By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.Com Jan 22, 2013 - ESSA - A handful of rooftop solar panel projects being proposed in Essa have gotten the thumb of approval from council....

By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com Dec 20, 2012  ESSA – At the edge of Essa farmer Perry Turnbull’s property sits a tree-lined swamp full of blueberry bushes and many other kinds of plant life.  The picturesque landscape attracts a wide range of wildlife, like deer, rabbits, geese and other bir...

Former mayor Dave Guergis is resident group's 'liaison advisor'By Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance Oct 19, 2012 - 2:18 PM|  0 |Report a Typo or Correction ESSA TWP- Essa Mayor Terry Dowdall says he doesn’t agree with the Angus Ratepayers Association’s (ARA) desire to replace the deputy mayor with a seco...

By Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance Oct 03, 2012 BAXTER - Essa Township has responded to a letter from the newly formed Angus Ratepayer’s Association regarding the group’s opposition to having Baxter tap into the Angus sewer system....

Simcoe.com April 30 2012ESSA TWP. - Angus's new high school has won a major environmental engineering award. ...

Venue has been changed from Innisfil to Essa Township By Ian McInroy – Barrie Examiner – February 2 2012 ESSA TWP. — Farmers’ fields east of Ivy will be transformed when Ontario’s biggest agricultural event brings thousands of people to the area. Read more      Plowing match moves to Essa...

Essa Township firm hiring at least 50 people Barrie Examiner January 30 2012 Munro Ltd. is significantly expanding its workforce for the second time in less than a year. Located five minutes from Barrie, Munro Ltd., one of Canada?s largest concrete and steel manufacturers for the infrastructure secto...

But some councillors worry taping would be intimidating to some residents By Richard Blanchard Innisfil Scope December 7 2011 There was mixed response from Essa council about taping council meetings, and playing them on the Internet for residents. Read more ...

A fair shake Simcoe.com editorial August 25 2011 A much anticipated decision was handed down last week by the Ontario Municpal Board giving the Barrie Agricultural Society (BAS) the right to move its fairgrounds to a site in Essa Township near Ivy at the 20th Sideroad and 10th Line. Read more  OMB ap...

By Richard Blanchard Innisfil Scope March 23 2011 After going without an increase in its water rate for seven years, Essa Township council has approved a jump of four per cent. Read more    Essa water/sewer rates increasing 4 per cent Simcoe.com March 22 2011 ESSA – Just as council finishing pa...