Essex County Library branch in Tecumseh, Dec 26, 2016 (Photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn News)Essex County libraries have a surplus because of the on-going strike.
The Chief Librarian says the 2016 surplus of almost $800,000 will be returned to the county and re-invested.
County councillors say the money can off-set operational costs like rising wages.
The Essex County Library Board is freezing its budget for 2017, and a cultural audit is also on the way to re-engage with the community.
Cold weather warnings are issued whenever the temperature dips to -15 C or colder.
Windsor police are looking for a suspect who assaulted a driver following a road rage incident in South Windsor on Sunday.
The City of Windsor has added 24 shelter beds at emergency shelters as the community continues to face extreme cold temperatures.
Some American forecasters call the system, stretching across much of the continental U.S., "a generational storm."
Windsor Police are making a plea to the public to help them find a suspect in an ongoing fraud investigation.
Essex County OPP are asking for help identifying a person of interest in a shoplifting investigation.
