R 1G0 519-738-1020 [email protected] Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9 Phone: 519-733-2305 FAX: 519-733-8108 Website: www.kingsville.ca Mayor Nelson Santos 1308 Wigle Grove Road Kingsville N9Y 3S1 519-733-9936 [email protected] Deputy Mayor Tamara Stomp 439 Road 4 East Kingsville N9Y 2E5 519-733-5254 [email protected] Councillor Bob Peterson 3 Peachwood Drive Kingsville N9Y 4G5 519-733-5039 [email protected] Councillor Beth Riddiford 116 Division Street South Kingsville N9Y 1P6 519-733-6940 [email protected] Councillor Gord Queen 28 Pulford Street Kingsville N9Y 1B4 519-733-4241 [email protected] Councillor Ron Colasanti PO Box 80 Kingsville N9Y 2E8 519-796-3332 [email protected] Councillor Sandy McIntyre 485 Road 2 West Kingsville N9Y 2E4 519-733-3738 [email protected] Town of Lakeshore 419 Notre Dame Street, Belle River, Ontario N0R 1A0 Phone: 519-728-2700 Toll Free 1-877-249-3367 FAX: 519-728-9530 Website: www.lakeshore.ca Mayor Tom Bain 1784 Myers Road Woodslee N0R 1V0 519-728-2394 [email protected] Deputy Mayor Al Fazio 685 Ross Beach, RR2 Belle River N0R 1A0 519-728-0490 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 1 Len Janisse 242 Puce Road, RR1 Belle River N0R 1A0 519-727-6163 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 2 Dave Monk 652 Optimist Street, RR3 Belle River NOR 1A0 519-728-0306 Rev January 9, 2014 - R1 Councillor - Ward 3 Charles W. McLean 1073 Lakeshore Road 103, RR2 Maidstone N0R 1K0 519-727-6316 Councillor - Ward 4 Steven Bezaire 528 Riviera Estate Drive Belle River N0R 1A0 519-566-3234 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 5 Dan Diemer 1513 County Road 46, RR 1 Woodslee N0R 1V0 519-567-9919 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 6 Linda McKinlay 9454 Gracey Sideroad Comber N0P 1J0 519-687-3400 [email protected]
7 Municipal Council Members 2014 * Title Name Address Town Postal Code Phone Number Email Address Town of LaSalle * relocating to temporary location at Windsor Crossings Premium Outlet Mall, 1555 Talbot Road, LaSalle, Ontario (mailing address remains the same) 5950 Malden Road, LaSalle, Ontario N9H 1S4 Phone: 519-969-7770 FAX: 519-969-4469 Website: www.town.lasalle.on.ca Mayor Ken Antaya 5995 Ellis Street, Unit 312 LaSalle N9H 2P1 519-972-3543 [email protected] Deputy Mayor Mark Carrick 40 Adams Lane, Unit 405 LaSalle N9J 3R4 519-978-0407 [email protected] Councillor Sue Desjarlais 21 Adams Lane LaSalle N9J 1R3 519-978-3131 [email protected] Councillor Ray Renaud 1445 Stuart LaSalle N9J 1Y5 519-734-7341 [email protected] Councillor Crystal Meloche 5915 Dalton Avenue LaSalle N9H 1N2 519-250-4879 [email protected] Councillor Marc Bondy 530 Lafferty Avenue LaSalle N9J 1K9 519-734-8029 [email protected] Councillor Terry Burns 1470 Golfview Drive LaSalle N9J 1Y9 519-734-8187 [email protected] Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Leamington, Ontario N8H 2Z9 Phone: 519-326-5761 FAX: 519-326-2481 Website: www.leamington.ca Mayor John Paterson 1707 Mersea Road 2, RR4 Leamington N8H 3V7 519-326-5761, x1102 [email protected] Deputy Mayor Charlie Wright 69 Alderton Street Leamington N8H 4L8 519-326-8345 [email protected] Councillor Rick Atkin 5 Cherokee Lane Leamington N8H 5H8 519-326-0959 [email protected] Councillor Chris Chopchik 45 Regatta Drive Leamington N8H 5L6 519-326-1377 [email protected] Councillor John Jacobs 54 Seacliff Drive West Leamington N8H 3X9 519-326-5577 [email protected] Councillor Hilda MacDonald 503 Talbot Street West Leamington N8H 4H5 519-326-8035 [email protected] Councillor Larry Verbeke 219 County Road 18 Leamington N8H 3V5 519-326-5963 [email protected] Town of Tecumseh 917 Lesperance Road, Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 1W9 Phone: 519-735-2184 FAX: 519-735-6712 Website: www.tecumseh.ca Mayor Gary McNamara 790 Revland Drive Tecumseh N8N 5B2 519-735-2184, x114 [email protected] Deputy Mayor Cheryl Hardcastle 426 Lesperance Tecumseh N8N 1W4 519-735-8765 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 1 Marcel 'Pat' Blais 1313 Cardinal Court Tecumseh N8N 4V2 519-735-2686 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 1 Rita Ossington 1433 Lesperance Road Tecumseh N8N 1X8 519-735-8251 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 2 Guy Dorion 368 Tuscany Crescent Tecumseh N8N 4W6 519-735-8580 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 3 Joe Bachetti 1918 Corbi Lane Tecumseh N8N 5C8 519-979-3339 [email protected] Councillor - Ward 4 Tania Jobin 4710 11th Concession Maidstone N0R 1K0 519-735-9286 [email protected] * Term of office expires November 30, 2014
8 2014 Board / External Committee Appointments *
Board / External Committee Appointees
Building Management Committee Richard Meloche (Chair) John Paterson Essex County Library Richard Meloche - Essex (Chair) Nelson Santos - Kingsville (Vice-Chair) Deputy Warden Gary McNamara - Tecumseh Ron Sutherland - Amherstburg Bill Varga - LaSalle (Lay Appointee) Hilda MacDonald - Leamington (Lay Appointee) Steve Nepszy – Lakeshore (Lay Appointee) Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority County Reps. City Reps. Warden Tom Bain (ex-officio) Mayor Ed Francis (ex–officio) Ken Antaya Drew Dilkens (Chair) (Mayor's Designate) Wayne Hurst Bill Marra Ron McDermott (Vice-Chair) Ed Sleiman Cheryl Hardcastle * County Alan Halberstadt Alternate 2011 & 2013 Hilary Payne *City Alternate 2012 & 2014 Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island County Reps. City Reps. Pelee Island Rep. Tom Bain Eddie Francis Ray Durocher Gary McNamara Drew Dilkens Nelson Santos Irek Kusmierczyk Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Deputy Warden Gary McNamara (Chair) Mark Carrick Richard Meloche Tamara Stomp 9-1-1 Technical Advisory Committee Al Fazio (Chair) Windsor Essex County Environment Charlie Wright (Co-Chair) Committee Tamara Stomp Windsor Essex Community Al Fazio Housing Corporation Ron McDermott Ron Sutherland Essex County Accessibility Advisory Linda Saxon - Lay Appointment (Chair) Committee Robert Bahry - Lay Appointment (Vice-Chair) John Boyko - Lay Appointment Christine Easterbrook - Lay Appointment Therese Lecuyer - Lay appointment Rosemary Florence - Lay Appointment Charlie Wright WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation Warden Tom Bain
Ad Hoc Committees
Name of Committee Appointees Windsor Essex County Housing Advisory Committee Deputy Warden Gary McNamara St. Denis Centre Community Use Advisory Board John Paterson Pathway to Potential Cheryl Hardcastle Windsor Essex County Drug Strategy Committee Nelson Santos * Term of office expires November 30, 2014
9 2014 Approved Conferences
Conferences Dates Locations
ROMA / OGRA February 23 – 25, 2014 Fairmont Royal York Hotel Combined Annual Conference Rural Ontario Municipal Association/Ontario Good Roads Association Toronto, Ontario Community Centre and A.M.O. – O.S.U.M. April 30 - May 2, 2014 Performing Arts Centre Organization of Small Urban Municipalities Annual Conference Town of Parry Sound
Association of Ontario Road Supervisors Municipal Trade Show June 5 – 6, 2013 Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre Brantford, Ontario Scotiabank Convention F.C.M. May 30 – June 2, 2014 Centre
Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Conference and Municipal Expo Niagara Falls, Ontario
A.M.O. August 17 – 20, 2014 London Convention Centre
Association of Municipalities of Ontario London, Ontario International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show September 16 - 20, 2014 Ivy, Simcoe County Counties, Regions and Single Tier Symposium October 2014 TBA
T.A.C. September 28 - October 1, 2014 Montreal, Quebec
Transportation Association of Canada, Annual Conference and Exhibition
10 2014 Essex County Council Meetings
Regular Council Meetings - Council Chambers at 7:00 pm *Only one meeting scheduled for July and August
January 15, 2014 February 5, 2014 - Departmental Review of Draft Budget - 4:00 pm February 19, 2014 - Final Review of Proposed Budget March 5, 2014 - Additional Budget meeting if required March 19, 2014 - Adoption of Levy By-law April 2, 2014 April 16, 2014 May 7, 2014 May 21, 2014 June 4, 2014 June 18, 2014 July 16, 2014 * August 13, 2014 * September 3, 2014 September 17, 2014 October 1, 2014 October 15, 2014 Monday, October 27, 2014 - Municipal Election November 19, 2014 - Last Meeting of Current Council December 10, 2014 - Inaugural Meeting of New Council and Warden's Election December 17, 2014
11 2014 Committee Meeting Schedule
Name of Committee Date of Meeting Time of Meeting Room Building Management At the call of the Chair 3:00 PM Committee Windsor Essex Community Feb. 28, Apr 25, June 27, Aug. 1:00 PM 945 McDougall Ave. Windsor Housing Corporation 22, Sept. 26, Nov. 28, 2014
4th Wednesday of the month Essex County Library 7:00 PM Library Board Room (excluding July and August) Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (May be subject to change) February 4, 2014 4:30 PM Room C March 4, 2014 4:30 PM Room C April 1, 2014 4:30 PM Room C May 6, 2014 4:30 PM Room C June 3, 2014 4:30 PM Room C July 9, 2014 4:30 PM Room C August 13, 2014 4:30 PM Room C September 10, 2014 4:30 PM Room C October 7, 2014 4:30 PM Room C November 4, 2014 4:30 PM Room C December 2, 2014 4:30 PM Room C Windsor-Essex County 3rd Thursday of the month 4:00 PM alternating locations Health Unit (excluding July and August)
Essex County Accessibility 2nd Thursday of the month 3:00 PM Room E or D Advisory Committee
Windsor Essex County At the call of the Chair 10:00 AM Windsor City Hall Housing Advisory Committee
Windsor Essex County 1st Thursday of the month 5:30 PM Windsor Airport Boardroom Environment Committee (excluding July and August) 9-1-1 Technical Advisory Semi-annual meetings - At the Committee call of the Chair 2014 Municipal Council Meeting Schedule Town of Amherstburg 2nd and 4th Mondays 7:00 PM Town of Essex 1st and 3rd Mondays 6:00 PM Town of Kingsville 2nd and 4th Mondays 7:00 PM Town of Lakeshore 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 6:00 PM Town of LaSalle 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7:00 PM Municipality of Leamington 1st, 2nd and 3rd Mondays 6:00 PM Town of Tecumseh 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7:00 PM
* Municipalities may occasionally vary from their regular meeting schedule due to holidays, summer schedules, etc. Meeting dates can be verified from the websites of each municipality.
12 Frequently Called Numbers
Organization Phone/Fax Number
Emergency Police Fire & Ambulance Phone 9-1-1 211 Windsor Essex Phone 2-1-1 Website: www.211Ontario.ca Poison Information Centre Toll Free 1-800-268-9017 Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) Local Office 519-739-9920 1695 Manning Road, Unit 195, Tecumseh Toll Free 1-877-517-7408 Email: [email protected] Regional Office 1-866-296-6722 Website: www.mpac.ca Fax 519-739-6113 Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society Windsor- Phone 519-252-1171 Website: www.wecas.on.ca Windsor- Fax 519-256-2739 Leamington- Phone 519-322-0555 Leamington- Fax 519-322-0455 Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island Phone 519-255-6530 Email: [email protected] Fax 519-255-6192 Website: www.visitwindsoressex.com Toll Free 1-800-265-3633 Essex Region Conservation Authority Phone 519-776-5209 Email: [email protected] Fax 519-776-8688 Website: www.erca.org Toll Free 1-888-487-4760 Ministry of Community and Social Services Toll Free 1-888-789-4199 Website: www.mcss.gov.on.ca Ministry of the Environment Investigations & Windsor- Phone 519-948-1464 Enforcement Toronto - Phone 1-416-326-6700 Website: www.ene.gov.on.ca London- Phone 1-519-873-5000 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Toronto - Phone 1-416-585-6226 Website: www.mah.gov.on.ca Toronto - Fax 1-416-585-6882 Toll Free - Toronto 1-800-668-0230 London - Phone 1-519-873-4020 London - Fax 1-519-873-4018 Toll Free - London 1-800-265-4736 Ministry of Transportation London - Phone 1-519-873-4335 Website: www.mto.gov.on.ca London- Fax 1-519-873-4236 Toll Free - London 1-800-265-6072 Land Registry Office Phone 519-971-9980 949 McDougall St. Suite 100, Windsor, N9A 1L9 Birth, Marriage, Death Registration Toll Free 1-800-461-2156 (Office of the Registrar General) Phone 1-416-325-8305 Website: www.serviceontario.ca Fax 1-807-343-7459 Social Services - City of Windsor Windsor - Phone 519-255-5600 Email: [email protected] Windsor - Fax 519-255-1011 Leamington - Phone 519-946-9988 WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation Phone 519-255-9200 Email: [email protected] Toll Free - Windsor 1-888-255-9332 Website: www.choosewindsoressex.com Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Windsor Office - Phone 519-258-2146 Website: www.wechealthunit.org Windsor Office - Fax 519-258-6003 Toll Free - Windsor 1-800-265-5822 Essex Office - Phone 519-776-5933 Essex Office - Fax 519-776-6102 Leamington Office - Phone 519-326-5716 Leamington Office - Fax 519-326-4642 Township of Pelee Phone 519-724-2931 Email: [email protected] Fax 519-724-2470 Website: www.pelee.ca Toll Free 1-866-889-5203 Essex County Sheriff’s Office Phone 519-973-6606 (245 Windsor Ave., 1st Floor Windsor, ON N9A 1J2) Fax 519-973-6614
13 Members of Parliament - Federal (MP) Representing Essex County
MP - Federal Essex Mr. Jeff Watson (Conservative) Constituency Office House of Commons, 186 Talbot Street South Room 552, Confederation Building Essex, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario N8M 1B6 K1A 0A6 Phone: 519-776-4700 Phone: 613-992-1812 Toll Free: 1-866-776-5333 Fax: 613-995-0033 Fax: 519-776-1383 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jeffwatsonmp.ca
MP - Federal Chatham-Kent-Leamington Mr. David Van Kesteren (Conservative) Constituency Offices House of Commons Chatham-Kent Office Room 609, Justice Building 8 King Street West Ottawa, Ontario Chatham, Ontario K1A 0A6 N7M 1C6 Phone: 613-992-2612 Phone: 519-358-7555 Fax: 613-992-1852 Fax: 519-358-1428 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.davevankesteren.ca Leamington Office 15 Princess Street Leamington, Ontario N8H 2X8 Phone: 519-326-9655 Fax: 519-326-2042 Email: [email protected]
MP - Federal Windsor-Tecumseh Mr. Joe Comartin (NDP) Constituency Office 713 Justice Building, House of Commons 1304B Lauzon Road Ottawa, Ontario Windsor, Ontario K1A 0A6 N8S 3N1 Phone: 613-947-3445 Phone: 519-988-1826 Fax: 613-947-3448 Fax: 519-988-0152 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.joecomartin.ca
MP - Federal Windsor West Mr. Brian Masse (NDP) Constituency Office Room 1000, La Promenade Building 1398 Ouellette Ave. House of Commons Suite 2 Ottawa, Ontario Windsor, Ontario K1A 0A6 N8X 1J8 Phone: 613-996-1541 Phone: 519-255-1631 Fax: 613-992-5397 Fax: 519-255-7913 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.brianmasse.ca
14 Members of Parliament - Provincial (MPP) Representing Essex County
MPP - Provincial Essex
Mr. Taras Natyshak (NDP) Community Office Queen's Park 316 Talbot Street North Room 370 Essex, Ontario Main Legislative Building N8M 2E1 Toronto, Ontario Phone: 519-776-6420 M7A 1A5 Fax: 519-776-6980 Phone: 416-325-0714 Toll-free: 1-800-265-3909 Fax: 416-325-0980 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
MPP - Provincial Chatham-Kent-Essex Mr. Rick Nicholls (Conservative) Constituency Office Queen's Park Suite 100 Room 316 111 Heritage Road Main Legislative Building Chatham, Ontario Toronto, Ontario N7M 5W7 M7A 1A8 Phone: 519-351-0510 Phone: 416-325-9099 Fax: 519-351-7714 Fax: 416-325-9000 Toll-free: 1-800-265-3992 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Constituency Office (Open Mon., Tues, Thurs.) Unit B 115 Erie St. N. Leamington, Ontario N8H 3A3 Phone: 519-326-3367 Toll-free: 1-800-265-3992 Fax: 519-326-0404 E-mail: [email protected]
MPP - Provincial Windsor-Tecumseh Mr. Percy Hatfield (NDP) Constituency Office Queen's Park 5452 Tecumseh Road East, Unit 1 Room 213 Windsor, Ontario Main Legislative Building N8T 1C7 Toronto, Ontario Phone: 519-251-5199 M7A 1A5 FAX: 519-251-5299 Phone: 416-325-6773 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 416-325-6795 Email: [email protected]
MPP - Provincial Windsor West Mrs. Teresa Piruzza (Liberal) Constituency Office 56 Wellesley St. W. Unit 2 14th Floor 2570 Dougall Ave. Toronto, Ontario Windsor, Ontario M5S 2S3 N8X 1T6 Phone: 416-212-7432 Phone: 519-977-7191 Fax: 416-212-7431 Fax: 519-977-7029 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
15 Greater Essex County District School Board * 451 Park Street West, P.O. Box 210 Windsor, Ontario N9A 5V4 Phone: 519-255-3200 Fax: 519-255-7053 Website: publicboard.ca
Erin Kelly Director of Education and Secretary of the Board E-mail: [email protected]
Board Trustees
Julia Burgess (Chair) Helga Bailey Town of Kingsville Town of Amherstburg Town of Essex Town of LaSalle Phone: 519-733-5324 Phone: 519-984-1807 Fax: 519-733-1101 Fax: 519-978-2036 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Connie Buckler Lisa Gretzky (Vice-Chair) Town of Lakeshore Wards 3, 4, 10 Town of Tecumseh Phone: 519-252-6284 Phone: 519-563-7169 Fax: 519-252-6385 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Shelley Harding-Smith Tom Kilpatrick Wards 1, 2, 9 Wards 3, 4, 10 Phone: 519-973-9337 Phone: 519-252-7065 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 519-254-6524 E-mail: [email protected]
Cheryl Lovell Kim McKinley Wards 5, 6, 7, 8 Wards 1, 2, 9 Phone: 519-735-5629 Phone: 519-972-4609 Fax: 519-735-2581 Fax: 519-972-9678 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Gale Simko-Hatfield Dave Taves Wards 5, 6, 7, 8 Municipality of Leamington, Pelee Island Phone: 519-971-1667 Phone: 519-326-9566 Fax: 519-979-5181 Fax: 519-326-2744 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Student Trustee: Noah Horwitz Student Trustee: Sarah Szpak Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
* Term of office expires November 30, 2014
16 Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board *
1325 California Avenue Windsor, Ontario N9B 3Y6 Phone: 519-253-2481; Fax: 519-253-4819 Website: www.wecdsb.on.ca
Paul A. Picard Director of Education Email: [email protected]
BOARD TRUSTEES
Fred Alexander Mary DiMenna (Vice-Chair) Wards 5 & 8 - Windsor Area 2 - Essex, Harrow, Kingsville and Leamington Phone: 519-735-8664 Phone: 519-322-2636 FAX: 519-735-8420 FAX: 519-322-2580 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Joan Courtney Barbara Holland (Chair) Area 1 - LaSalle and Amherstburg Wards 6 & 7 - Windsor Phone: 519-736-5037 Phone: 519-567-2305 Fax: 519-736-4508 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Frank Favot Bernie Mastromattei Wards 2 & 9 - Windsor Wards 3 & 4 - Windsor Phone: 519-252-9313 Phone: 519-253-2116 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
John Macri Jim McMahon Wards 1 & 10 - Windsor Area 4 - Tecumseh Phone: 519-966-6989 Phone: 519-979-8123 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Lisa Soulliere Board Chaplin Area 3 - Lakeshore Father Larry Brunet Phone: 519-819-9976 Phone: 519-962-6541 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Student Trustee: Madeline Ellepola Student Trustee: Francis Dellosa (Brennan Secondary School) (Assumption Secondary School Phone: 519-945-2351 Phone: 519-256-7801 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
* Term of office expires November 30, 2014
17 Le Conseil scolaire catholique Providence *
7515, promenade Forest Glade, Windsor Ontario N8T 3P5 Phone: 519-948-9227 Fax: 519-948-1091 Website: www.cscprovidence.ca
M. Joseph Picard Director of Education and Secretary Treasurer Email: [email protected]
Trustees Regions French Catholic School Board
Lambton, Huron, Bruce Marc Allard
Oxford, Perth, Grey Lucie Guillemette
Elgin, Middlesex, London Rita Giroux-Patience
Chatham-Kent Louise Aitken Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Rebert Demers
Township of Pelee Jean Brûlé Municipality of Leamington Wards 5 and 6 - Town of Lakeshore
Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - Town of Lakeshore Jacques Kenny Wards 2, 3, 4 - Town of Tecumseh
Towns of Kingsville, Amherstburg and Essex Didier Marotte - président
Ward 1 - Town of Tecumseh Joseph Bisnaire Ward 6, 7 - City of Windsor
Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 - City of Windsor Céline Vachon
Town of LaSalle Adrien Bézaire Wards 1 and 9 - City of Windsor
* Term of office expires November 30, 2014
18 Essex Region Conservation Authority 360 Fairview Avenue West Essex, Ontario N8M 1Y6 Phone: 519-776-5209 Toll free: 1-888-487-4760 Fax: 519-776-8688 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.erca.org
Richard Wyma General Manager Email: [email protected]
2014 Board of Directors City of Windsor Town of Lakeshore Jo-Anne Gignac Al Fazio Ron Jones - Vice-Chair Len Janisse Hilary Payne Ed Sleiman Town of Amherstburg Town of LaSalle Robert Pillon Sue Desjarlais John Sutton Ray Renaud Town of Essex Municipality of Leamington Sherry Bondy Rick Atkin John Scott Larry Verbeke Town of Kingsville Town of Tecumseh Tamara Stomp Joe Bachetti - Chair Gord Queen Rita Ossington Township of Pelee Rick Masse
The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) Board of Directors Meetings are held on Thursdays in the Council Chambers of the Essex Civic Centre at 7:00 PM.
January 23, 2014 - Annual General Meeting February 13, 2014 April 10, 2014 June 19, 2014 July 10 - Board Information Day (location to be determined) September 11, 2014 October 9, 2014 (at the call of the Chair) November 13, 2014 December 18, 2014
19 Wardens of Essex County 1842 – 2014 Name Municipality Year Served
John Dolsen (Kent) 1842 John Dolsen (Kent) 1843 John Dolsen (Kent) 1844 John Dolsen (Kent) 1845 John Dolsen (Kent) 1846 George Bullock (Essex) 1847 George Bullock (Essex) 1848 George Bullock (Essex) 1849 George Hyde (Lambton) 1850
Municipal Council United Counties of Essex and Lambton
George Hyde 1851 Thomas Fisher 1852
Essex County Council
John Sloan 1853 John Sloan 1854 S. S. MacDonnell 1855 S. S. MacDonnell 1856 Theodore Mallot 1857 Joseph Mercer 1858 Joseph Mercer 1859 John O'Connor 1860 Solomon Wigle 1861 John O'Connor 1862 John O'Connor 1863 Solomon Wigle 1864 Solomon Wigle 1865 Solomon Wigle 1866 George Shipley 1867 Gore Atkin 1868 William McGregor 1869 William McGregor 1870 Gore Atkin 1871 William McGregor 1872 William McGregor 1873 Theodore Wigle 1874 Luke Montreuil 1875 Thomas B. White 1876 James McKee 1877 J.C. Patterson 1878 John C. ller 1879
20 Wardens of Essex County 1842 – 2014 Name Municipality Year Served William McCain Gosfield South 1880 George Russell Essex 1881 Thomas Plant Maidstone 1882 George A. Morse Leamington 1883 Charles G. Fox Gosfield South 1884 Henry Morand Sandwich East 1885 N.A. Coste Malden 1886 Israel Desjardins Tilbury West 1887 Peter Wright Gosfield South 1888 George A. Wintemute Maidstone 1889 John A. Auld Amherstburg 1890 F.P. Bouteiller Belle River 1891 James S. Laird Essex 1892 Elisha McKee Sandwich 1893 Alfred Hairsine Mersea 1894 Marwood Barrette Colchester North 1895 Abraham Cole Sandwich South 1896 N.A. Coste Malden 1897 Joseph Durocher Sandwich West 1898 John Alex Buchanan Tilbury West 1899 J. D. Arthur Deziel Belle River 1900 John F. Millen Gosfield North 1901 William Price Maidstone 1902 William T. Wilkinson Amherstburg 1903 Richard R. Brett Essex 1904 Albert L. Lafferty Sandwich West 1905 James Selkirk Mersea 1906 James E. Brown Kingsville 1907 E. J. O'Neil Sandwich South 1908 James A. Coulter Colchester North 1909 James Hedrick Rochester 1910 Enos McCausland Essex 1911 Charles J. Montreuil Walkerville 1912 Robert Atkin Malden 1913 A.G. Tisdelle Tilbury North 1914 W. A. McCormick Colchester South 1915 Thomas Plant Maidstone 1916 Charles B. Whalen Anderdon 1917 Alexander McKee Sandwich 1918
21 Wardens of Essex County 1842 – 2014 Name Municipality Year Served Judson Scratch Gosfield South 1919 Edward Tellier Rochester 1920 E. S. Scratch Gosfield North 1921 Robert A. Halford Sandwich South 1922 Edward Crimmins Amherstburg 1923 William Woollatt Ojibway 1924 W. H. Ferris Colchester South 1925 D. M. Eagle Sandwich 1926 W.B. Clifford Gosfield South 1927 A.A. Marentette Sandwich West 1928 George A. Pearson Tilbury West 1929 James Gow Leamington 1930 Clarence A. Dewhirst Rochester 1931 Charles G. Baker Mersea 1932 R.F. Benoit Tilbury North 1933 A.B. Lukes Amherstburg 1934 Edward P. Morand Tecumseh 1935 George A. Hall Colchester North 1936 Albert Wallace Maidstone 1937 J.K. McLean Harrow 1938 H.A. Drouillard Riverside 1939 G.W. Doyle Essex 1940 J.H. Hennin Sandwich South 1941 Warden McCormick Colchester South 1942 Philias Grondin Tilbury North 1943 R.J. Voakes Kingsville 1944 Leo Sylvestre Belle River 1945 James Armstrong Mersea 1946 John O. Cahill Sandwich West 1947 George Bennett Malden 1948 Walter McMurren Maidstone 1949 Ferman Sinasac Amherstburg 1950 Barry Atkinson Sandwich East 1951 Morley Sanford Kingsville 1952 C.C. Morris Tilbury West 1953 Howard Bruner Gosfield South 1954 Percy McKee Sandwich South 1955 Thomas Dufour Malden 1956 Willard Morris Tilbury North 1957 Lawrence Brunet Sandwich West 1957 Eadie Watson Mersea 1958 W.T. Buchanan Tilbury West 1959 Douglas Layman Kingsville 1960
22 Wardens of Essex County 1842 – 2014 Name Municipality Year Served Robert McDonald Sandwich West 1961 Eugene Whelan Anderdon 1962 Phillip A. Morand Ojibway 1963 Ellison Bell Mersea 1964 Fred Cada St. Clair Beach 1965 Joe W. Newman Gosfield North 1966 John George Belle River 1967 Ray Hunter Colchester North 1968 Fred Bistany Tecumseh 1969 Anthony Dufour Amherstburg 1970 Robert Pulleyblank Sandwich South 1971 Dick R. Thompson Gosfield South 1972 Jean Paul Gagnier Tilbury North 1973 Delmer Bridgen Gosfield North 1974 Charles Mitchell Rochester 1975 Clinton Tofflemire Mersea 1976 Percy Trepanier Tilbury West 1977 Hugh Rogers Gosfield South 1978 Omer Oriet Tilbury North 1979 Terrence Wright Colchester South 1980 John Menard Sandwich West 1981 John Martel Malden 1982 Jack Morris Tilbury West 1983 John Miner Gosfield South 1984 Shannon Olson Rochester 1985 Carl Davison Colchester North 1986 Raymond Robinet Sandwich South 1987 Carl Gibb Malden 1988 Carl Gibb Malden 1989 Gregory Stewart Anderdon 1990 Patrick O'Neil Kingsville 1991 Edward Renaud Tecumseh 1992 Tom Bain Rochester 1993 William Varga LaSalle 1994 Lyle Miller Gosfield North 1995 Robert Schmidt Mersea 1996 Allan Parr Sandwich South 1997 Patrick O'Neil Kingsville 1998 Patrick O'Neil Kingsville 1999 Patrick O'Neil Kingsville 2000 Patrick O'Neil Kingsville 2001–2003 Michael S. Raymond LaSalle 2004–2006 Nelson Santos Kingsville 2007–2010 Tom Bain Lakeshore 2011–2014
23 Early Municipal History of Essex County
Governor General Lord Dorchester, in a proclamation issued from the Castle of St. Louis, in the City of Quebec, the 24th of July, 1788, divided the Province of Quebec into five districts, namely: Gaspe, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nassau and Hesse.
The District of Hesse was comprised of all the residue of the Province in the western or inland parts thereof from the southerly to the northerly boundary of the same and included Detroit and Mackinaw and the country south of them to the Ohio and Westward to the Mississippi. On the 16th day of July, 1792, Governor Simcoe, in his proclamation from Kingston, divided Upper Canada into nineteen counties. The Provincial Legislature at its first session at Newark, on the 15th day of October, 1792 (32 Geo. III, C.8) re-named the above four last named districts in their order, the Eastern, Midland, Home and Western.
By that same proclamation Essex was made the eighteenth county and was to be bounded in the east by the County of Suffolk, in the south by Lake Erie, in the west by the Detroit River to Maisonville’s Mill, from thence by a line running parallel to the River Detroit and Lake St. Clair at the distance of four miles until it meets the River Tranche, or Thames, thence up the said river to the northwest boundary of the County of Suffolk.
An Act for the Better Division of the Province, 38 Geo. III, C.5, proclaimed on 1st January, 1800, said “The Townships of Rochester, Mersea, Gosfield, Maidstone, Sandwich, Malden, and the tracts of land occupied by the Huron and other Indians upon the Strait, together with such islands as are in Lake Erie, St. Clair and the Straits, do constitute and form the County of Essex and Kent, together with so much of this Province as is not included within any other district thereof, do constitute the Western District.”
Act 4 and 5, Vic. Chap. 10 “An Act to provide for the Better Internal Government of that part of the Province which formerly constituted the Province of Upper Canada, by the Establishment of Local Municipalities therein,” went into effect January 1, 1842. The first meeting of the Western District Council, attended by representatives from the counties of Essex, Kent and Lambton was held in the Court House, Town of Sandwich, on the 14th day of February 1842.
The said District Council met from time to time in the Court House, Sandwich, until the close of the October Session in 1849. This was the last year of the District Council.
The Municipal Council of the United Counties of Essex, Kent and Lambton met in the Court House, Sandwich, on the 28th day of January, 1850. Representatives were present from all municipalities in the County of Essex with the exception of Tilbury West, which had been attached to Kent until the close of 1851. This council was only in existence for one year. The last session closed on the 11th day of October, 1850. Kent then separated from the Union. The Municipal Council of the United Counties of Essex and Lambton met in the Court House, Sandwich, on the 27th day of January, 1851. This union continued for about two years and a half, the last session closing on the 23rd day of June, 1853. The first session of the County Council of the County of Essex, under “The County Councils Act, 1896,” was held in the Council Chamber, Court House, Sandwich, on Tuesday, January 26th, 1897.
24 County Council Districts
No. 1 Townships of Anderdon and Malden and Town of Amherstburg. No. 2 Townships of Colchester North and Colchester South and Town of Essex. No. 3 Townships of Gosfield North and Gosfield South and Town of Kingsville. No. 4 Township of Mersea and Town of Leamington. No. 5 Townships of Tilbury West and Tilbury North and Rochester. No. 6 Townships of Maidstone and Sandwich South and Village of Belle River. No. 7 Townships of Sandwich East and Sandwich West and Town of Sandwich.
“County Councils Act, 1906”
The first session of the County Council of the County of Essex, under “The County Councils Act, 1906”, was held in the Council Chambers, Court House, Sandwich, on Tuesday, January 22, 1907. Essex County Council The Municipalities as of 1906 and Later Amended Again
Amherstburg Leamington Anderdon Maidstone Belle River Malden Colchester North Mersea Colchester South Rochester Essex Town Sandwich East Gosfield North Sandwich South Gosfield South Sandwich Town Kingsville Tilbury North LaSalle Tilbury West
Governance of Essex County
Essex County is governed by a Council made up of representatives of the constituent municipalities. The individual municipalities look after local matters and the County confines its interest to areas of wider concerns, such as County roads, emergency medical services, emergency management co-ordination homes for the aged, County-wide planning matters and libraries. The City of Windsor and Pelee Island are separate municipalities without membership on County Council.
25 Population of Essex County
The Corporation of the County of Essex (2011 Census)
Municipality Population Households
Amherstburg 21,556 8,600
Essex 19,600 8,450
Kingsville 21,362 8,170
Lakeshore 34,546 13,080
LaSalle 28,643 10,103
Leamington 28,403 10,638
Tecumseh 23,610 8,832
177,720 67,873
Separated Municipalities
Township of Pelee 171 377
City of Windsor 210,891 96,483
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population
Statistics Canada. 2012. Windsor, Ontario (Code 3537039) and Ontario (Code 35) (table). Released February 8, 2012 Website for Statistics Canada: http://ow.ly/sHm1A (accessed February 9, 2012)
26 Restructuring of the County of Essex
The County of Essex underwent a major restructuring that reduced the County from twenty-one local municipalities to seven. This restructuring was the result of a long period of review and discussion commencing in 1992, and extending through to the end of 1997. On November 19, 1997, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Al Leach, issued a Minister’s Order putting in place the new municipal structure for the County of Essex. On January 1, 1999, the Minister’s Order was implemented and the County fully restructured. The number of local councillors was reduced from 117 to 51. County Council was reduced from 42 to 25 and finally to its current 14 members.
In the years following the restructuring of Essex County, it became apparent that the serviced industrial land in the Windsor/Essex region had become scarce. There were no large parcels of serviced industrial land within the region available for large industrial developments needed to create jobs and growth within the region.
In May of 2002, the County of Essex, Town of Tecumseh and a City of Windsor recognized the need for a cooperative solution and commenced negotiations. An agreed upon boundary adjustment agreement which proposed the transfer of approximately 6,300 acres of land from the Town of Tecumseh to the City of Windsor was submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs in October of 2002. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Honourable Chris Hodgson, issued a Minister’s Order on December 5, 2002, which implemented boundary adjustment, effective January 1, 2003.
The following are the seven municipalities that were created as a result of the restructuring of Essex County:
Town of LaSalle
Remains the same.
Town of Tecumseh
Tecumseh, St. Clair Beach and Sandwich South amalgamated as the Town of Tecumseh January 1, 1999. A boundary adjustment, effective January 1, 2003 resulted in approximately 6,300 acres of land being transformed to the City of Windsor. Town of Lakeshore
Maidstone and Belle River amalgamated as the Township of Lakeshore, January 1, 1998. Lakeshore, Rochester, Tilbury North and Tilbury West amalgamated as the Town of Lakeshore, January 1, 1999. Municipality of Leamington
Leamington and Mersea amalgamated as the Town of Leamington, January 1, 1999. Town of Leamington changed name to the Municipality of Leamington, dated March 31, 1999. Town of Kingsville
Kingsville, Gosfield North and Gosfield South amalgamated as the Town of Kingsville, January 1, 1999. Town of Essex
Essex, Colchester North, Colchester South and Harrow amalgamated as the Town of Essex, January 1st, 1999. Town of Amherstburg
Amherstburg, Anderson and Malden amalgamated as the Town of Amherstburg on January 1, 1998.
27 Map of Essex County
28 Incidental Facts
Essex County is Canada's southernmost county, spanning 1,720 km². At the same latitude as northern California, we are one of the most agriculturally productive counties in the country. Located on a peninsula of land that virtually juts out into the Midwest United States, we are one of Canada's busiest entry points and tourist areas. So the nicknames for the area, "Sun Parlour of Canada" and "Garden Gateway to Canada" are quite appropriate.
With a population of over 177,000, Essex County is the second most populated county in Ontario. It is projected that Essex County will attain a population of 196,305 by the year 2016.
Essex County was first settled by French colonists over two hundred years ago and has a long history as a farming and manufacturing area. We enjoy a greater diversity of agricultural production than any other part of Ontario. In addition to the traditional grains and oilseeds grown throughout the Province, the climate and soil here are ideal for vegetable and fruit crops including world-class grapes. The grape/wine industry in Essex County continues to flourish and the wine tours throughout the region have become very popular with tourists. Greenhouse vegetable production in Essex County is the most intensive in all of Canada. Nearly 2,000 acres of greenhouse vegetable production represents over 83% of the provincial total. Agricultural related products provided from this region supply local consumers as well as foreign markets around the world.
Manufacturing in Essex County is also one of our most important industries and employs over 28% of our labour force. Within recent years, manufacturing within the region has diversified beyond the automotive sector and we have taken advantage of our strategic location to the international border.
Investment in Research and Development infrastructure within the region in the areas of Agri-business, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy and life and health sciences have strengthened the economy within our region and has allowed us to further diversify.
Another mainstay of Essex County is our tourism industry. Our many historic and scenic attractions together with our 402 kilometres of shoreline, much of it sandy beaches and sunny climate, make it an attractive place to visit. Some of our better known attractions include: Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, Colasanti's Tropical Gardens, historic Fort Malden, Heritage Village and Point Pelee National Park.
Manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, and the service businesses that keep these basic industries operating are the four foundation stones on which Essex County's economy is based. The diversity and strength of this economy has provided Essex County with stability and prosperity. These long-term trends point toward sustained growth for Essex County in the future.
29 Summary of the Municipal History of the County of Essex Year Event 1792 Province of Upper Canada was divided into 19 counties by proclamation.
1800 An Act for the Better Division of the Province was proclaimed describing the make-up of Essex and Kent counties which constituted the Western District. 1817 An Act to establish in Amherstburg; in 1851 Amherstburg incorporated as a Village; in 1878 as a Town, Amherstburg was the first incorporation in the County of Essex. Restructured in 1998. 1817 An Act to establish a police village in Sandwich which continued as a Town with no municipal status until 1858 when it was incorporated as a Town. In 1935, Sandwich amalgamated with the City of Windsor.
1845 An Act for better defining the limits of the Counties and Districts for Upper Canada…for erecting certain new Townships, for detaching Townships from some counties and attaching them to others…Essex will include and consist of the Townships of Anderdon, Colchester, Gosfield, Maidstone, Mersea, Malden, Rochester and Sandwich.
1847 An Act to divide the Western District…that the Township of West Tilbury…be united to and form part of the County of Essex. 1850 An Act to provide for the erection of Municipal Corporations; Anderdon, Colchester, Gosfield, Maidstone, Malden, Mersea, Rochester and West Tilbury were incorporated. The Townships of Anderdon, Malden and Maidstone were all restructured in 1998. The Townships of Mersea and Rochester were restructured in 1999. 1854 Windsor incorporated as a Village; in 1858 as a Town, in 1892 as a City.
1861 The Township of Sandwich divided into 2 distinct municipalities, the Township of Sandwich East and the Township of Sandwich West. 1869 Pelee Township was incorporated. 1874 Belle River incorporated as a Village; in 1969 as a Town of OMB Order. Restructured in 1998. 1874 Leamington incorporated as a Village; in 1890 as a Town. Restructured in 1999. 1877 Kingsville incorporated as a Village; in 1901 as a Town. 1879 Division of the Township of Colchester into the Township of Colchester North and the Township of Colchester South. All restructured in 1999.
30 Summary of the Municipal History of the County of Essex Year Event 1881 Stoney Point erected as a Police Village. Dissolved in 1994. 1883 Essex Center incorporated as a Village; in 1890 as a Town by the name of Essex. Restructured in 1999. 1887 Division of the Township of Gosfield into the Township of Gosfield North and the Township of Gosfield South. Restructured in 1999. 1890 Comber was erected as a Police Village. Dissolved in 1998. 1890 Walkerville incorporated as a Town; in 1935 amalgamated with the City of Windsor. 1891 Division of the Township of Tilbury West into the Township of Tilbury North and the Township of Tilbury West. Restructured in 1999.
1892 Division of the Township of Sandwich East into the Township of Sandwich East and the Township of Sandwich South. Township of Sandwich South restructured in 1999. 1898 Harrow incorporated as a Police Village; in 1930 as a Town. Restructured in 1999. 1912 Ford City incorporated as a Village; in 1915 as a Town; in 1929 as a City- East Windsor; in 1935 amalgamated with City of Windsor. 1913 Ojibway incorporated as a Town by Act of Parliament; in 1966 annexed by City of Windsor – OMB decision. 1913 St. Clair Village incorporated as a Village. Restructured in 1999. 1914 Cottam erected as a Police Village. Dissolved in 1994. 1921 Tecumseh incorporated as a Town. Restructured in 1999. Boundary adjustment with the City of Windsor in 2003. 1924 Seacliffe incorporated as a Police Village. Dissolved in 1997.
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