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“Sunshine List” released for 2025 By Ron Giofu
The “Sunshine List” is out for another year. The list, mandated to be released by provincial legislation, shows all public sector employees in Ontario that earned $100,000 or more in the previous year. There were a total of 34 staff members from the Town of Amherstburg that made the list in 2025, with two on the town’s list cracking the $200,000 mark. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Valerie Critchley earned $230,218.96 in 2025 while Deputy CAO/director of development services Melissa Osborne earned $208,226.35 last year. Deputy Fire Chief Jason Durocher had a 2025 salary listed at $192,212.42 while District Chief Andrew Challans’ salary was listed at $190,890.58. District Chief Randy Wismer earned $189,172.20 in 2025. Director of parks, recreation and culture Heidi Baillargeon, director of corporate services/treasurer Tracy Prince and director of engineering and infrastructure services Antonietta Giofu each earned $186,232.90 in 2025. District chief Rick Wismer made $178,326.86 while fire chief Michael Mio earned $166,169.84. Fire training officer Nick D’Amore earned $157,609 while fire prevention officer Mario Fiorito earned $154,012.08. Manager of roads and fleet Eric Chamberlain earned $140,743.82. Manager of planning services Christopher Aspila earned $140,643.82 last year, as did chief building official/manager of building services Angelo Avolio, manager of human resources Donna Drouillard, manager of financial services and deputy chief financial officer Yufang Du, manager of environmental services Dwayne Grondin, manager of engineering Todd Hewitt, manager of information technology Jordan Long, and deputy fire chief Ron Meloche.
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The Town of Amherstburg received $838,000 from the province’s Trade-Impacted Communities Program (TICP) with the announcement being Monday morning. From left: Councillor Linden Crain, Councillor Don McArthur, Councillor Diane Pouget, Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb, Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, Deputy CAO/director of development services Melissa Osborne and CAO Valerie Critchley
Town gets $838,000 for Howard Industrial Park development By Ron Giofu
The Town of Amherstburg got $838,000 in provincial money for industrial development and made some history in the process. The town received the money under the Ontario government’s Trade-Impacted Communities (TICP) program to further the progress at the Howard Industrial Park. Essex MPP Anthony Leardi made the announcement Monday morning in council chambers, noting it is a way the province is protecting jobs and communities from the impacts of U.S. tariffs. Leardi said “Amherstburg is at the heart” of the Canada-U.S. trade area, noting the grants under the TICP are particularly important for border communities. The $838,000 announced Monday was the very first grant under the TICP program. Noting trade relations with the United States are being
“severely tested,” the Essex MPP said tariffs are impacting every corner of the province. He noted it is a $30 billion tariff relief and support plan, with the TICP dedicated to projects geared at strengthening economic resilience and competitiveness across industries and communities disproportionately impacted by global trade disruptions. A news release from the province said the program supports the diversification of supply chains across priority sectors, while increasing export and investment opportunities to reduce reliance on U.S. markets. The provincial grant is part of the town’s investment over over $1.1 million to launch the Amherstburg Investment Readiness and Economic Diversification Strategy. That project is geared towards the region’s competitiveness and investment readiness by preparing more than 700 acres of industrial land at Howard Industrial Park.
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