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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Still Standing films for Season 9
The Amherstburg episode of Still Standing will be the season nine premiere later this year after host Jonny Harris and crew filmed for five days in town last week. Topics included Boblo Island Amusement Park, the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, local pizza and an agricultural firm using bugs as a way to control other bugs. Harris marched in the bagpipe parade (below) last Monday and performed at the Libro Centre Thursday evening (right).
PARADE PHOTO BY JANICE ROBINSON
PHOTO BY EVAN SECCOMBE/SPECIAL TO THE RTT
“Sunshine List” released for 2022
By Ron Giofu
The “Sunshine List” has been released for 2022. The list, otherwise known as the Public Sector Salary Disclosure, is the names and salaries of all public sector employees who made over $100,000 in a year. According to the provincial government, the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 requires organizations that receive public funding from the province to make public the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year by March 31.
There were 25 employees from the Town of Amherstburg on the list this year, up from 21 from the 2021 list. CAO Valerie Critchley earned $169,069.67 last year while director of engineering and infrastructure Antonietta Giofu earned $163,497.07. Fire chief Bruce Montone’s salary for 2022 was $155,383.12. Director of parks, facilities, recreation and culture Heidi Baillargeon earned $145,526.76 while director of corporate services/chief financial officer Tracy Prince’s salary was $144,735.96. Deputy CAO/director of development services Melissa Osborne earned $142,899.95 while district fire chief Andrew Challans
received $141,238.71. Three other district fire chiefs made the list, including Randy Wismer ($137,723.46), Jason Durocher ($134,495.90), and Richard Wismer ($132,471.03). Manager of environmental services Dwayne Grondin earned $128,493.41 last year while chief building official Angelo Avolio and manager of engineering Todd Hewitt each earned $127,013. Manager of roads and fleet Eric Chamberlain had a reported salary of $121,102.80 in 2022. Training officer/firefighter Nick D’Amore earned $115,624.45 last year while IT manager Jordan Long earned $114,705.42. Supervisor of municipal
facilities Bruce Norris’ salary was reported at $114.121.20 while deputy chief building official Robert Unis earned $112,851.96. Deputy fire chief Ron Meloche earned $110,597.87. Manager of human resources Donna King earned $109,612,77. Manager of parks and naturalized areas Annette Zahaluk had a 2022 salary reported as $106,513.04. Supervisor of roads and fleet Pasquale Iacobelli earned $103,988.55 last year while supervisor of accounting Mui Hong earned $101,326.75. Supervisor of revenue Elke LeBlanc earned $101,102.22. Manager of tourism and culture Anne Rota had a 2022 salary of $100,781.47.
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