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Navy Yard Park extension delayed until May 2024 By Ron Giofu
Opening of the extension of the King’s Navy Yard Park has now been delayed until next year. Amherstburg town council received an update on the project, with the land also being known as the former site of Duffy’s Tavern & Motor Inn at 290, 296 and 306 Dalhousie St. While it wasn’t what they wanted to hear, they did get some good news in that work could happen at the site even though it can’t be opened to the public until at least May 2024. Director of parks, facilities, recreation and culture Heidi Baillargeon stated the town once again has to resubmit applications to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MECP), which will be the third time the Town of Amherstburg has submitted documentation. Between review periods by the MECP, the acceptance of the risk assessment and posting it to the Environmental Registry, that takes the process into next spring. “The Town is in the process of completing the Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment, which includes Record of Site Condition, Conceptual Site Model and Certification of Property Use in accordance with MECP requirements. Other regulated approvals including DFO approval for any shoreline work, MNRF, ERCA, are also required prior to construction commencement. Failure to comply with regulated approvals as outlined in the Class Environmental Assessment will open the Town up to substantial financial and liability risks,” Baillargeon wrote in her report. “Administration is recommending we stay the course and follow the approvals and Ministry regulated requirements as advised by our team of consultants and engineers.”
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RTT PHOTO BY RON GIOFU Indigenous artist Naomi Peters discusses one of her two new murals she created in the “Art Alley” between River Bookshop and The Panetteria. The mural unvelings were part of the “Art Crawl” that took place last Saturday afternoon in Amherstburg.
Art Crawl debuts in Amherstburg By Ron Giofu
Art lovers walked the streets of Amherstburg last weekend as part of the town’s first-ever Art Crawl. Organized by Art Windsor-Essex (AWE), the Gibson Gallery and The Core, the latter being a group of about 20 downtown Amherstburg businesses, the roughly one-kilometre walk started in the “Art Alley” behind the River Bookshop. It was there that two new murals by Indigenous artist Naomi Peters were unveiled and signed. Peters is an Ojibwe woman from Caldwell First Nation. She carries the heritage of her Potawatomi and Chippewa father and her Swiss-German mother. She has been using art as a medium of which to express herself and to represent her culture for over a decade. She has had works on display in national parks, community centres, an exhibit at Art
Windsor-Essex – formerly known as the Art Gallery of Windsor - and most notably on the construction site of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The Art Crawl drew approximately 158 people at its highest total, though some ended the day a bit earlier. The Core “strongly believes and research definitely suggests” that arts and culture make communities stronger, said Core member Richard Peddie. “The Town of Amherstburg is just beginning its arts resurgence but needs to do more to keep up with other small towns that are doing this already.” Municipalities such as Huntsville and Hamilton have similar events that have grown to where the streets have to be closed, he noted. Peddie added plans are already underway to hold the second annual Art Crawl in 2024.
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