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“Sunshine List” released for 2024 public sector workers By Ron Giofu The “Sunshine List” has been released for another year. The list, required under the Public Sector Salaries Disclosure Act, shows the amount of public sector employees who earned a salary of $100,000 or more the previous year. The list of employees with the Town of Amherstburg who topped that mark in 2024 totalled 34. Those members of Amherstburg’s administration that made the list for 2024 included chief administrative officer (CAO) Valerie Critchley, whose salary was listed at $223,563.60. Deputy CAO/ director of development services Melissa Osborne had a 2024 salary of $202,206.94 Director of corporate services/treasurer Tracy Prince and director of engineering
and public works Antonietta Giofu each had salaries of $180,848.98. District Fire Chief Rick Wismer earned $174,563.22 while District Fire Chief Randy Wismer earned $170,475.58. District Fire Chief Andrew Challans had his 2024 salary listed as $171,959.89. Retired fire chief Bruce Montone’s 2024 salary was listed at $169,859.56 while director of parks, facilities and recreation Heidi Baillargeon earned $169,698.35. District fire chief Jason Durocher’s salary for 2024 was listed as $161,488.76 while fire training officer Nick D’Amore earned $156,151.20 last year. Fire prevention officer Mario Fiorito earned $138,853.42. Manager of engineering Todd Hewitt earned $136,678 in 2024. Manager of planning services Christopher Aspila and chief building
official Angelo Avolio had their salaries listed as $136,578 as did manager of human resources Donna Drouillard, manager of financial service Yufang Du and manager of roads and fleet Eric Chamberlain. Manager of information technology Jordan Long earned $136,446.69. Ron Meloche and Dan Monk, both deputy fire chiefs, had salaries of $130,152.38 and $126,125.31 respectively. Manager of recreation services Trese MacNeill earned $122,412.35 last year. Manager of facilities Terry Fasan’s salary was listed as $121,755.80. Deputy chief building official Robert Unis earned $117,412.88 last year as did manager of parks Annette Zahaluk with manager of licensing and enforcement Bill Tetler earning $117,345.14. Heritage planner Adam Coates earned
$108,660.24 last year. Drainage superintendent Sam Paglia earned $105,912.47, human resources manager Sabrina Bilyk earned $105,924.18 and supervisor of roads and fleet Pat Iacobelli earned $104.819.60. Supervisor of revenue Elke LeBlanc and supervisor of accounting Tiffany Hong each earned $104,119.60. Clerk Kevin Fox’s 2024 salary was listed as $100,633.82. The County of Essex had over 230 employees on the “Sunshine List,” most of them members of Essex-Windsor EMS. County CAO Sandra Zwiers earned $242,762.50. Sun Parlour Home administrator Jayne Brooks Keller earned $203,552.57 with director of infrastructure services Allan Botham earning $203,331.92.
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Figure skaters shine at ice show Skate Amherstburg presented its 52nd annual ice show Sunday afternoon at the Libro Centre. The theme was “Hittin’ the Streets with Rivertown Beats.” Skaters of all ages and abilities hit the ice including guest skaters Tianyu Lin and Emmeline Little. The two-hour show was held to a packed house with CanSkaters, solo skaters, pairs and synchro teams among the participants. Emily Fox (left) concludes her routine while a group of young CanSkaters entertain the crowd (below). For more, please turn to Page 11.
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