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2025 - The Year in Review - 2025
The year 2025 has ended and here’s a sample of just some of the things we covered over the past 12 months. For further details on these stories and for even more information on the year gone by, please visit our website at www.rivertowntimes.com.
JANUARY •Family and friends of Kathleen “Kay” Bertrand gather to celebrate her 100th birthday. Bertrand has four children, ten grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren. Mayor Michael Prue, Councillor Diane Pouget, Essex MP Chris Lewis and Essex MPP Anthony Leardi joined the celebration. •The vehicle ferry from the mainland to Bois Blanc Island (also known as Boblo) was out of service for a weekend but resumed functioning later. The ferry was out for four days, with a large crane hoisting it out of the water so repairs could be completed. Town council would pass a motion, calling for a meeting with a solicitor and council members regarding the outage. In March, town council
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emerged from an in-camera meeting with a public statement regarding the ferry service. •A dream came true for Amherstburg’s Erica Fryer. Fryer, who completed her university hockey career with the University of Toronto, turned pro and signed with a team in Sweden. Fryer joined her new team SDE. •The Fort Malden Guild of Arts and Crafts, the board that operates the Gibson Gallery, held its AGM. The guest speaker was Meg Reiner from the Marsh Historical Collection, who spoke on railway history in Amherstburg. •Royal Canadian Legion Br. 157 received a gift and was the site of a special presentation, all to remember those who have served. A Quilt of Valour was presented followed by the official presentation of a plaque commemorating those who served in World War II. The latest Quilt of Valour was presented to former mayor Wayne Hurst. The plaque was presented by Joe Shaw and his family. •An Amherstburg horse was chosen by Bryer Model Horses to be a Limited Edition model horse for the company’s
75th anniversary. Halcyonia Night Life, known around the barn by his owner as “Ace,” was selected by the company for the honour. •The Bryerswood Youth Camp received $150,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) for the improvements with a ribbon cutting and tour taking place. The money was used to fund upgrades to the kitchen and washroom in the camp’s activity centre. •Amherstburg councillor Molly Allaire was acclaimed as the new chair of the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA). Allaire, along with Councillor Peter Courtney, have represented Amherstburg on the ERCA board since 2022. Windsor city councillor Jim Morrison, who had been the chair, was acclaimed as vice chair. ERCA presented its conservation awards the same night. •Town council passed a motion to approve a $16.4 million project for a reservoir upgrade and redundancy protection project at the Amherstburg Water Treatment Plant. The money came from development charges, water
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and highway reserves, OCIF funding. It inlcudes upgrades and replacements. The project was awarded to Amico Design Build Inc. •The TRUE Festival came to Amherstburg with hundreds braving the cold to enjoy the event. The crowds enjoyed shows from “The Fire Guy,” as well as hot chocolate from the Rotary Club of Amherstburg, wheel spinning for prizes thanks to The House Youth Centre, s’more making, live entertainment at surrounding businesses and drag shows. •Another long-term care home for Amherstburg moves ahead after a funding agreement was announced. The Building Ontario Fund entered into an agreement in principle with Arch Corporation to finance four new and redeveloped long-term care homes in rural communities. The 160-bed retirement home is being built next to the Amherstburg Community Hub. The original announcement that Chateau Park Long Term Care Home would relocate to Amherstburg came in 2022.
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