Ryan Little holds his daughter Olivia while buying a tree at the Bastien Tree Farm in Essex. Prices for real Christmas trees are up about 10 per cent on average in Ontario.

If you're dreaming of a white Christmas in Windsor-Essex, you might have to keep dreaming. According to Environment Canada, chances are slim.

One year later, Windsor-Essex would set its record for its rainiest Christmas Day: A total of 23.9 millimetres of rainfall on Dec. 25, 1945.

Brennan said there are between 12 to 18 Christmas tree farms of varying sizes throughout the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent regions. “I know of one that's closing this weekend,” Brennan said.

Chances of a White Christmas in Windsor-Essex are less than 45 per cent, says The Weather Network. But prepare for bitterly cold air immediately post-Christmas.

Putting the motto of “service above self” into action, members of the Rotary Club of Essex provided a long grocery list of food items needed to create 56 Christmas Baskets ...

Staff at Summerhill Garden Centre in Basildon, Essex, have put up trees, bright lights and tinsel this week - despite ...