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Town doesn’t want “Strong Mayor” powers By Ron Giofu
Approximately 1,300 gymnasts and their coaches from around Ontario came to the Libro Centre in Amherstburg last weekend for the 2025 Ontario Gymnastics Championships. One of the participants was Cameron Meloche, an 11-year-old boy from Amherstburg. He competed last Thursday and participated again Saturday evening in an “all-stars” event. He shows his skills on the rings (left) and on vault during last Saturday’s portion of the event. The gymnastics championships were sponsored by Rose City Gymnastics.
Top provincial gymnasts compete in Amherstburg By Ron Giofu
Flips, twirls, vaults and balancing were demonstrated en masse last weekend at the Libro Centre. The 2025 Ontario Gymnastics Championships returned to Amherstburg with events running last Thursday through Sunday. Events were split between the main arena pad now that the ice has been removed and the indoor sports field nearby. The event was sponsored by Rose City Gymnastics with president Diana Giorgi saying upwards of
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1,300 athletes participated. There were 900 or so female athletes participating with approximately 400 male athletes joining them. Giorgi estimated that 5,000 spectators from all over Ontario viewed the competition. Female athletes ranged from Levels 6-10 while male athletes went from young gymnasts to national calibre competitors. It was co-presented by Gymnastics Ontario. “It’s a really good event for us to host,” said Giorgi.
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If it’s up to the Town of Amherstburg, “Strong Mayor” powers are not welcome. Town council unanimously approved a motion from Councillor Molly Allaire during its lengthy meeting which, in part, called for the town to be removed by the Ontario government from the list of municipalities getting such powers. Mayor Michael Prue had the matter added to the April 14 town council agenda after receiving correspondence from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing last week informing him of the proposal to expand “Strong Mayor” powers to 169 more municipalities. That includes all Essex County municipalities. Prue predicted it will be decided by the province to put such powers in place, regardless of what the town wanted. “I think as far as the province is concerned, it’s a done deal,” he said Monday night, later adding “it’s not clear, even if we oppose it, whether (the province) will impose it or not.” The Amherstburg mayor told the public at the meeting that he was surprised to get the letter, which arrived last Thursday. He said the province wanted the town’s response by today (Wednesday). “This came like a bolt out of the blue,” he said. The letter from Minister Rob Flack states he was pleased to inform heads of council “that our government intends to expand strong mayor powers to your municipality.” “Our government’s expectation is that you will make use of these powers in a similar way, supporting provincial priorities that will help our province and our communities grow,” Flack’s letter says.
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