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SIU concludes investigation into death of local man By Ron Giofu
Officers with the Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment have been deemed as not responsible for the death of a local man earlier this year. The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) have concluded no officer with the detachment bears any responsibility for the death of a 77-year-old man at a Dalhousie St. apartment building. The SIU states on the morning of Jan. 17, Windsor Police Service officers were dispatched to a residence in Amherstburg following a call alleging that a woman had been attacked with a
baseball bat by her husband. According to the SIU: “Knocks, callouts and phone calls by police went unanswered, and nothing was heard from inside the apartment. Master keys failed to disengage the lock. When officers learned that the man had a rifle, they retreated to positions of cover. When officers eventually entered the residence, they located the man. He had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” He also had stab wounds and a neck fracture, the report indicates. The SIU states the man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
“On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to
believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s death,” the SIU states. The report indicates police received a call at about 9:53 a.m. regarding the alleged incident where the “Complainant had struck his wife in the head with a bat.” It was reported at about 10:43 a.m., that a rifle was inside the complainant’s apartment. A warrant was issued at 12:32 p.m. and the SIU continues by stating the Complainant (the 77-year-old man) was found wounded. He was pronounced dead at 5:11 p.m.
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County lacks ability to enforce new natural heritage preservation bylaw By Fred Groves The Mayor of Amherstburg does not want the County to be part of an old Joni Mitchell song that goes, “they put up a tree museum and charged all the people a dollar and a half to see.” At last week’s Essex County Council meeting, Mayor Michael Prue said that it is time the county took a pro-active approach to preserving its trees. “We have a moral and legal obligation to protect our flora and fauna before it’s all gone,” said Prue. Essex County manager of planning services Rebecca Belanger, along with county solicitor David Sundin, presented a bylaw for county council that poses a huge question – how can a tree cutting by-law be enforced? “There seems to be a wide variety of
ways in which a municipality has been able to utilize and implement policies to have protection,” Sundin told county council last Wednesday night. According to Belanger, this bylaw is already garnering a lot of attention from local municipalities. She pointed out that five of the seven municipalities, including Amherstburg, already have by-laws in place to protect trees. At the recent Amherstburg town council meeting, and reported in the River Town Times, it was decided that the town’s environmental advisory committee and the parks and recreation advisory committee receive information on the town’s tree by-law and tree study. Belanger said that at the county level, the purpose of a new proposed by-law entitled, “Natural Heritage Preservation Bylaw,” is to adapt and maintain a series
of policies with the respect of the protection and enhancement of a tree canopy in the region as well as the natural vegetation. Probably the biggest obstacle in front of the county, is how to enforce any such by-laws as Essex County, unlike the individual municipalities, does not have its own by-law enforcement officers. “It is apparent that they (Essex County) lack the resources to enforce a natural heritage areas preservation bylaw,” said Belanger Essex County CAO Sandra Zwiers said that administration, on the direction of council, could look at having by-law enforcement. Prue suggested that each municipality could do its own enforcing. There was also some mention of it being done by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA).
Recent statistics indicate that LaSalle has the highest tree cover at 16.33 per cent followed by Amherstburg at 15.96 per cent. Lakeshore is just 3.02 percent in a county that has an overall coverage of 6.89 per cent. “I think it’s on us to protect and improve our area. This is the first step,” said LaSalle Mayor Crystal Meloche of a new bylaw. As he has done in the past, Lakeshore Deputy Mayor Kirk Walstedt said that telling private landowners how to manage their trees did not sit well in previous years. “The fear was unbelievable. We lost hundreds of acres of nice, wooded lands because the tentacles of government were reaching too far and they (landowners) were not going to be told what to do with their property.”
More jobs, more housing needed to sustain county’s population growth By Fred Groves A lot more jobs and housing to accommodate future population growth is what’s driving the new Essex County Official Plan. Last Wednesday night at its regular meeting, county council heard from consultant Mary-Lou Tanner of NPG Planning Solutions. Tanner outlined the second of three phases of the new plan. Entitled “One Land, One Climate, One Future, Together,” all seven municipalities within Essex County are expected to see considerable growth over the next three decades. “We are pleased to be here this evening to share the work that has been completed to date and some of the key findings and talk about the next steps,” said Tanner. The plan is expected to cover the years 2021 to 2051. Phase One was completed last year and Phase
Two, as pointed out to the County, is based upon a Growth Management Report and a Policy Directive Report. “The County of Essex is going to grow,” explained Tanner. Projected numbers see that the population is expected to swell from 199,100 (2021 Census) to between 268,100 and 315,000 by 2051 which surpasses the current population of neighbouring City of Windsor. The number of households now is 71,400 and that could be as many as 101,200 to 124,200 over the next 30 years. “There is a lack of housing, not only in our region, but everywhere,” said Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara. Kingsville Mayor Dennis Rogers pointed out that the housing and job projections are somewhat different in agriculture-based Kingsville and Leamington.
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“That industry brings a tremendous amount of jobs to our community,” said Rogers. Rogers said that it is expected that the agriculture sector in those municipalities could expand by as much as 50 percent in the next 10 years which will put a big strain on housing requirements. According to Phase 2 of the New Official Plan Draft, there are about 72,300 jobs in the county and that could be as high as 107,000 to 124,200 in the future. “When we are talking about employment, we are talking about the land needs for jobs,” Tanner told Essex County council. As far as growing the economy, Tanner said current employment lands need to be protected and that the county should support the expansion of existing and recreation economies, The third and final phase of the new Official Plan is scheduled to be presented to the County of Essex, in draft form in April.
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Enbridge steps up once again with sponsorship of River Lights By Ron Giofu Enbridge has sponsored the River Lights Winter Festival once again this year and company representatives were in Amherstburg late last week with the cheque. Manager of solar for Enbridge east Ian Robertson and senior advisor of stakeholder engagement and communications Haroon Sritharan presented a cheque for $22,000 to manager of tourism and culture Anne Rota and tourism co-ordinator Sarah Van Grinsven last Friday morning. “We like to support this great festival every year,” said Robertson. “We’re always proud to partner on stuff like this.” Robertson said Enbridge is part of the community through not only sponsorships, but its ownership of the Amherstburg Solar Farm. Sritharan indicated the company liked the fact the River Lights Winter Festival attracts people from Amherstburg but surrounding communities as well. “It’s all about being inclusive and bringing people together,” he stated. “It’s nice to see the community come
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Enbridge continued its sponsorship of the River Lights Winter Festival with a presentation of the $22,000 cheque coming last Friday. Opening night is Nov. 18 with the festival running through Jan. 8. From left: Enbridge’s senior advisor of stakeholder engagement and communications Haroon Sritharan, manager of solar Ian Robertson, Amherstburg’s manager of tourism and culture Anne Rota, town tourism co-ordinators Sarah Van Grinsven and Jake Kigar.
together,” added Robertson. Van Grinsven said the event helps bring people together at the holiday season. “It’s become a tradition for families,” said Van Grinsven. The opening night of the River Lights Winter Festival is Nov. 18, with the
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Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the King’s Navy Yard Park parkette. That is preceded by the Essex Region Conservation Foundation’s Super Santa Run, Walk and Wheel, which starts at 5 p.m. After the opening ceremony, there will
Martino’s report states “the Complainant passed away of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 17, 2023. As WPS officers had located him with the wound, the SIU was notified of the incident and initiated an investigation. The investigation is now concluded. On my assessment of the evidence, there are no reasonable grounds to believe that any police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the Complainant’s death.” Martin added he is satisfied that police operations were
be fireworks over the Detroit River beginning at approximately 6:20 p.m. Van Grinsven said the movie will be “Mickey Mouse’s Christmas Carol” and the location of the movie has been moved from the parkette to near the Commissariat in the King’s Navy Yard Park in order to try and get out of the wind, should there be any that night. Straw bales will be put out for families to sit on, she added. For the first time since 2019, the warming house in Toddy Jones Park will be available. Volunteers were busy decorating the warming house last Friday, including Mark and Karen Usher, who were instrumental in the founding of the festival. “We’re so excited to have it back,” said Van Grinsven. Van Grinsven also pointed out the gingerbread house contest is back this year, with the deadline for entries being Nov. 16. Winners will be announced Nov. 25. Volunteers who help support the River Lights Winter Festival were thanked, Van Grinsven added. Following the Nov. 18 opening night, the River Lights Winter Festival is scheduled to run through Jan. 8, 2024.
“conceived and conducted” with care for public safety. “In the final analysis, it remains unclear whether the Complainant shot himself before or after the officers arrived on scene, or whether the Complainant could have survived his wounds had he been reached earlier. Be that as it may, as there are no reasonable grounds to believe that any WPS officer transgressed the limits of care prescribed by the criminal law, there is no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case. The file is closed,” Martino’s report concludes.
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Saying farewell and thank you to a long-time publisher
I just wanted to spend some time this week to write about someone who made his mark on the local newspaper industry. John James, a former owner of The Amherstburg Echo, passed away a couple of weeks ago. John owned the Echo during the 1980’s after he and his family purchased the paper from legendary owners John and Helen Marsh. The last Echo of the John James era was Aug. 31, 1990 as the paper was sold to Bowes Publishers Ltd. I will admit that I never knew John as his ownership was a bit before my time in this business. What I do know was that John was liked and respected
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by his employees and the community as a whole. One of those employees was Rusty Brown, who notified me about John’s recent passing. Rusty went on to be one of the first owners and founders of the River Town Times. Because of the time it takes to do one’s best in this industry, John deserves to be recognized for his roughly decade of dedication to the business in
Amherstburg. In his last edition of the Echo under the James family ownership, he thanked readers, advertisers and web press clients and noted they enjoyed their time operating the Echo. “The support you gave us during the last nine years was terrific,” James wrote in his final Echo. “You provided the encouragement, and the funds, we needed to get the job done.” John continued by noting it wasn’t always easy, there were challenges in running the paper and keeping the business profitable. That would happen by the time the paper was sold thanks to what John described as “a very talented group of people.” He would go on to write: “You’ve got
a great paper here. Understand that you all helped make it a great paper. And with your help, it will be an even better paper in the years ahead. Thanks for everything. Hope you enjoyed it. We sure did.” John also thanked the staff that worked at the Echo, something I can relate to, as nothing gets accomplished in this business without a team effort. Times have changed, technology advances, and staffs get smaller but the point remains that a combined effort in the same direction is needed to get the job done and the paper out every week. The real thanks goes to you, John. Rest in peace. Job well done.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Resident questions how cost conscious current council is being I just wanted to add some notes to the letter from Mr. Hudson. Even though the letter outlines some of the major differences between Amherstburg and Kingsville it does not mention the lack of “smart” decisions our town councils have made, like buying Duffy’s and Belle Vue. Council just decided to spend $3 million on the Duffy’s site to move things forward. This money could have been spend on other more
important items. Also, look at the staff levels in comparison. Why do we need a deputy CAO and Kingsville does not? What about all the extra high paid finance people which are all on the “sunshine” list? Most of all council does not question all the unnecessary money spend by the town managers and administration. Any person with a business background will question
wasteful spending or his/her business will fail. It is clear that we need a change in attitude of council and administration which right now appears to be “the taxpayers will pay for it all” no matter what. During the election campaign, all council members promised to be cost conscious. I have not seen this so far. —Holger Kretschmann Amherstburg
As a long-time resident and past mayoral candidate, the proposal that has been presented in the redevelopment of the historic Belle Vue property is an excellent proposal. In my view, it satisfies all of the community needs with an additional boutique hotel and banquet hall managed by the private sector. Encouraging public use would be in their best interest as it would help to generate additional revenues to sustain itself. It would create jobs. A development agreement that both sides would agree to protects the interests of the community and can allow the developer to retain control. The rest of the proposal would allow the town to meet provincial guidelines to
create new additional housing. Maintaining the level of growth of four per cent or more is what is needed to provide the level of services and maintenances and expansion of our infrastructure without raising taxes. The process of site plan control would give the town the oversight that is needed to make sure that all levels of government – federal, provincial and county – and our existing bylaws are met. The historical designation of Belle Vue would give future protection for redevelopment. This proposal should stand on its own merit. Any type of subsidies would set a bad example. The increase in revenues generated by property taxes is a big win for our town. Encouraging other investors
should be a process that needs to be cultivated. It is in the interest of our local businesses and the community at large to expand our residential base and the right thing to do. The current committee for the preservation of Belle Vue should be given additional responsibilities for the preservation of the historic town of Amherstburg. The richness of our history and our diverse culture is key to our future. I have every confidence in the current leadership to make the right decision to approve this proposal without delay. —Frank Cerasa Amherstburg
Resident believes concept for Belle Vue is “an excellent proposal”
Taxpayer frustrated with “lack of transparency” on issues that come before council I am one of Amherstburg’s Inconvenient Taxpayers. At least that is the way we are treated by our Mayor, Council and Town Administrators. Why else would they pass a motion to eliminate open question and comment forums at council meetings? We are inconvenient because we care about our community. We are frustrated by the
lack of transparency regarding almost every matter that comes before council. Our mayor, council and town administrators have forgotten that they work for the taxpayers of Amherstburg! It appears that council has more in-camera meetings then public meetings! Why would the mayor and vouncil
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even consider “giving” or “leasing” Belle Vue to Amico or private developer? Belle Vue is now, and must always remain the property of the taxpayers of Amherstburg. Amico in particular has broken numerous promises regarding development in Amherstburg. What about the hotel on Dalhousie that never happened? What about all the unfinished projects in phase one of Boblo? (sidewalks, lighting, road completion?) What about restoring the Boblo dance hall to prove they are even qualified to restore Belle Vue? Here is a suggestion for council. How about refusing any new building permits
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Gallery presents top awards following recent “Fibre Optix” exhibit By Fred Groves
Renee LaBute stands with her winning entrant at the Gibson Gallery. The “Fibre Optix” exhibit concluded Sunday afternoon with prizes and a closing reception.
Amherstburg’s Gibson Gallery concluded a monthlong show Sunday afternoon with the awarding of four very special acknowledgements. The Fibre Optix exhibit and contest began Oct. 5 and presented cash prizes to the top three places as well as a special People’s Choice Award. “I love to see the mixed medium. This is beautiful,” said Gallery president Syl Gagnon. According to Gibson Gallery board member Trudy Dempsey, who was part of the committee that coordinated the show, three independent judges were brought in who looked at originality, creativity and compensation when make their selections. All three of those components were certainly visible in many of the entrants including the winner, “Chimpanzees-Almost Human” done by Windsor artist Renee Labute. Labute’s piece was done in a form called wool fitting and it was inspired by human-like interaction between two chimps from a photo at the Detroit Zoo by a family member. “I like this medium because you can do it in levels,” said Labute. Second place went to Gloria Miceli who took recycled
thread, broken sticks and old fabric, to create a multimedium piece called, “My Dreams.” Taking third place was Marjan Drop whose “Caladian Leaf,” used polyester thread that was actually dissolvable. “You draw your pattern on the plastic and go back and forth making sure everything is connected,” said Drop. Quilts dominated the show and so did a very interesting sweater by Catheryn Johnson called, “Two Ladies Colour Cardigan.” “We are thrilled to host this for you. Whether you won an award or not, you are all winners in our minds,” said Dempsey. Garnering a lot of looks was the piece that took the “People’s Choice Award.” Carol Wilson’s quilt, “The Window” was inspired by a photo that was taken in Ireland. The quilt had been previously on display at the AQS Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Next up for the Gibson Gallery is their Holiday Shoppe, which is described as “Art by the River indoors.” That runs Nov. 16-Dec. 10 with gallery hours being ThursdaySunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. There is free admission. The Gibson Gallery is located at 140 Richmond St. For more information, visit www.gibsongallery.org or call 519-736-2826.
Essex County council agrees to traffic study at another rural intersection ever does approve traffic signalization in that area.
By Ron Giofu
The County of Essex will be taking a look at another busy intersection in Amherstburg. County council has officially and unanimously approved a traffic control study for the intersection of Howard Ave. (County Road 9) and Alma St. As reported in the Oct. 18 issue of the River Town Times, town council unanimously approved Mayor Michael Prue and Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb to make the request to county council, which they did at last Wednesday night’s meeting in Essex. “We are asking that Essex County council request county administration to conduct a traffic study,” said Prue. “We’re not saying lights, we’re not saying a roundabout, we’re saying just a traffic study. This is based on the number of traffic accidents.” Prue repeated the accident statistics that were brought up at the Oct. 10 meeting of Amherstburg town council, that there were six accidents at the intersection of Howard Ave. and Alma St. in 2019, four accidents in each of 2020 and 2021, 11 more accidents in 2022 and seven as of Sept. 1 in 2023. “It’s an accident location of at least one per month at that corner,” the Amherstburg mayor said. “We’re asking for a traffic study to see how it might be improved.” It is the second traffic study the Town of Amherstburg has requested the County of Essex to undertake in roughly a month. County council approved a traffic study for the intersection of Howard Ave. and Middle Side Road (County Road 10) at their Oct. 4 meeting. That intersection is closed until mid-2024 as a bridge in that area is being replaced. Underground infrastructure will be part of the project in case the County of Essex
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Trees to be cut to accommodate KNYP extension By Ron Giofu
The North Star High School band performs at a Halloween concert in the school’s cafeteria.
North Star High School band welcomes over 100 people at Halloween concert By RTT Staff
The North Star High School band had a chance to demonstrate their talents and dress up for Halloween at the same time. The band presented a Halloween concert in the cafeteria of the Simcoe St. school Oct. 30. They teamed with the school’s culinary department with a chicken dinner, complete with salad and potatoes, served to the over 150 people in attendance. Parents donated raffle prizes and desserts with the Halloween concert serving as a fundraiser for the band’s upcoming trip to Nashville, Tennessee
later in the school year. The band performed approximately ten songs at the Oct. 30 Halloween concert, directed by teacher and band leader Randy Lefrancois. “The band played great,” Lefrancois said after the performance. “We had an excellent crowd.” Lefrancois praised the crowd interaction during the performance. He said they are committed to the band. “I’m proud of my band,” he said. The North Star High School band is now planning for a performance closer to the Christmas holidays. “We rehearse twice a week – Tuesdays and Thursdays,” said Lefrancois.
Expect to see a group of trees in the south end of King’s Navy Yard Park to be cut down soon. Red “X’s” have been placed on approximately 14 trees in the park, mainly on evergreen and spruce trees. The reason is being attributed to the upcoming work on the extension of the park to the former Duffy’s lands. “When we do some of the shoreline work for the Duffy’s lands, we are going to have to take down some of the trees,” said director of parks, facilities, recreation and culture Heidi Baillargeon. According to Baillargeon, some of the trees “are not in the best shape” and there are elevation changes between the current King’s Navy Yard Park and the extension lands. Work has to occur to join the two properties including infilling and grading to make it easier for people to access the new extension, Baillargeon indicated. Baillargeon said new trees will be planted according to the town’s “twofor-one” policy. She said she understands how contentious the tree debate is in Amherstburg and there will be attempts to save other trees in the area, including three oak trees which she said the contractor has been told not to touch. “The (construction) contract is out
Shown are some of the trees that are planned to be cut in Navy Yard Park. The town plans to start work on the extension in that area.
for tender right now,” said Baillargeon. “For every tree we take down, we’ll plant two more.” Town council recently approved $3,060,000 in funding for shoreline work, site serving and basic landscaping on the former Duffy’s properties. “The trees will be part of the plan as the project unfolds,” Baillargeon pledged.
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Mayor explains recently passed procedural bylaw By Ron Giofu While there have been concerns the town’s new procedural bylaw limits the public’s ability to ask questions during meetings, the mayor is stating he believes it can actually lead to more informed discussion. The town’s new procedural bylaw was passed in late summer, and contains revisions including a member of the public needing unanimous consent of town council should they not be a delegate but want to ask a question. “Should a member of the public wish to raise a matter not currently before the assembly, any Member can champion the cause of the resident by raising such a matter during New Business and request that an administrative report follow. That said, when requesting administrative reports, the assembly should seek to balance the interests of the party requesting the information
with associated area work plans and resourcing available. This may entail setting aside or re-prioritizing some endeavours so that the new initiative may come forward first. Additionally, administration responds to resident concerns on a daily basis and are well versed in providing adequate responses and answers to many resident concerns which may not require advancement before the assembly in order that an appropriate reply be provided,” a report from clerk Kevin Fox stated. Other changes include expanding the release of the agenda ten days prior to a meeting from about four or five days, and the ability to extend a meeting from 10 p.m. but no later than 11 p.m. “In order that this does not encourage redundancy on what is shared, it still encourages groups of individuals to elect a spokesperson rather than hear a number of delegations with the same information, seeking to once more
balance accountable local government with efficiency in meetings,” the report states. Mayor Michael Prue said people were asking council questions from the gallery on a number of items. “The meetings tended to, on occasion, be dysfunctional,” said Mayor Michael Prue. “It was difficult. Most councils don’t do that.” Prue said he asked for something that “worked better” and a report came back. “I was quite surprised,” he said. “Not one person made a comment. Not one member of the public spoke on it. Not one member of council spoke to it. It passed without any debate.” Prue recalled it not being an issue for two meetings but at the meeting that followed, a resident question could not
be asked because two members of council didn’t vote to allow a question. “Council can still hear from someone, but it has to have unanimous consent,” he said. The ten-day period from the original agenda release until the meeting allows for residents to have more time to get on the agenda should they have an issue with anything town council will discuss. Expanding the number of delegates from four to ten on an item allows for more people to be heard, he said. “If more people want to come, we want to hear them. We just want them to be informed,” he said. Prue said he hasn’t heard any complaints made about the new bylaw, but noted that, like other policies or bylaws, they can be reconsidered.
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Residents on Boblo Island may be able to get back and forth from their homes to the mainland via the car ferry soon. The ferry was not back in service by the time this issue went to press early Tuesday afternoon, with it going out of service Oct. 27. According to a Monday evening e-mail sent by Amico general manager Sandra Couloufis that was obtained by the RTT, they were scheduled for “sea trials” midafternoon Tuesday and “a return to full service Wednesday afternoon.” An e-mail sent to residents Sunday indicated the Amherstburg Ferry Company, which operates under Amico’s umbrella, had hoped to get the ferry operational late Tuesday. “We understand and sincerely appreciate everyone’s continued patience,” a Monday evening e-mail read. Couloufis indicated in a Sunday e-mail they had “a very productive weekend.” The Monday e-mail said a new assembly, shaft and bearing arrived that day, a test fit was completed and installed by mid-day Monday. “The Canadian Coast Guard representative was on site mid-day and confirmed that the radio was in good working condition. He requested a further upgrade the requirement of which becomes effective by March 2024. We acknowledge same and ordered the additional marine radio,” Monday’s e-mail stated. Transport Canada electrical specialists had completing inspections and they were scheduled to return Tuesday for machinery and compliance inspections. “They were satisfied with the work completed however requested some additional modification to the electrical system which we are presently undertaking and anticipate to have completed by Tuesday evening. They have been scheduled to come to the ferry for a followup inspection on Wednesday morning,” she wrote. Couloufis added Monday: “In consideration of the extensive and on-going interaction with Transport Canada (documentation of work completed, “in person” meetings and phone calls) we are confident that there Luxury 1 & 2 bedroom condominiums is alignment on the scope available for sale or lease and quality of the work performed and as such are confident that the inspections will be successful.” The pontoon boat was still used to provide service until the ferry was running. Mayor Michael Prue, a Boblo resident, will not be attending a health unit meeting because of his car being on the island. He said a wooden ramp assisted residents get from the pontoon boat to the island but when hydro crews had to attend, that ramp almost had to be dismantled but they were able to carry the parts needed to complete Jason Brown Shelby Harris their work.
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Play to your strengths to reach your goals, Aries. You do not have to change much about yourself to get ahead. In fact, people will appreciate you being honest about who you are. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, do not worry about being passionate about what you do. If you weren’t this passionate, you may not be able to persuade others to listen up and follow your suggestions.
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GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may not have had the entire story, but you certainly will get it this week. It’s up to you to make up your mind how you want to act on the information you gather. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 For some reason you are really interested in a friend or family member’s behavior and comings and goings, Cancer. Are you having trust issues? Give them the benefit of the doubt. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, this week’s cosmic energy could see you pushing some boundaries. It’s fine to take risks as long as you have someone to pull you back if you go a bit too far. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 A romantic adventure may prove the catalyst for change in your life, Virgo. Many exciting prospects are ahead if you allow yourself to get swept along in the momentum of your feelings. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Unchecked anxiety can lead you down a slippery slope, Libra. It’s not easy facing new situations, but worrying about things before it is necessary will not do right now. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you are no stranger to psychic feelings. This week you know what a loved one is thinking and want to help this person out in any way you can. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you cannot control the world or others’ behaviors. All you can do is control how you react to situations. Don’t be sidetracked by noisy distractions in the days ahead. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you have been making pleasure and play time your priority of late. It’s now time to get down to business. Own up to your responsibilities. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Unraveling old patterns or actions will be good for you right now, Aquarius. If you can’t do it on your own, work with a friend or therapist to get to the root of any issues. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, think about collaborating with others to bring out the best in yourself. In fact, you might find any group activity transformative. Don’t shy away from these ventures. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS NOVEMBER 5 - Odell Beckham, Jr., Athlete (31) NOVEMBER 6 - Emma Stone, Actress (35) NOVEMBER 7 - Adam DeVine, Actor (40) NOVEMBER 8 - Erica Mena, Model (36) NOVEMBER 9 - French Montana, Rapper (39) NOVEMBER 10 - Taron Egerton, Actor (34) NOVEMBER 11 - Jon Batiste, Musician (37)
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Rev. Gene Alfred Lotz addresses Essex County Council along with veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Remembrance Day observed as part of county council meeting By Fred Groves A special Remembrance Day ceremony was held prior to the commencement of last Wednesday’s county council meeting in which LaSalle Deputy Mayor and veteran Michael Acpata welcomed guests who were representing the Royal Canadian Legion. The guests pinned poppies to county council members and author Rev. Gene Alfred Lotz who presented his two books based on 1,300 biographies of local veterans to Warden Hilda MacDonald. “If each of us wears a poppy and makes a donation, we can make a difference,” said MacDonald. She also acknowledged Akpata by saying, “thank you for your dedication, Deputy Mayor Akpata.” Future is bright for tourism industry Gordon Orr, executive director of Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island made a presentation outlining what the organization has accomplished in the past and a look ahead into 2024. “We do have much to celebrate,” said Orr. That includes he said, the fact that 2.1 million visitors have gone to the local tourism website over the past year and in 2022, there were at least 10,000 jobs accredited to tourism. Ahead in the coming year, more influence from out-of-market partnerships and a new promotional video called “We Go Together,” that highlights both what is referred to city lights and county sites. Referencing how Covid-19 impacted the local tourism industry, Tecumseh Mayor Gary MacNamara commented, “thanks for your leadership through some difficult times.” Highway 3 expansion brings queries about agriculture equipment County council received a report in regards to the Ministry of
Transportation’s Phase. 3 which will see Highway 3 expanded from two to four lanes for an additional 15.7 kilometers from Essex to Leamington. Included in the report was the closing of four roads, which according to Kyle Saulnier is primarily for safety. “As a retired farmer, I have concerns about the closing of those intersections,” said Leamington Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke. Saulnier said that a scheduled meeting Thursday was being held to address several issues. New vehicles for EMS Justin Lammers, the new chief of Essex-Windsor EMS brought forth a pre-budget item, which was approved, which will see the hiring of six more paramedics. Also approved was the purchase through the 2024 budget of eight new ambulances, three new emergency response vehicles and one pickup truck with conversion, all for a total of close to $2 million plus HST. Notices of Motion Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara brought forward a Notice of Motion for the November 15 meeting requesting the amount spent on the recent attempt to upload waste collection from the individual municipalities to the county. “I think the taxpayers of Essex County need to know how much money was spent,” said McNamara. County CAO Sandra Zwiers said that fees paid to consultants were known, however, the amount of time spent by county staff could be just an estimate. Amherstburg Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb will be bringing forward a Notice of Motion to see if the previous physician recruitment position could be restored. LaSalle Mayor Crystal Meloche’s notice of motion for November 15 will look into why county councillors are not getting agendas seven days ahead of the meeting.
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Once he is able to get his car to the mainland, Prue said he will consider leaving it there for a couple of days
properly. The mayor added he planned to bring the issue up to his council colleagues.
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“Witches Walk” aids food mission
Quarry to build tunnel under Howard Ave.
A witches walk was held on Boblo Island Oct. 29 and it raised food and monetary donations for the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission.
By Ron Giofu A tunnel is going to be built along Howard Ave. to accommodate expanding operation of a local quarry. Essex County council approved the construction of the tunnel under Howard Ave. (County Road 9). In a report from Karyn Templin, the county’s manager of design and construction, the request of county council was to authorize a road user and easement agreement. Templin pointed out Walker Aggregates Inc. owns the quarry along Howard Ave and is currently active on the west side of the road. They will “become active on the eastern side of County Road 9 as well,” Templin added. “Given the operations of the quarry on both the western and eastern sides of County Road 9, and the need to constantly move vehicles, equipment, product, etc. across County Road 9, Walker has approached the county about constructing the tunnel under County Road 9,” Templin stated in her report. A detour road will be built during tunnel construction, she noted. According to Templin, not allowing the tunnel to be constructed “is likely to have negative impacts” on Howard Ave, as a “constant flow of vehicles, equipment, and product over County Road 9” will impact traffic and cause damage to the road and create safety concerns. She pointed out Walker Aggregates agreed to enter into the road user and easement agreement that will address the quarry paying for all construction, insurance and maintenance costs and paying an annual fee for use of the county’s road allowance. County solicitor David Sundin said the tunnel and detour road is at the expense of the quarry while the project is being completed. The detour road would be returned to the quarry once the road is re-opened. “On the legal side, we’re focused on ensuring the agreement results in the quarry paying for anything and everything relating to the construction of the tunnel, assuming all liability for the tunnel and being liable for the eventual closure and disposal of the tunnel when it is no longer required,” said Sundin. Calling the tunnel project “very unique,” Sundin added the county is working on modifying its standard road use agreement. County council approved the construction of the tunnel and the agreement unanimously.
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By Ron Giofu Residents of Bois Blanc Island got into the Halloween spirit recently and the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission were the beneficiaries. Sandi Villeneuve and Anne Heaton helped organize the Oct. 29 “Witches Walk” event on the island and they dropped off the non-perishable food items and monetary donations at the mission last Friday afternoon. There was enough food to fill three rolling carts, with that having been collected by “Witches Walk” participants as they walked from home to home. Villeneuve said it will become an annual thing on Bois Blanc Island, pointing out “Witches Walks” happen in other island communities with Grosse Isle and Pelee Island as examples. About 13 witches and one warlock participated, with Villeneuve. They did a dance to a German song then headed out onto the walk around the north end of the island. As they walked, residents brought their donations out. “We’re definitely going to do it again next year,” said Villeneuve. Early plans for 2024 call for a bonfire and chili cookoff in the area of the island near the marina. “We’ll be taking donations again,” said Villeneuve. Mission vice president Zainia Brockett said they were pleased to accept the donation and grateful to the island residents.
“The mission is very happy to have received the donation,” said Brockett. “On behalf of (president) Tim (McAllister) and the board of directors, we’re thankful to received these items because they are going to go a long way in helping people.” Brockett said the mission welcomes other groups and organizations who are interested in assisting the mission. “We encourage anyone else who wants to help with fundraisers like this to do so to help those in need,” she said. For more information, call 519-736-9140 or visit www.aburgmission.ca
Sandi Villeneuve (far left) and Anne Heaton (far right) present food items to mission board member Jill Kanwischer and vice president Zainia Brockett.
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Admirals captain Derek Berdusco (5) tangles with Blades’ Brad McAlpine during Saturday night’s game (left). Branch 157 of the Royal Canadian Legion held a special ceremony prior to the start of the game (above).
By Fred Groves Amherstburg Admirals’ Dallas Kelly certainly knows the meaning of commitment and dedication. The rookie forward had a goal, his first in a regular season junior game, and an assist as the Admirals came up short 5-3 to the visiting Blenheim Blades last Saturday night at the Libro Centre. “He’s been getting a lot of ice time as a 16-year-old, he’s playing amazingly,” said Amherstburg head coach Beau Hunter. Kelly was the Admirals’ representative at the Prospects Game in Wingham earlier on Saturday where he scored and quickly returned to suit up for Amherstburg. “He travelled three-and-a-half hours back to get into the lineup. I didn’t expect him to play. He wanted to play and that’s the kind of mentality we need on our team,” said Hunter. With veterans Connor Demelo and Drake McGowan still out with injuries, Hunter has had to juggle his lineup and opted to move rookie defenceman Travis
Knight and veteran Jaxon Boucher up to forward. Knight responded with an assist on Max Evans’ late third period goal. “They did excellent. It’s hard to get mad at guys when they are playing new positions,” said Hunter. Blenheim came into the game in second place in the West Stobbs Division and hit the scoresheet midway through the first on Tate Bowden’s first of two. Goals by Blades captain Craig Spence and one with 18 seconds left in the opening frame by Joey Hayter gave the visitors a lopsided 4-0 lead after 20 minutes. “That was my message after the first period in the dressing room that we have to play 60 minutes. We always come out slow and get down a bit,” said Hunter. The second and third periods belonged entirely to the Admirals as Kelly scored on the powerplay to make it 4-1 after two and in the third veteran Jeremy Desbiens notched his first of the year. Kelly had a good chance earlier in the game when, aggressively forechecking, stole the puck and tried to slip one past Blades’ goalie Owen Lemieux.
Hunter admitted the first intermission message was not filled with pleasantries. “It had nothing to do with lack of skill, just lack of effort. They need to come mentally prepared to play.” Defensively the hosts were much better the latter two periods as defenceman Jadyn Brown had a nifty poke check to break up an offensive threat and goalie Josh Courtney made a big pad save on Brek Rainey’s breakaway. Blenheim did not score in the second period and the only tally they managed in the third came when Alec Webster scored into the empty net as Courtney was pulled in favour of an extra attacker. Prior to the start of Saturday night’s game Branch 157 of the Royal Canadian Legion held a special ceremony including a puck dropping and playing of the bag pipes to commemorate Remembrance Day. Slipping to 2-12, the Admirals were in Essex on Tuesday night after this issue of the River Town Times went to press. They travel to Dresden this Friday to take on the Kings. There are no home games in Amherstburg this upcoming weekend.
Wolves rout Massey 49-6 in North Star’s Homecoming Game By Ron Giofu The North Star Wolves senior football team improved to 3-2 on the WECSSAA Tier 2 season in dominant fashion last Friday night. The Wolves hosted the Massey Mustangs at the Libro Centre in what was North Star’s homecoming game and won 49-6. The result of the game was in little doubt from the first quarter onward, as North Star piled up points quickly. The first touchdown of the game was courtesy of Ashton Fevreau, who returned the opening kickoff to the Massey end zone to give his team a quick 6-0 lead. The Wolves scored two more first quarter touchdowns. After a 30-yard touchdown run by Kyle Jones, who played at quarterback Friday night, was wiped out on a penalty, Fevreau scored his second touchdown of the
North Star’s Steven Craner (15) runs in to celebrate with Noah Abreau (5) after the latter caught a 14-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter last Friday night at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg.
game on a 35-yard run. The third touchdown of the game came on a drive that started with an Xavier Smethurst fumble recovery and ended when Smethurst connected
with receiver Noah Abreau on a 14-yard scoring strike during a fake end-around. North Star added three more touchdowns in the second quarter, these
three all converted by Steven Craner. The first of three second quarter touchdowns came after a Craner interception and a subsequent drive that was capped by a one-yard touchdown plunge by Jones. Drew Shank found the end zone later in the second quarter, also from a yard out, with special teams again factoring in on a score for the next touchdown as Fevreau took a punt approximately 50 yards to the end zone. The latter touchdown and convert gave the Wolves a 39-0 halftime advantage. Craner added a 22-yard field goal in the third quarter while Jones scampered 32 yards on a quarterback keeper in the fourth quarter to make it 49-0. Massey got a touchdown with under three minutes left in the fourth quarter on a 36-yard passing play with the convert being no good.
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Abreau was pleased to find the end zone in the game and believed he and his teammates gained confidence with the win. The team faces a tough challenge next week against undefeated L’Essor but Abreau believes they can win if they play their game. “This game gives us a bit of confidence heading into the game against L’Essor,” he said. As for the win against Massey, Abreau said it “was a good game but we should have kept the penalties down.” The win likely means North Star qualifies for a WECSSAA Tier 2 bowl game, which Abreau said the Wolves wanted to do for new head coach Joel Charron. “What a game,” said Charron. Charron said the Wolves did exactly what they wanted to do in Friday night’s game. “We took control right from the opening kickoff,” said Charron. The win was “massive” for the North Star football program, he added, and that he was proud much of the team was able to get into the game. Multiple players found the end zone, Charron stated, and he was proud of how everyone played. The Wolves did amass over 100 yards in penalties and he said they need to clean that up going forward, especially with the bowl game likely next week. Charron credited the entire coaching staff for getting the team ready to play against Massey. “They did a great job,” said Charron. The game versus L’Essor is the regular season finale and kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Thursday evening back at Holy Names Catholic High School, where they played their first three games.
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The season is over for the North Star Wolves senior boys volleyball team. North Star travelled to Leamington Monday afternoon for a quarterfinal match with the Leamington Lions, the latter having been 10-0 and in first place in the WECSSAA Tier 1 regular season. The Wolves fell by scores of 25-13, 25-13 and 25-14, and that loss eliminated them from the playoffs. The junior Wolves also were eliminated in three straight sets Monday night, with their loss coming in Kingsville. The Wolves opened the playoffs with a close fiveset win over the visiting Cardinal Carter Cougars last Thursday evening. Cardinal Carter pulled away at the end of the first set to win 25-18 but North Star quickly put things together and won the next two sets somewhat handily, 25-10 and 25-17. The Wolves looked to be in control of the fourth set and led 18-13 at one point before the Cougars took a timeout. Cardinal Carter came back to tie the game at several points, including when they were a point away from defeat. The Cougars won a lengthy fourth set 33-31 to force a fifth and deciding set, but North Star put the match away by winning it 15-12. North Star captain Rhys Sharman said they had their difficulty out of the gate but rebounded. “We didn’t get off to a good start in the first set,” he said. “In the second and third sets, we figured out what we needed to do.” The Wolves were mentally and physically drained in the fourth set, he added, and let it get away but they were able to “get the job done” in the fifth and deciding set. “That took a lot of mental toughness,” said Sharman. The match with Cardinal Carter gave the Wolves a
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North Star’s Traven Fines (8) goes up for a block during the Wolves’ playoff win over Cardinal Carter last Thursday evening.
lot of confidence, he believed. He added the second and third sets were likely the best volleyball the team has played all season. “They dug deep, they played hard,” added Nikki Maxey, who coaches the team with Eric Campbell. Maxey added the Cardinal Carter match was the team’s best of the season to that point. “It came at the right time,” she said last Thursday.
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IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memory
Tom (Hendy) Henderson July 9th, 1923
The family of the late Tom (Hendy) Henderson, who passed away peacefully on July 9th 2023, would like to thank our family and friends for all the prayers, cards, floral tributes and donations to Windsor Humane Society. Mary Lou and family. Look out Heaven....he now has Angel Wings.
Michael Matte NoveMber 8, 2014
berNie coloMbe NoveMber 26, 2020
Thinking of all your times together Playing catch in the backyard Teaching you to swing a bat or pitch a ball. We’ll remember that. Watching the games on T.V. or from the stands Meeting the Tigers on the field Your times just sitting and talking about life. We’ll remember them. Most of all when we watch Little Michael Bernard Harvey grow. We’ll remember YOU.
Thomas Norman Paisley
Born 12-17-50 Raised my his mother, June Paisley, along with his three siblings; John Westray Paisley 1948, Nancy Dawn (Suzie) Paisley 1954, Sandra Lynn Paisley 1961 He left us too soon, but he did so knowing that this year, because of DNA testing, he found another sister. Mary Elizabeth LaLonde 1964. Tommy—he was always Tommy to Suzie, Sandra and I— had an idyllic childhood up until 1962. It was then that our parents separated. The two girls were too young to really know what was happening. Until then, Tommy and I ran wide with the neighborhood boys through the back woods along the Pike Road east of town. When our father, John Norman Paisley, was the Maintenance Superintendent for BobLo, we lived on the island in the north blockhouse, for two summers. We had the run of the island, learned to swim and fish off the “big and little docks”. We learned to hunt rabbits and guinea hens—and shoot skunks with our 410 and 12 gauge shotguns. The two of us camped overnight in the woods on the north end, and caused the occasional mischief with our dog who had a habit of chasing the island ponies at the wrong times. During one of our trips across the Amherstburg Channel in the HE Gory, on our way to school, Tommy and I were left alone and set adrift on the tug. We were both nervous as we were floating downstream in the main freighter channel. Both of us had learned how to steer the tug, but the usual vernors’ wooden crate that we stood on, was not to be found. We were shortly rescued by a very angry father. In 1962 we moved out of the Pike Road house to Amherstburg, when I started high school. Tom and the two girls had to switch elementary schools—from Malden to Amherstburg. This likely affected him more than it did our sisters. He was eleven and it would be harder to make new friends. Tom had a late calendar birthday—December 17, 1950. He was a very young 13 years old when he started high school in September, 1964. He made the junior basketball team his first year, when most of his teammates were two or three years older and, twenty pounds heavier than him. Our mother worked hard to keep us stable and good citizens. Tom and I did our best to get along in our cramped quarters, and stay out of trouble. We shared a small bedroom with bunk beds—there was very little privacy, and we coveted our own things—especially our clothes. Our family of five lived in a small bungalow on Main Street—life went on and we felt okay. Some may have said we were poor—living in Warren Park—but we never felt poor. We learned self-reliance and a certain toughness at a young age. Sometimes that toughness was learned from each other. In our adult years Tom enjoyed telling the story about how I saved him from a beating by a neighborhood kid. I came upon the two scrappers and lifted the kid off him. Tom said to the kid, “you’re in trouble now— my big brother is here.” Tom was wearing one of my good shirts—like he always did. I told him to give me my grass stained shirt. He did—after which, I let the kid go finish his fight. For some reason he always relished telling that story over the years more than I liked hearing it. The two of us never really fought—we were too busy trying to survive. We all worked at odd jobs when we could. Our mother made sure that we stayed out of trouble. I don’t remember any real arguments—if there were—June ended them quickly. High school for Tom, wasn’t a happy place. He couldn’t be a focused student—he was too young, and as a result he had to repeat grade nine. These things don’t happen today—kids are assessed based on their age before they even start elementary school. Tom struggled through grade ten and at age 17 he had had enough school—he was going to get a job. Tom didn’t fail—he was smart, but the educational system at the time failed him. He eventually landed a job at SKD on a punch press and then learned how to weld. After a couple
of years doing press work at the school of hard knocks Tom became very focused. He soon became a union leader, and then a production manager when the company was purchased. Tom moved his family to Cambridge Ontario, where he joined Butler Polymet as their plant manager. Some years later he joined the PE group, Industrial Operating Partners. This move began his journey in becoming one of their operating partners and CEO turnaround expert. Tom married Patti Maloney in 1970 and started their own family in Amherstburg. We didn’t get together much as a family once Tom and Patti moved to Lenoir North Carolina, with Heath and Aimee, but they always came back to our family high school graduations and weddings. When we were all together as a family—there was always a lot of laughter. Our personal paths didn’t cross in business, but we would kept in touch by phone or email. We were both very busy working and traveling. We met in Detroit a couple times for dinner while he was managing Davis Industries, in Plymouth Michigan. We had some common associates and he helped our son, who was entering a similar business arena, with some contacts and advice. In 1993, at our daughter’s high school graduation party—Tom was punked—Tom’s close friends will relate to the term as it was his nickname with his Amherstburg buddies. I had moved my family to Grosse Ile on the water and we had a small boat. Tom and Heath were looking out at the water toward Canada, and my best friend Terry, came around the corner acting drunk. Terry proceeded to tell Tom that I made a lot of money smuggling cigarettes across the river in my boat, and that I never paid him for the last haul. Tom immediately defended my honour and stood up to his slanderous allegations. “That’s my brother you’re talking about and he wouldn’t do that,” he said, with his fists clenched. Suzie stepped in just in time to save Terry from a bloody nose, and told Tom who Terry really was. Tom started to smile then laughed…Heath’s comment to Terry was, “man you’re good!” Time moved on—Tom’s career grew and solidified—he became a respected leader of men. He was a great mentor for many younger leaders and he loved to teach. Tom knew how to talk to anyone at any level. His, was a courageous journey in developing his personal skills that started in grade nine, where his 1964 yearbook quoted goal was: “I want to be less shy”. Tom had a high “Emotional Quotient”. He had a unique—and born with ability—to connect with anyone—board members and the people on the shop floor. This ability served him well at all of the businesses he was engaged with. His kids married and grandsons arrived. Tom retired and became comfortable without any stressful business battles to fight. He immersed himself into his family—with a deep love to share and teach them. Life was great in North Carolina and full of family love and laughter. In 2015 Tom’s life took a tragic turn when he was faced with the prospect of diabetes related amputations. During the last eight years of his courageous struggle, he never gave up on Patti, his kids and grandsons, Chance and Camden. He stayed fully dedicated and engaged in their happiness and well being, till his passing on October 25, 2023. For me, this cathartic story has come too late—I should have talked about these things with him sooner, but I believe he is hearing me now. Tommy, please know that we will talk about you, and think about you, so you will never really be gone from us. Love you brother, Wes.
In 1999 our family gathered for Aimee’s wedding in North Carolina.
In 2005 Tom and his family came back to Amherstburg to share in a memorial for our collective veteran family members who had passed.
Four generations of Paisleys.
Cousins—Christa, Heath, Michael
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In Loving Memory of
Jason McLean May 17, 1975 - November 10, 2015
Jason it’s been 8 years since you left us Beautiful memories are wonderful things. They last till the longest day. They never wear out or get lost and can never be given away. To some you may be forgotten, To others a part of the past. But to us who loved and lost you Your memory will always last. Love Dad, Claudette & Tim, Jaxon, Dylynn, Mikayla, Noah, Kristy & Dan Ryken, Jordyn, Wes & Julia & Scotlyn
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Gold medal won by South County U22 girls hockey team
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The South County U22 Yellow hockey team won gold in the recent Remembrance Day Classic.
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The South County U22 Yellow Hockey team brought home a gold
medal from the Grand River Mustangs Remembrance Day Classic, this past weekend (Friday, November 3, 2023 – Sunday, November 5, 2023) in Arthur and Fergus. The team started out strong on Friday night in Arthur, with both Sophia Aspila and Sam Connell scoring goals to secure a 2-0 win. This game was fast with fantastic defense, passing and a fabulous performance from guest goaltender, Paige Houle. Saturday, the team traveled to Fergus and played against tough competition from Oakville with Sam Connell scoring another goal with the game ending in a tie. Early Sunday morning against
Guelph, in a high scoring game, the team lost 5-3 with Rylee Varney scoring twice, one a wraparound goal, and Sam Connell lighting up the rink with her fast feet and fabulous puck handling. They closed out the weekend on Sunday in the gold medal game that ended with a 3-1-win. Rylee Varney, Sam Connell and Cassidy Atkinson put the puck in the net to win the team the gold. Great goaltending from guest goalie Abby Baird. All the players made a significant contribution to the team’s success working together to bring home the gold. The weekend was a great success.
U13 teams from Amherstburg, Erie North Shore assist Harrow Community Pantry By Ron Giofu The Erie North Shore U13 hockey team has done its part for the Harrow Community Pantry and enlisted their counterparts in Amherstburg to help them. The Erie North Shore Storm team partnered with the Amherstburg Stars U13 last Friday night prior to the two teams facing off in their 8 p.m. game at Harrow Arena, won by Erie North Shore 5-1. Proceeds benefitted the Harrow Community Pantry, a structure located in front of Harrow Arena that assists those in need in the area. “This is the first time we’ve collaborated,” said Kevin Mutterback, a fundraising lead for the Erie North Shore team. Mutterback said the Storm are no strangers to assisting the Harrow Community Pantry, as this is their third year supporting it. He said they went canvassing in the Harrow area Oct. 21
and that was part of their donation last Friday night with the team also going out Saturday to canvass for non-perishable food donations in the Kingsville area. The Storm decided to involve the Amherstburg team, with members of the Stars’ team encouraged to bring cans and other food items to help out. “All of the kids grew up together,” said Mutterback, of involving the Amherstburg Stars. Mutterback said his team sees people pull up to the pantry at least twice per week, so they are learning about assisting those in need. “They love giving back,” said Mutterback. Max Clifford, a coach with the Amherstburg Stars U13 team, said coaches helped him a lot while he was younger, so he wants to give back to the younger players. He said the Stars are also interested in helping those less fortunate as the cans and non-perishable food
items go back into the community. “We were asked by the other team to
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The Amherstburg and Erie North Shore U13 hockey teams made a donation to the Harrow Community Pantry last Friday night.
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Unique fundraiser supports Kidney Foundation By Fred Groves It is amazing what can be created in just one hour. Visitors to “Artilicious” were amazed at the artistic talent last Saturday afternoon at the Event Centre on Front Road in LaSalle. It was not only a fundraiser for the Kidney Foundation but a showcase of some of the best artisans in the region including a group of brave painters. On a raised platform in the middle of the event, Glen Donaldson, Tyler Basarac, Stephanie Mason, Deborah Kloss, Krystin Hartford, Maude Chalifour and Cara Ashpole took paint to canvas and within 60 minutes came up with a masterpiece.
Tyler Basarac, 16, carefully works on his art while fellow competitor Glen Donaldson is busy with his painting.
“This has been going on since 2014,” said Kidney Foundation Fund Development Officer Shannon Van Watteghem-Levasseur. “We re-branded
it in 2107. It used to be called Pasta Fest. We decided to combine the food and add the aspect of art.” Over 20 artists attended Artilicious on Saturday and that was expected to raise as much as $5,000 for what Van Wattenghem-Levasseur said was to help offset costs for those who are suffering through kidney diseases. “We at the Kidney Foundation have programs such as short-term financial assistance,” she said. Van Wattenghem-Levasseur stated that when patients have to leave the region to get care, the Foundation has funds to help cover expenses which at times could include accommodation. There are also 13 different programs, with facilitators to help those who
have recently been diagnosed, who are waiting to get on the transplant list, who are going through stress of after transplant and for teens who may be suffering through issues differently. Basarac, who is just 16-years-old, and lives in Belle River, was the winner of the audience-judged live painting competition which was followed by an interesting display of graffiti art by well-known Windsor artist Briana Benore. “Each of the artists are also donating a piece of their art to be silently auctioned off,” said an appreciative Van Wattenghem-Levasseur. This year’s Artilicious included great food, and entertainment.
Local boxers do well at provincial championships
SUBMITTED PHOTO Dawson Woltz Raby (left) won a silver medal at the recent provincial amateur boxing tournament while Curtis Realba (right) won a gold medal. Not pictured is Tiago Baltiero, who captured bronze.
By Ron Giofu A trio of fighters from Amherstburg’s Fighting Island Boxing Club (FIBC) returned home with medals from the recent provincial championships. Curtis Realba, 13, won a gold medal at the tournament while Dawson Woltz Raby, 25, captured a silver medal. Tiago Baltiero captured a bronze medal in the senior division at the tournament. The provincial tournament was held Oct. 26-29 in Brampton. Raby said both he and Realba fought the same day (Oct. 27). They left on a
Thursday and their fights were on the Friday. He added he fought in the evening and was nervous most of the day. Once the bell rang, he was ready to go. “I just wanted to get in there and do my best,” said Raby. It was the fourth fight for Raby, and FIBC owner/coach Joe LeBlanc said Raby had a good start to the fight. “He dominated the first round,” said LeBlanc. “Even though I lost, I had a good fight,” added Raby. Realba said he wasn’t nervous for his fight but not overconfident either, adding “I was in the middle.” He believed it was the best fight of his young boxing career, and it was also his fourth fight. LeBlanc said a lot of what the sport is about is mental. Once a fighter gets selfconfidence and believes in themselves going into a fight, things get easier for them. Realba said he wants to improve the angles he takes in the ring while Raby said he wants to stop being as nervous about his opponents. He said the best part of going to a tournament is being able to relax afterward, with LeBlanc stating many become friends afterward due to the mutual respect they earn while being in the ring together. LeBlanc said it is not uncommon for boxers to take over a hotel when they come to town for a tournament and it was no different in Brampton. “Boxers are all business,” he said. Realba and Raby are too young to go to the national tournament but LeBlanc said they will be fighting again in London this weekend. Baltiero was not on hand last Thursday for the interview. “We are the smallest (municipality) in the entire province with a boxing club,” added LeBlanc. “We always have winners. It’s a tough town.”
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