“Still Standing” comes to town this month

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As for where they will be filming, Kerr quipped it “might be easier to say where we won’t be filming.”

“Capturing the entirety of a town like Amherstburg requires us to be just about everywhere in town,” he added.

People can watch new episodes

Season 8 of Still Standing on CBC and CBC GEM.

This week is the season finale New Richmond, Quebec, Kerr pointed out. Still Standing airs Wednesday nights at 8 p.m.

According to the CBC’s website,

“Still Standing follows Canadian comedian Jonny Harris as he sets off across the country once more, veering off the main highway to discover the hidden comedy in Canada’s far-flung small towns. Each week, Jonny takes a hilarious and heart-warming journey to find humour in the unlikeliest of places — small towns on the ropes. After immersing himself in the lives of local characters and unearthing the tall tales in these tiny towns, Jonny delivers a rousing original stand-up comedy routine — a toast, not a roast — for the whole community.”

Two arrested in connection to “grandparent scams”

The Windsor Police Service’s Financial Crimes Unit has arrested two suspects in connection to two grandparent scams in Windsor and Amherstburg.

The Windsor Police Services states it received a call from a concerned Windsor citizen March 1 advising that she believed she had just been contacted by a scammer. The suspect allegedly claimed to be her grandson and stated that he needed $9,300 in cash for bail after being arrested.

Investigators coordinated with the citizen and were able to intercept the two suspects as they approached her house to collect the cash.

Police arrested two males and subsequently located packages containing money from two previous alleged scams. Through investigation, police learned that one of the packages recovered is from a victim in Amherstburg. move quicker while Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb said that issue was raised with the province as well.

According to police, a 19-year-old man from Windsor, and a 22-year-old man from Tecumseh, are each charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000.

The Windsor Police Service continues to advise community members to be vigilant when receiving phone calls from people claiming to be a relative.

Police add this is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Financial Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330.

The public can also contact Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.

The $3 million planned for 2025 would stabilize the shoreline, grading and earthworks for the shoreline, said Baillargeon. Critchley said a report was brought to the previous council regarding work Amico was doing next to the town-owned shoreline but town council wanted to tender the work themselves.

Critchley added MoE approval is not anticipated until late this year or early next year and construction is likely the following year due to regulations on when work can take place in the water.

Councillor Don McArthur called it “a vital project” and the town should seize opportunities to advance the project.

“It is important to manage expectations here,” said McArthur.

McArthur said residents want the property opened up and wanted to know “what $3 million gets us?” Baillargeon said the shoreline would be upgraded and walkways installed.

“We will stretch that dollar as far as we can go in terms of developing that plan,” said Baillargeon, adding cost of the full plan has probably doubled due to construction costs.

The $3 million cost will also provide electrical infrastructure and railings.

“Assuming everything goes according to this plan, when can someone have a picnic lunch on the grass?” asked McArthur.

Baillargeon said they hope to move forward with construction drawings and Critchley estimated construction would start in 2024 and be completed in 2025. Baillargeon said some work could start the latter part of this year but noted the entire site is under the ministry’s guidance and approval.

Pouget said she was on council when the land was purchased and the belief was that it would be a quicker process.

“It’ll be about eight years before we can use this land,” she said.

Allaire said “everyone is in agreement” that they want to get the Duffy’s project completed. Osborne said there is a report coming to town council on a submission Amherstburg put forward to the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) and that it also identifies a path to move the $3 million in construction work from 2025 to 2024 “should it become necessary.”

If the DMAF decision is known, a report would indicate how the project could proceed and how to reallocate the funding.

(Editor’s Note: This is a story from the recent budget deliberations. While there was mention of this issue in the budget story in the March 1 edition, we wanted to include the full discussion this week.)