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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

New deputy firechief introduced

to councilBy Karen Fallon

Amherstburg’s FireChief, Randy Sinasac,introduced JamesOuellette as his second-in-command, to councilat the meeting heldFebruary 22.After an “exhaustingsearch” says Sinasac, thedecision was made tohire from within thedepartment.Ouellette, he added,brings “40 plus years”of experience to theposition. The new Deputy FireChief says he has devel-oped a lot of love andpassion for the job. “It is that same passionthat will drive me to be

See DEPUTY on Page 2

Gasoline prices spiked to$1.20 per litre in manyCanadian cities over theweekend. Prices are up 10cents per litre in just a fewdays. Apart from the short-lived price bubble of 2008, gaso-line prices are now the highestlevel in Canadian history.

Amherstburg speaks out:

“It’s silly, I got a full tankfor $70. This is not neces-sary because this gas wasbought six months ago”Bryan G.

“How are Canadians sup-posed to get ahead in thework force when we’repaying these gas prices,”Jenn P.

“Everyone is getting it.It’s not even much savingsgoing to the states,” Greg S.

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Amherstburg Police areonce again asking snowmo-bilers to respect privateproperty after more com-plaints were filed over theweekend.One complaint was recieved onFriday in the Collison Side Roadand County Road 50 area.On sunday a resident complainedof snowmoblies trespassing ontheir front lawns on Concession 3North.Police say enforcement will bestepped up and violators could becharged under the motorizedsnow vechicle act or trespass toprivate property act.

A 61-year-old Amhersturgman is charged with mak-ing an improper left turnafter an accident occured onthe corner of Richmond St.and Ilinois St.

An accident occured on the cornerof George St. and Murray St. As aresult a 45-year-old Amhersrtburgman has been charged with dis-obeying a stop sign.

In the morning on Feb. 21 a singlecar accident occured on DalhouiseSt. when a small red pick up trucktravelling northbound struck apole, knocking it down thendrove away.

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Spring FashionsArriving DailyBy Joel Charron

Jeff Pillon started cook-ing shortly after an acci-dent landed him in awheelchair; 15 yearslater his hobby hasgained him one ofAmherstburg’s mostprized titles.

On behalf of theAmherstburg MiracleLeague, Pillon was cho-sen as Amherstburg’stop chili in the Knightsof Columbus’ annualChili Cook-Off.

“I feel fantastic,” saidPillon, shortly afterbeing handed the title.

Pillon said he has hadplenty of time over thepast 15 years to perfecthis chili recipe.

“I always have a SuperBowl party and an openhouse on Boxing Day,”said Pillon. “Chili isalways on the menu.”

This past Saturday,eight teams convergedat the Knights ofColumbus Hall to battlefor the right to benamed Amherstburg’sbest chili. The eightteams who were com-peting were: Knights ofColumbus LadiesAuxiliary, AmherstburgPolice/AmherstburgHeroes, House ofShalom, AMASportsmen’s Club, Foodand FellowshipMission, MichelleGyori, The RoyalCanadian Legion andthe AmherstburgMiracle League.

2011 Knights of Columbus Chili Cook Off winners: First Place: AmherstburgMiracle League (front) Second Place: Columbian Women (Left) Third Place:

Food and Fellowship Mission (Middle) People's Choice: Royal Canadian Legion (Right)

The eight teams werejudged by five judges:Councilor BartDiPasquale, Fire ChiefRandy Sinasac,Councilor John Suttonand his wife GiselleSutton and ColumbianLadies president BarbDeneau.

Each team had a stationset up in the middle ofthe hall as chili goersgrabbed a small bowl ofteam chili, while thejudges were stationed infront of the battlefield,they tasted each chilimasterpiece one by one.

“Every chili has its ownunique taste,” said

DiPasquale. “You haveto really clean your pal-let before you try eachone to distinguish thedifferent types of spicesand seasonings.”

While DiPasquale tookhis role as chili judgequite serious, others likeSinasac were happy to bepart of such a fun com-munity event.“By looking at my body,

you can tell I’m a bigchili fan,” joked Sinasac.“This is a good time toget together with the restof the community, espe-cially for the serviceclubs. I love coming outfor it.”

While some groupshave been entering thecook-off for years, forothers it was their firsttime entering and even

See CHILI on Page 12

Letter to the Editor

Gassed about price at the pump

Many would agree that roads are thearteries of each and every community, pro-viding a connection not only to goods andservices, but also to the work place andBy Karen Fallon

I need to address the gas prices in our town. Thismorning March 1st the gas price at the Canadian Tirewas $1.21.4 while the gas price at the Canadian Tireon Dougall was $1.15.5.

I did go into our Canadian Tire Gas Bar last week(while the cost for a litre of gas has been a continuous$1.21) and asked the clerk why we are so high whenthe price in Windsor is much lower. I was told: "thatthey don't set the prices the company does (so mythought this morning, is head office for Canadian Tirehas decided to stick it to the county residents and givea break to Windsor?).

There are four gas stations in town (what she meansis two in town and two going out of town) and theyare all the same. Why do we have to be the same?

Shouldn't price and service be a priority to give toyour customers to strengthen your business? What isgoing on with the two gas stations in town?

I very much want to support our town/communitybut it's hard to justify adding six cents into someoneelse's pocket when it is so hard to put it in my own.

When the Canadian Tire gas bar reopened with newowners, the gas prices had been very competitive toWindsor and Essex County & knowing a Shell wascoming into town at Mac's some of us anticipated ahigher price there, but the last few weeks have givenme cause to pause and wonder... Why is our gasprices staying on the "high" side?

E. BerryGas Consumer

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Province asked to sharein local road upkeep

Don’t worry about the world ending. It’s already tomorrow inAustralia- Charles M. Schulz“recreation.

However the up-keep of these roads is a very costly initiativesfor municipalities who have been left ‘holding the baby’ since theprovince downloaded them.

In January 1998, 3,210 km of provincial highways were trans-ferred or "downloaded" to local authorities. This was in additionto the 1,766 km of provincial highways that were lost on April 1,1997. The roads that were downloaded ceased to be King'sHighways, and became County, Regional, District, or Municipalroads instead.The idea behind the downloading was to transfer responsibili-

ty of roads that served only a "local purpose" back to the munic-ipalities that largely benefitted from the use of the road, accord-ing to www.thekingshighway.ca.

With this in mind Councillor Robert Pillon recently made amotion to ask the province to foot fifty per cent of the cost of roadmaintenance for Ontario municipalities that had, prior to themid- 1990s, received such funding.

As councilor Carolyn Davies noted during the debateAmherstburg, as with other municipalities throughout theprovince, just don’t have the tax base to fund all of the necessaryroad maintenance that is needed.

Pillon did recognize that Amherstburg, as with other Ontariomunicipalities does receive funding via the federal gas tax fund.Which he notes, is much appreciated, but falls far short ofaddressing the financial burden facing municipalities.

According to a report from AMO – Ontario Association ofMunicipalities - municipalities throughout Ontario will see “pre-dictable entitlement based funding” via the federal gas tax fund-ing of around $746 million per year to help them address the esti-mated annual infrastructure deficit of $6 billion. The allocations for 2010 to 2014 are based on population target-

ing $2.9 Billion for Ontario’s communities between 2010 and2014. This funding was announced in the 2005 Federal Budgetcommitting “approximately $1.9 billion to Ontario municipali-ties for environmentally sustainable infrastructure from 2005through to 2010.

With all the government taxes people have to dig into theirpockets to produce – federal, provincial, municipal and inAmherstburg’s case Essex County as we are a two-tiered munic-ipality, there is only so much people can give. With this in mind most municipalities which are trying to keep

their tax increases to a minimum in the face of: wage increases,service delivery, raising utilities costs, etc. municipalities have toeither raise taxes or eliminate services and/or only target certainmaintenance projects. Translated some roads and other projects won’t get the attention

they need.Although Pillon’s motion probably wouldn’t send the province

scurrying to the coffers, it may, as noted by councilor John Suttonopen dialog between the province and its municipal counter-parts.

Part of Pillon’s motion was to also seek the support of othermunicipalities, Essex County Council, AMO and the local MPPs.Sutton commended Pillon for “dreaming big” and hopefully set-ting in motion an action that will open interaction betweenOntario municipalities, AMO and the province.I agree as sometimes things which seem unattainable are really

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10- HEALTH NEWS › Wednesday, March 2, 2011 rivertowntimes.com

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How come some people go from onecold to the next, getting all the bugsthat“go around”and others don’t? It wasthis very question that prompted D. D.Palmer back in 1895 to pursue what wecall Chiropractic! Contrary towhatmanypeople’s understanding is, Chiropracticwas not founded on back pain. In factthe very first Chiropractic patient, Har-vey Lillard, was a deaf man who had hishearing restored following the first Chi-ropractic adjustment.

Getting back to prevailing thoughts ongerms, we meet a lot of people who arefearful of germs. Since about the timethe microscope was invented, there hasbeen an undue focus on germs. Butgerms are a lot like seeds. Ever try tostart a lawn or plant a garden? It doesn’tjust happen. The conditions have to bejust right over a period of days andweeks. This is the samewith germsman-ifesting into disease. The conditions inthe body have to be just right in orderfor an illness to manifest. This is just astrue for the common cold as it is for can-cer. The real question becomes….howdo you prevent these conditions fromhappening in the first place? How areyou caring for yourself? How muchstress is you body under? What type ofdiet do you have? How much exerciseand rest? It all sounds very familiar does-n’t it?

Another common factor in all these ill-nesses, not so readily recognized, is adepressed immune system. Like all tis-sues, organs and systems of your body,your nervous system affects the func-tion of your immune system. That’s whyit’s thought that subluxations (a jointthat is misplaced in the spinal columnleading to nervous system interference)

can dampen your immune system re-sponse. Weakened by a compromisednervous system, your stomach, lungs,nose, ears and throat become the per-fect“soil”for viruses, microbes and otherbugs. This is where the ”Wellness” com-ponent to Family Chiropractic WellnessCentre comes from!!

Restoring the integrity of the nervoussystem (and the workings of every celland tissue) is how chiropractic careworks. Yes it surely can help with lowback pain, headaches and neck painsbut it can be much more than that, ifyou choose. It’s a simple idea that helpsour patients enjoy better health, natu-rally.

Once you have experienced the reliefcare phase of your chiropractic treat-ment, why not consider ongoing “well-ness” care. As is the case with allalternative health practices, the choiceis always yours. If this type of care inter-ests you, call our office today (519)736-5353 to learn more or log onto our website www.familychiropractic.tv.

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Council begins 2011budget deliberations

Highlights of the pro-posed budget includeoperating expenses of$23.11 million andlimited general ratedcapital projects of $2.7million. General capi-tal expenditures pro-posed include tar andchip on concessionroads of $1000,000,and Sandwich Streetand Dalhousie road-work of $596,495.

The Water andWastewater capitalprojections will beproposed over thenext weeks with thelargest componentbeing the ongoingexpansion to theWastewater TreatmentPlant started in 2010 ata total cost of $34.14m i l l i o n .

The first draft beingpresented Mondaylimits the tax increaseto an estimated 2.78%if Council utilizes$570,000 from the taxstabilization reserve.The average residen-tial homeowner wouldsee an increase of$32.88 including theirMunicipal, Countyand School taxes.

“Going into ourbudget discussions for2011 we understoodwell in advance thatwe faced financial lim-itations and chal-lenges. Most impor-tant to us is that theresidents understoodwe will keep our taxrates at reasonablelevels while providingthem with the bestservice for value pos-sible,” said MayorWayne Hurst. “Theimprovements wehave made over thepast three years havebeen at a record set-ting pace. Our plans,our projects, and ourspending over the pastyears have been verydeliberate. We under-stood that the yearsfollowing these infra-structure investmentswould be lean.”

“With ten major proj-ects valued at $88.4million completedbetween 2009-2012Amherstburg willhave received a totalof $46.42 million fromour Federal andProvincial partnersenabling us to make

tremendous improve-ments to our infra-structure,” said ChiefAdministrative OfficerPamela Malott. “Anumber of these proj-ects including theUnited CommunitiesCredit Union Complex,Wastewater TreatmentPlant, SewerSeparation and UrbanRenewal have posi-tioned Amherstburgfor strong and contin-ued growth and willserve residents for gen-e r a t i o n s . ”

Similar to otherCounty Municipalities,Amherstburg isreviewing the Budget

later than in previousyears due to Municipalelections and newlyelected Council mem-bers. For the past threeyears Amherstburgbudgets have beenpassed mid Decemberfor the following year.Thirty-five hours ofbudget deliberationsare scheduled over sixdays, with the finalapproval set for April18. Public attendanceand feedback isencouraged. View thedraft budget link athttp://amherstburg.ca/newspublications andoffer feedback at budg-e t @ a m h e r s t b u rg . c a .

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successful,” he told council.Mayor Wayne Hurst says he believes

it is advantageous to fill a vacancy from

within.“We as a council and I am certain the

residents of the Town of Amherstburg,are please to see two local boys at thetop of the department,” said Hurst.“We know the department is going tobe in good hands and there will be asmooth transition.”

Complex ‘on time andunder budget’

MaxD e A n g e l i s ,f r o mD e A n g e l i sConstructionInc., updatedcouncil on the

status of the United Communities CreditUnion Complex, which he described as a“positive project” that has come in on timeand under budget.

DeAngelis provided council with a per-sonal perspective regarding his company’spart in the construction of the complex.

“I would like to recap on what has beena very, very positive experience not onlyfor the industry and our company but ingeneral. To comment on the ability todeliver a product on time and under budg-et and meet the requirements and man-date of the RFP (Request for Proposal,)”

said DeAngelis.During his presentation DeAngelis

praised council and administration forbringing about something that is “enviedby not only those in SouthwesternOntario, but throughout Canada.”“I can, in all honesty, say that you exceed-

ed our expectations. That is an absolutejewel over there worth every penny,” saidcouncillor John Sutton. “You and yourpartners should be very proud of the prod-uct you delivered to this community; ourhats are certainly off to you.”

DeAngelis says he has received severaltelephone calls a week providing positivefeedback since the grand opening of thefacility and as more people experience thefacility those calls are on the raise.“I am very proud, not only as a kid grow-

ing up in this town, but with the warmreception I have had throughout the townof Amherstburg,” said DeAngelis. “Tohave delivered what we have delivered inthe past 12 months is humbling becausewe have had so many thanks.”“A lot of you have put so many hours into

this and years and years of thought; it isjust awesome,” he said to council. “Weshould be proud…we thought out of the

box and we took to heart what the peoplewanted.”

Pam Malott, the town’s CAO, confirmedthat the project which began in 2009 whenthe town received federal funding of $15.7million had come in on time and underbudget.The two outstanding projects on the com-

plex are a solar panel roof and landscap-ing, both of which will be completed whenweather permits.

The current complex surplus is $618,936and work not yet completed is estimatedat $562,000, leaving a projected surplus forthe project of $56,936.Any change orders in connection with the

project that were over $25,000 had to comebefore council as indicated in the town’sprocurement policy.

Councillor Diane Pouget says the town’sprocurement policy needs to be examined

as some of the change-work orders on thecomplex came in “just under $25,000”which meant they didn’t have to comebefore council.In response to Pouget’s inquiry regarding

the change-work-order on the ice machine,councillor John Sutton said that the steer-ing committee and council decided to gowith an eco-friendly ice cube refrigerationunit that didn’t emit ammonia fumes andwas seen as having a longer life span.

“Each and every one of those changework orders, whether it was at the steeringcommittee level, or council level was cer-tainly debated and well thought out,” saidSutton. “I think administration and thesteering committee deserve a lot of creditfor bringing this project to fruition.

“The number of man hours and womenhours that went into this project over thepast eighteen months was absolutelyastronomical,” Sutton continued. “It wascertainly a labour of love.”“Thanks Max, you did a heck of a job for

us, you did us proud,” said councillorRobert Pillon.

“It is a state-of-the-art -facility that willserve the community for many, manyyears,” noted Mayor Wayne Hurst.

By Karen Fallon

“I can, in all honesty, say that you exceeded our expectations.That is an absolute jewel over there worth every penny.”

Naming rights to the FieldHouse secured by WFCU

Vice President of marketing for WFCU, Susan Stockwell hands over a donationof $25,000 to Mayor Wayne Hurst and fundraising coordinator Debi Croucher.

Local credit uniondonates $25,000

By Karen Fallon

Debi Croucher, fundraising coor-dinator, for the town, accompaniedSusan Stockwell, vice-president ofmarketing with the Windsor FamilyCredit Union, who presented a

cheque for $25,000 for the UnitedCommunities Credit UnionComplex.

The money, donated on February22 at the regular council meeting,will secure the naming rights of theField House.

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when Torey Dean foundthe back of the net witha blast from the slot,however Leamingtonadded an empty netgoal with one secondleft.Keeping the Lady Gens

within reaching dis-tance was the excellentplay of goalie MirandaTurner, who faced 40shots and making sever-al breath taking saves.

“We gave up a lot ofshots but we knew com-ing in that they weregoing to be coming atus,” said Pettypiece.“We are not going tochance them, when wedo get our chances, wehave to bury them. Theyhave nothing to beashamed of I’m proudof everybody.”

Pettypiece said he andthe coaching staff areextremely happy withthe team and its pro-gression and will lookto shake up the divisionnext year. The LadyGens have only fiveplayers graduated andaccording to the headcoach, a number ofyoung players areexpected to don the

black and gold next sea-son.

Turner said their firstwinning season gavethe girls a “huge boost”heading into the play-offs.

Although the team islosing some talent,Turner said she is look-ing forward to nextyear.

“We have a bunch ofgood Grade 9’s that aremoving up and evenmore players coming toAmherst,” she said.“Even when we lose tal-ent we still gain it. Itevens itself out.”

Turner added that shehad a lot of fun betweenthe pipes in game two,even though she wasbusy.

“I like it when I’mbusy, maybe not to thatextent, but I like keep-ing myself alive,” shesaid.

Although the team isdone league play for theseason, next month theLady Gens travel toToronto for a tourna-ment, which is viewedas a year-end reward forthe girls. They are alsoscheduled to play acharity game nextmonth in Amherstburg.

A’Burg takes 2-0 series lead over BramptonOne game away from second consecutive trip to OMHA finals

By Joel Charron

The Amherstburg MidgetMajor Stars are just onewin away from returningto the OMHA finals.

This past weekend theStar took a 2-0 series lead intheir best-of-five semi-finalseries against theBrampton Battalion.

The Stars captured gameone of the series Saturdaynight, with an impressive6-1 win at the UnitedCommunities CreditUnion Complex. FrankDesjardins scored a hattrick, scoring in all threeperiods, while DanielSlipchuk, Mike Popel andBrandin Crosier eachadded a goal. Stars captain Jordan Ryan,

Zoran Popel and Slipchukeach recorded a pair ofassists.

“It was definitely excit-ing,” said head coach MattFox after game one. “Weused our speed and justoutplayed them.”

The Stars out shotBrampton 33-17.

“We weren’t intimidatedby their size,” saidDesjardins. “We came outwith lots of intensity andgot on them early.”

Sunday afternoon’s tilt

Stars captain Jordan Ryan (white jersey) fights forpoistion with Brampton defender.

proved to be more difficultbut managed to grab a piv-otal 6-4 game two win.

The Stars received a boostto their lineup as TylerPope-Ferguson returned tothe ice after serving a twogame suspension.

Brampton would strikefirst, scoring just 2:13 intothe opening period, howev-er Ryan would tie the affairafter banging in a reboundon the power play.

Brampton would regainthe lead again in the secondperiod, but the lead wasshort lived when Slipchukfound the back of the netwith his second goal of theseries.Slipchuk’s goal opened the

floodgates as the Starsexploded for three moregoals in the second period,only four minutes apart.

Dan Bondy’s power playgoal gave the Stars the lead,while Pope-Ferguson andBlaine Bechard gaveAmherstburg a 5-2 leadafter 30 minutes of play.

Brampton fought back,scoring two quick goals injust over 90 seconds apart inthe beginning of the thirdperiod. However, the Stars held off

the Battalion comeback asZoran Popel scored anempty net goal, secondsafter Brampton rang a puckoff of Amherstburg’s goalpost.

“We didn’t play the waywe wanted but we stillcame out with two points,”said Fox after game two.

The first year coach com-mended the goaltending ofMark Fenty and NickKeeler, who both madecrucial saves at criticaltimes in games one andtwo.

Fox said the Stars tooktheir foot off the acceleratorin the third period, allow-ing Brampton to gain somemomentum.“We seemed to have lost a

little bit of focus and webattled hard and finished itout,” he said. Fox gave Brampton credit

for not giving up whiledown three goals in thethird period.

“We’re feeling great.Having a 2-0 lead is hugeheading into game three,”said Dan Bondy.

Bondy said the Stars willhave to avoid a sluggishthird period that plaguedthem in game two.

“We let up on them andthat gave them life,” saidBondy. “We can’t do thatfrom now on.”

The Stars head toBrampton this weekend tolook to close out the series.

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making chili.“I’ve never made chili

before,” said House ofShalom activities directorHolly Kirk-Mclean. “Wehad one of our member’smom help me and two ofthe leaders came andhelped as well. A few ofthe members were morethan happy to taste test. Itwas a complete Houseeffort.”

The winner of the cook-off is awarded 50 per centof the ticket sales whilesecond place picks up 30per cent and third placegrabs 20 per cent of allticket sales. Second place went to the

Colombian Ladies andthird place was given tothe Food and FellowshipMission.

Organizer, Mike Spechtsaid the Knights ofColumbus brought backthe “People ChoiceAward” because therewere many people askingfor its reinstatement.

“The people asked for itand we want to give thepeople what they want,”said Specht.

The People’s ChoiceAward was given to TheRoyal Canadian Legion.

The Chili Cook-Off wasstarted 17 years ago byHarold Bernachi as a wayto involve the communityand help the local chari-ties. The Chili Cook-offhas gained such prestigethat there is a waiting listto enter.“It’s the people in thecommunity that are cook-ing the chili and present-ing it, that’s what makesthis event so popular,”said Specht.

In photos- top- Legionpresident scoops up aladle full of their“People Choice” win-ning chili.

Bottom- Councilor BartDiPasquale carefullytastes some chili beforemarking his score.

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The government’s tough new mortgage rulesare now in place, but home buyers and lendersappear to have found a trick to keep the interestrate low while meeting the new conditions.Perhaps the toughest of rules, which came into

effect April 19, is one that requires all borrowersto qualify for a five-year fixed-rate mortgageeven if they only want a three-year term or vari-able rate loan. This means some home buyerswill have to show that they have the ability topay more than what they actually need to pay. So how do you get around this?

Here’s the loophole: Someone who applies fora 3-year terms needs to meet the above five-year rate stress testing requirement. But some-one who applies for a five-year term or higherdoes not need to be stress tested in the sameway.

In effect, you’re already meeting the condi-tions by being approved for the loan in the firstplace. The key piece of information here is thatsomeone who applies for a five-year mortgagerate is.

Instead of customers signing up for a three-year term, lenders are signing borrowers upunder five-year terms then allowing the bor-rower to negotiate a “significant discount” onthe interest rate.

Basically, this means that many borrowershave been able to lock in a five-year mortgageat what is closer to a three-year fixed rate. Theborrower is then stress tested at the cheaperrate – not the official five-year rate.

It’s something worth keeping in mind if youare applying for a mortgage and are particular-ly tight in the budget department.

At the same time, a word of caution: we are ina rising interest rate environment, so stress test-ing your mortgage against a higher interest rateis actually a wise thing to go, hence why thegovernment introduced the rules in the firstplace.

You don’t want to end up in a position fiveyears from now where interest rates have risenso much that you can’t afford monthly pay-ments.Which leads me to some other straightforward

advice; the more you pay off your mortgagenow while rates are still low – even $50 hereand there – can save you thousands off yourmortgage down the track. It also puts youahead of repayments, giving you some protec-tion against defaulting if something unexpectedhappens in the future and you can’t make amonthly repayment. So by all means, if you cannegotiate a lower rate with your lender, go forit! Just be wise about what you’ll be able toafford down the road.

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Coming Soon to LaSalleACSContinued from Page 11

credits her staff and boardof directors for working“tirelessly” to provide these types of programs andservices.“I’m proud to be working witha staff and board of directorsthat share the same vision inhelping our community,” saidDiBartolomeo. “We know wehave a big responsibility hereand we come into work every-day and fill that obligation.”Although DiBartolomeo givesa lot of credit to her staff andboard of directors, she said thereal unsung heroes are the vol-unteers, who play “a vital partof ACS.”ACS currently has over 90 vol-unteers who assist them in allservices and programs.“We definitely need our volun-teers,” she said. “We appreciateeveryone who gives up their

time to give us a hand. Weknow an agency like this reliesheavily on volunteers.”DiBartolomeo stated that thecommunity also deserves a paton the back.“Our community is very gen-erous,” said DiBartolomeo.“They are the ones who ulti-mately use the services. If itwasn’t for their support wewouldn’t be here.”

Verdi Club to celebrate International Women’s DaySunday will be a day where all women can celebrate being a

woman.This Sunday, the Verdi Club will host its fifth Annual

International Women’s Day celebration.Guest speakers this year include Geneviece Isshak and Debra

Fowler from the Hiatus House as well as Barbara Dupont andSarah Watson.

Watson is the wife of Essex MP Jeff Watson while Dupont isthe mother of Lori Dupont, an on-duty nurse killed by a doctorwhile at work.Organizers of the event have seen the event go from 100 atten-

dees in its first year to over 300. They said the reason they holdsuch an event is to help alert people to the accomplishment ofwomen.

“"Women do so much in this world that it's only fitting that wetake at least one day to celebrate what they have accom-plished,” said committee member Pat Simone.Simone added Anna Rosso is this whole event possible. Therest of the committee is Livia Cerasa, Mary Conte, EmmaDiPasquale, Anna Donatucci, Betty Federico, DonnaTontodonati and Simone.Doors open at noon and dinner begins at 1 p.m. Tickets are $30

per person or $15 for children under 10. The menu includes antipasto, chicken soup, pasta with meat

sauce, chicken breast with mushrooms, roasted potatoes, gar-den salad, dessert, coffee, tea and mimosa punch.For more information contact the Verdi Club 519-736-4382.

Legion public speaking winners

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 157 recently crowned the winners of the Annual Royal CanadianLegion Public Speaking Contest. The contest was sent out to all school and were broken into twocatigoires: Grades 2-6 and Grades 7-9. The first place winners will compete at the zone competition onMarch 7.In Photo- Front Row (L to R) third place: Alexandra Rozzo-Rosati, second place: Rodrigo Caremas, firstplace: Quintin GravesBack Row: Youth Education Chairperson Ruth Ann Rocheleau, second place: Felicia Varacall, firstplace: Anna Simone, committee member Casey Heeren, Legion president Dennis Purdie.Absent: third place: Olivia White.

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Justin Smethurst hasbeen given an opportu-nity of a lifetime.

On March 3 the 6’1”,155 pound, 27-year-oldmix martial artist isheaded to Afghanistanfor a fight as part ofentertainment for thetroops overseas. Thefight will be in front ofBritish, Canadian andAmerican troops.

Smethurst, who trainsout of MaximumTraining Center (MTC)in Windsor, said he gotthe call from REC MMAto participate in theAfghanistan show in thebeginning of February.

This isn’t the first timeSmethurst was offeredto fight in Afghanistan.After fighting for RECMMA in his first profes-sional fight last year, thecompany asked the

slender fighter to takepart in their first over-seas show last year,however Smethurstdeclined for personalreasons.

When REC MMAcalled this time,Smethurst was elated toaccept the fight.

“A guy I train withwent the first time andwhen he came back hesaid it was the best timeof his life and highlyrecommended that if Iget the chance to go nexttime, I should,” saidSmethurst.

Smethurst’s opponentis Asa Stokes (2-0)

“I think this is a goodmatchup,” said MTCtrainer Rino Belcastro.“If the Justin that webelieve in and see andhear shows up (at thefight) I think it will be to

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The infamousFrederick W. Seitzused the prestige of hisphysics degree and hisposition at StandardOil’s subsidizedRockefeller Universityto blunt the publicsunderstanding of thehealth effects of smok-ing and then did thesame to blunt the mes-sage from scientistsabout the cause andeffects of global warm-ing.

On top of his salaryfrom the university hereceived $585,000 fromR. J. Reynolds TobaccoCompany for supervis-ing its health careresearch which avoid-ed the central healthquestion. In an inter-view he stated “Theydidn’t want us lookingat the health effects ofsmoking.” The tobaccoindustry planning

memo made their goalperfectly clear, “Doubtis our product.”

The same scientistswho schemed so clever-ly to cast doubt on theactual health effects ofsmoking began usingsimilar techniques todiscredit the science ofglobal warming.

They aimed not atother scientists whocould see through thedisinformation cam-paign. Instead theyaimed at the influentialnon scientific commu-nity of lawmakers,journalists and the pub-lic. For years, America’senergy companiesshowered politicianswith campaign contri-butions and deployedarmies of lobbyists.

As early as 1991 agroup of scientists,later known as the“Global ClimateCoalition” were organ-ized and funded bycoal, petroleum, utilityand auto industries to

develop active deniers. This group and their

dupes were far moresuccessful at manipu-lating and disseminat-ing misinformationthan the scientific com-munity and theirinformed allies were atpresenting the solid sci-entific facts of globalwarming and climatechange.

It should be notedhere that the scienceadvisors to the GlobalClimate Coalitioninformed its leadershipin 1995 that the sciencebehind man made glob-al warming was “wellestablished and cannotbe denied”. And so theCoalition had that itemremoved from theirpublic statements.

First they denied thatglobal warming wasreal. When that becamean obvious lie theyclaimed that it wouldbe small and cause fewserious problems.

When the facts on the

ground began provingthat wrong theyswitched to the claimthat the warming wasnot caused by humanactivity. It was soonevident that all thoseclaims were false sothey began using thebiggest scariest false-hood of them all. Theyclaimed that cuttinggreenhouse gas emis-sions would asPresident Bush put it“wreck the economy”.

Of course we can seethat what they reallymeant was that itthreatened their com-fortable heavily subsi-dized fossil fuel econo-my.

Fast forward to 2011and we find the autoindustries have cometo their senses and areswitching to the greeneconomy as fast as thecar buying public willallow. Two giant oilcompanies Exxon

Mobile and Shell havecome forward to tell usthe most effective andefficient way to transi-tion to the green econ-omy is to use marketforces by putting aprice on carbon andreturn the proceeds tous. The CAO of Exxon

Mobile described it as“a refundable green-house gas emissionsfee”

Canada is an oil econ-omy like Saudi Arabia.The difference is thatSaudi Arabia is takinghuge steps to becomecarbon free. Making itlikely they see peak oil.But the US just elected135 deniers. Time tomultiply our prayersand take action.

WFCUContinued from Page 2

Croucher, includingits partnership withthe AmherstburgC o m m u n i t yFoundation. LastAugust the WFCUwas one of the spon-sors of the “fabulousgarden party recep-tion,” says Croucher.

Stockwell thankedcouncil for letting theWFCU be a partner inthe town’s multi-usearena.

“Being able to walkinto that facility andsee the energy thatexists inside of it andall of the people thatthat have bandedtogether to make thisproject happen,” saidStockwell. “Showswhat a great initiativethis is; what a greatinitiative it will be inthe future.”

“It is a top notchfacility and we could-n’t be happier to be apart of it.”

Mayor Wayne Hurst

thanked Stockwell andthe WFCU on behalf ofcouncil and the com-munity.

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Sinasac appointed fire chieftook over Feb 11

By Joel Charron

Randy Sinasac hascome a long way sincejoining theAmherstburg FireDepartment as a volun-teer in 1989.

Sinasac’s love for hiswork has seen himclimb the ladder overthe years. First withstarting out as a volun-teer then later becominga training officer in June1996. Sinasac was hiredas a full time firefighterat station two in 1998before being nameddeputy chief in August1999.

Now, Sinasac will havea new title, as he willtake over as chief fromretiring fire chief RickMurray.

Sinasac has been theman in charge sinceMurray’s last day onFeb 11.

“It still hasn’t reallysunk in,” said Sinasac.“I’m taking the depart-ment in the same direc-tion that we hadplanned on with Rick,but it still feels quite dif-ferent and new beingthe top guy.”

Sinasac said he joinedthe fire department 22years ago because hewanted to help out thecommunity in some sig-nificant way. However,just a few months intobeing a volunteer fire-fighter a light bulb wentoff in his head andSinasac knew he foundwhat he was meant todo.

“It was my career call-ing,” said Sinasac. “So Iconcentrated heavily onthe training aspect of itand dedicated myself to

New fire chief Randy Sinasac says he is ready for the challenge as the department’s top guy

expand my knowledgein the service.”

It was that dedicationthat carried him all theway to the top.

Being the chief of thedepartment is a chal-lenge that Sinasac sayshe’s ready for. Not evena month into his newposition, Sinasac has puthis imprints on thedepartment by hiringJames Ouellette as hissecond in command.

Most of the dutiesSinasac is currentlymulling over involvetraining and personnel.One of the more chal-lenging issues thatSinasac will have to dealwith will be balancingthe Department’s budg-et.

“Council directs thelevel of service thatwe’re set to provide andI try to work within thatframework,” Sinasacsaid. “I will continue towork with council tomaintain or increase thelevel of service, if possi-ble, so we remain a cut-ting edge departmentand not become stag-nant.”

Sinasac said the move

to chief from deputychief has been a rather“smooth transition,” hesaid it’s because of thesupport and profession-alism that he hasreceived from his staff

“I am truly lucky tohave inherited a greatgroup of guys,” he said.“It certainly makes myjob a lot easier knowingthat those guys have myback.”

Although Sinasacenjoys his new positionhe admits he misses thedays of fighting fires,however directing a firescene is something he isgetting used to.

“I’m always going tomiss fighting fires, it’swhat I loved doing,” hesaid. “Directing a firescene may not be asintense as fighting a firebut it’s just as gratify-ing.”The new chief looks for-

ward to continuing tobuild on the accomplish-ments of his predecessor,while at the same timeimplementing his ownbrand of managerialskills.

Cellphone tour on-trackBy Karen Fallon

Caron Soulliere, whoworks with the FortMalden Historical Site,appeared before councilas the representative forthe AmherstburgMuseums and GalleriesGroup to explain theVoices of AmherstburgCellphone Tour to thenew council members.

Anne Rota, Manager ofTourism and Culturenoted that for $1,000 inthe base budget thetown is partnered withthe AMG and that theydo “all the work.”“It really is a great value

and we are so apprecia-tive of all the work theydo,” said Rota.

The unique tour is ajoint initiative put on bythe AMG whichincludes: the Park HouseMuseum, the BlackHistorical Museum, theGibson Art Gallery, FortMalden, Holiday Beachand the Marsh HistoricalCollection, along withthe Town ofAmherstburg.

The AMG was nomi-nated for the “Innovatorof the Year” OntarioTourism Award in 2010,for the cellphone tour,which is now into itsthird year.

There are 24 stops onthe tour where peoplecan dial 1-866-578-0242and submit their com-ments.

“We receive severalcalls per month askingour advice on how to setup cellphone tours,”said Soulliere.

These include inquiriesfrom across Canada andthe US.

“To keep up with thetrends” and “stay onestep ahead” it is the hopeof the organizers toexpand the tour toinclude such things asphone apps, video

phone tours and bar codetechnology.

“We have to continue toadapt to changing tech-nology and visitor travel-ling trends,” saidSoulliere. “A lot of peoplelike this kind of tourbecause you do it at yourown pace…it’s a selfguided tour.”

Possible new tours thatare being explored are theWar of 1812 tour and anarchitectural tour.

In response to councillorCarolyn Davis’ inquiryabout the ability to adddifferent languages to theinitiative, Soulliere saysthere is the capability toadd “any language.”

“It is a very versatiletour so we can add anylanguage that we like, thecost would just be for thetranslation of the scriptand to get someone torecord it,” notedSoulliere.

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his advantage.”Belcastro said Smethurst

possesses a number ofqualities that one can’tteach fighters.

“Justin is an extremelyhard worker and he’stough, mentally tough,”he said.

Smethurst admits hisfirst two professionalfights haven’t gone hisway. He took one fight aweek before and the

other a day before.However this time, hehas known about thisfight for a month and hasbeen preparing since dayone.

“Physically and mental-ly, this is the best trainingcamp I’ve had to preparefor a fight,” he said. “It’sa lot easier to train for afight that you knowyou’re going to fight for.”“The enthusiasm level is

at an all time high,” saidBelcastro.

Along with his oppo-nent, Smethurst will beflying overseas with

Canadian comedian TomGreen, the MontrealAlouettes cheerleadersand NHL old-timers.

Belcastro said this typeof fight would be muchdifferent than most fightsSmethurst will take in hiscareer.

“They had to pick a cer-tain group of individualsthat are able to worktogether, able to knowthe reason they are goingthere for. At the sametime able to put on ashow,” said Belcastro.“It’s a different experi-ence but it’s an experi-

ence Justin will remem-ber for the rest of hislife.”

While in AfghanistanSmethurst said they willbe touring the area andmeeting troops.

“I’m really confidentand excited to get overthere to showcase myskills for the troops,” saidSmethurst. “They sacri-fice a lot so I can do whatI want to do. I couldn’tsee myself in a war inAfghanistan. This is myway of saying thankyou.”

Amherst elminates Harrow in three gamesZoran Popel scores 2nd hat trick of series

By Joel Charron

If the General Amherstboy’s hockey team waslooking to make a state-ment with their 8-2game three eliminatingwin over Harrow,Thursday afternoon,then the league shouldtake notice.

After dropping gameone 4-2 a week prior theBulldogs took game twoin Harrow 6-5 beforeending the Hawkshopes for a playoffupset in a dominatingfashion.

Frank Rosati, ZoranPopel and SawyerStoyanovich gave theBulldogs a 3-0 leadbefore the halfway pointof the first period.

Amherst would add totheir lead in the secondwhen Mike Popel andCameron Scott bangedin Amherst’s fourth andfifth goals respectivelybefore Harrowanswered back with apair of quick secondperiod goals.

Popel would restore afour-goal lead aftersmacking in a reboundgoal, while left alone infront of the net on anAmherst power play.

In the third Popelwould complete the hattrick after taking a passfrom his brother andline mate Mike Popel.

Rosati would roundthe scoring at 8-2, scor-ing his second goal ofthe game with five min-utes left to play.

Sawyer Stoynaovich blasts the puck past the Harrow goaltender on a break-away in the first period.

This was Popel’s secondhat trick of the seriesand eight goals in totalversus the Hawks.

“This was a way bettereffort than a week ago,”said head coach PatGarrett.

Garrett said theturnout in game threewas much like the waythey played in gametwo, minus the thirdperiod letdown, whichsaw Harrow bring thegame within one goal.

After game one, thecoaching staff made anadjustment, movingRosati from defense tothe first line with thePopel brothers. Themove paid off as the selfdubbed “Sedin Line”combined for 22 pointsin two games.

“He (Rosati) sees theice very well and weneed someone that canfeed the puck to Zoran

and someone who canfinish when Zoran does-n’t have it,” said Garrett.Stoyanovich said games

two and three were mustwin situations and theBulldogs kept their focuswhere it shouldbe…winning.“We just wanted to win.

It was a do-or-diegame,” saidStoyanovich. “I think weplayed pretty good, we

kept the defense strongand kept the puck out ofour end.”

Logan Dean called thevictory a “great teameffort.”

He added that gameone was a “good wakeup” for the Bulldogs andhelped realign the team’sfocus.

“We’re coming strongand everyone shouldknow it,” said Dean.

Jock Talk with Joel CharronI never thought I would

say this, but Facebookhas completely changedhow I cover sports.

Don’t believe me?You should watch me as

I cover games now. The days of just snap-

ping a few pictures andtaking some notes arelong behind me.

When I walked into theComplex or into GeneralAmherst gym it is nowcommon for people tosee me carrying my cam-era bag, a tripod, a sec-ond camera (for video,)my trusty blackberry andsometimes my laptop.

Those who have seenour River Town TimesFacebook page knowwhat I’m talking about.Not only have I’ve post-

ed these dozens of pho-tos I take during gamebut I’ve gotten into thehabit of trying to takevideo as well.

Trust me, this is no easyfeat. Trying to guesswhen it is a good time totake video is like tryingto guess the winninglotto numbers, you pickyour moment and hopefor the best.

But its worth it whenyou catch something atthe right moment, likewhen I “perfectly”framed up DanielSlipchuk game winninggoal with 26 seconds left.I don’t know if I wasmore excited that theMidget Majors won orthat I got the game-win-ning goal on video, lessthan an hour later it wason Facebook.

Of course, I’m still get-ting used making video;some sports are easier to

“shoot” than others. Butdon’t worry folks I’ll getthe hang of it soon.Parents seem to love the

page. Especially nowthey can follow games ifthey are unable to bethere.

Scores from games areposted live.

Again don’t believe me,watch me when theMidget majors score orwhen the Lady Gens fin-ish a set. I’m reaching formy Blackberry, frantical-ly hitting the keyboardlike a crazed chipmunkattacks a nut.

Although not everyonelikes the up to the minuteupdates but for grand-parents who live out oftown, they can now fol-low their grandchild’steam and rout for themfor a far.

And of course the pic-tures.

Instead of the publicseeing only one photothat is used in the papers,you now get the wholekit and caboodle. Everysingle photo I snap is notthrown on Facebookhours after the game.

Funny thing, I wasn’tasked to do this, I’m notbeing forced. It’s justsomething that I thoughtwould be a good idea todo.

Yes, sometimes it’s a lit-tle crazy when I’mbouncing between thevideo camera to the nor-mal camera, while takingnotes and updating thescore. But this is what Iwanted.Like I said Facebook has

changed everything, forthe better.

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General Amherst Lady Gens volleyball team won their sixth straight WECSSAAtitle Thursday night. The Lady Gens then lost the SWOSSAA championship to

the John McGregor Panthers in five games.

By Joel Charron

It’s been a week of upsand downs for theGeneral Amherst Sr.Lady Gens Volleyballteam.

On Thursday night,Christine Belcher led theLady Gens in a nearflawless three gamesweep over the EssexRed Raiders to captureAmherst’s sixth straightWECSSAA AA volley-ball championship.

The Lady Gens domi-nated the first game andwon 25-14. The secondgame the gritty Essexsquad fought back asboth team went back andforth before Amhersteventually pulled aheadand took the game 25-19.Game three saw a con-troversial call turnAmherst’s way after anapparent Essex pointwas reversed and givento the Lady Gens, late inthe game.

The Essex coach arguedthe call, however the callstood and Amherst tookgame three 25-16.

“After the first game Icalmed down and every-one else calmed downand we just played vol-leyball,” said Belcher,who won her secondWECSSAA champi-onship as a senior.

Belcher said experienceis a factor in big gameslike this.

Experience is some-thing that the Lady Genshave as a number ofplayers have wonOFSAA AA gold aroundtheir neck as well asplaying travel volleyball.

Following Thursday’sgame coach Jeff Millersaid the Lady Gens hadto bring their “A game”

if they hoped to defeatthe John McGregorPanthers Monday fortheir fifth SWOSSAAchampionship in sixyears.

For two straight gamesthe Lady Gens game wasin top form, easilydefeating the visitingPanthers 25-15 and 25-13.

All signs pointed toanother Amherst cham-pionship.

In the third gameAmherst moved ahead5-2, however the LadyGens began to makeunforced errors, whichgave the Panthers life.The Panthers put togeth-er a string of points.

The rejuvenated JohnMcGregor team won thenext three games 25-23,25-23, 15-10.

John McGregor willgrab OFSAA’s highestseed for a SWOSSAAteam while the LadyGens will sneak in asSWOSSAA’s second rep-resentative.

“Nothing surprises meanymore,” said coachJeff Miller, afterThursday’s loss. “Wewent brain dead in thethird set and startedmaking a bunch of care-less errors which gavethem life and turned thewhole momentum of thematch around.”

Miller added thatSarnia St. Patrick had theright to challengeAmherst for the secondSWOSSA spot but saidhe was informed earlierin the day that theywould not.

“Hopefully they canlearn from this,” saidMiller. “When we getput under the gun, wehope they can react bet-

ter than that.Amherst’s Alyssa

Garrett said after thefirst two games theLady Gens’ defensebegan to relax, whichultimately let thePanthers back into thematch.

“We’re disappointedright now,” said a visi-bly upset Garrett.“We’ve played them intournaments before andbeat them but they hada good game today.”Garrett said that nerves

played a part in theirloss, stating that some ofthe girls were “jittery”after the third set loss.

Amherst will travel toNepean, ON next weekfor the OFSAA seniorgirls AA volleyballchampionships wherethey hope to win theirthird straight OFSAAchampionship.

Leamington ends LadyGens hockey season

Pettypiece excitedwith direction of

program

By Joel Charron

With the sizes of smileson the face of theGeneral Amherst LadyGens hockey team, youwould have sworn theywere the ones whoadvanced to the WEC-SSAA finals.

The Lady Gens wereeliminated in twogames by an experi-enced Leamingtonteam, losing game one6-1 in Leamingtonbefore returning homeand putting in a gutsyperformance which theyfell just short, losing 3-1.

“You want your teamready to play in theplayoffs,” said headcoach Dan Pettypieceafter game two. “Ingame one for what everreason anything thatcould possibly gowrong, did.”

A number of incidentsthat were out of theircontrol dictated thegame one outcome,which included playersshowing up late for thegame, unable to get intothe dressing room andnot enough time towarm up.

“We had no chance totalk to them about agame plan,” saidPettypiece.

Pettypiece sais the lack

Miranda Turner dives across the crease to make asave. Leamington peppered Turner with 40 shots.

of preparation led to thegirls becoming frazzledat both ends and werethe recipient of someuntimely bounces.

However, KristiPaquette scored her firstgoal in a Lady Gens uni-form, which broke theLeamington shutout.

In game two, the LadyGens held their own.

They kept a talented

Leamington squad, whoboasts at least eight trav-el players off the score-board until the secondperiod.

Leamington added totheir lead in the thirdperiod with 6:02 left toplay.Four minutes laterAmherst answered back

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Local schools take stand against bullyingBy Jolene Perron

General Amherst took astand against bullyingduring last week.

The idea to start a Anti-bullying week is thebrainchild of GeneralAmherst student councilrepresentative MichaelWest.“I wanted to make a dif-

ference in the school,”said West. “We want tostart a chain reaction forthe generations comingthrough here (GeneralAmherst.)”The students dressed up

in different colours eachday to support the anti-bullying cause.

Tuesday, the studentswore blue to stand upagainst cyber bullying.Wednesday, the studentswore purple. Thursday,students wore differentcolours for each grade to“get the students out oftheir cliques and meetnew people.”In addition, the students

received a number in firstperiod. Someone else in adifferent grade receivedthe same number.Students were encour-aged to venture out oftheir usual friends andfind this new person.

“I feel it’s like a weekwhere you stand up forthe little guy,” saidStudent council vice-president, MeaghanMarton.

Friday, students worePink to stand up againstall bullying. They werealso asked to wear asticker, pledging theirstand against bullying.

Also, student councilmade bristol boards ofstatistics about bullying.Specific members of stu-

General Amherst students wore a different colour of shirt for each day of theweek. The colour was to represent different types of bullying.

dent council were posi-tioned around the cafete-ria during lunch with thebristol board, shoutingout, “I stand up againstbullying”.

“I wanted to see whowould stand up with us,”said Katie Deluca, stu-dent council president.

General Amherst vice-prinicpal John Procterhas been at the school forthree years now. Proctercame into the school withmany intentions to getthe school in great shape,which included a check-list of priorities to bedone, one of which beingto stop bullying.

“The idea was original-ly begun by two studentsin another province butit’s something that’s soimportant that their mes-sage spread,” saidProcter. “The reason wesupport it, is the positivemessage it sends, wherestudents stand as one tosay that they believe thisis wrong.”

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to councilBy Karen Fallon

Amherstburg’s FireChief, Randy Sinasac,introduced JamesOuellette as his second-in-command, to councilat the meeting heldFebruary 22.After an “exhaustingsearch” says Sinasac, thedecision was made tohire from within thedepartment.Ouellette, he added,brings “40 plus years”of experience to theposition. The new Deputy FireChief says he has devel-oped a lot of love andpassion for the job. “It is that same passionthat will drive me to be

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Gasoline prices spiked to$1.20 per litre in manyCanadian cities over theweekend. Prices are up 10cents per litre in just a fewdays. Apart from the short-lived price bubble of 2008, gaso-line prices are now the highestlevel in Canadian history.

Amherstburg speaks out:

“It’s silly, I got a full tankfor $70. This is not neces-sary because this gas wasbought six months ago”Bryan G.

“How are Canadians sup-posed to get ahead in thework force when we’repaying these gas prices,”Jenn P.

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Amherstburg Community Services celebrates 35 yearsBy Joel Charron

It’s been a long road forthe AmherstburgCommunity Services, butfor the past 35 years, thenon-profit organization hasprovided essential socialservices to the community.In 1973, the Amherstburg,

Anderdon and MaldenSocial Planning councilestablished a grass rootsorganization whose focuswas to bring social servicesto the community wherethey could be easilyaccessed. Particularly itwas set up to help the resi-dents who had difficultygetting transportation tothe larger city centers.

It immediately began tooversee the operation ofA.A.M. CommunityService, a multi-servicecenter for a number ofsocial service agencies,information and a referralfor many others.

The group was incorpo-rated as a non-profit, chari-table organization in 1976.

In 1998, to reflect munici-pal amalgamation, theagency was renamed“ A m h e r s t b u r gCommunity Services.”The organization now hasexpanded into LaSalle,

Laura Rebidoux, Kathy DiBartolomeo and BrankaStewin are the smiling faces behind the programs

at Amherstburg Community Services.

Harrow and McGregor.ACS is also the satelliteoffice for everything fromcounseling, financial coun-seling, probation services,Service Canada and muchmore.

The Mission of the ACS isto study the social, recre-ational, health, educationand other human needs ofthe Amherstburg area. Theservices available aim to sat-isfy those needs and to pro-mote the orderly develop-ment of a well balancedcommunity.

Over its 35 years of exis-tence, ACS have provided acornucopia of social pro-

grams such as Meals onWheels, Coats for Kids,Keep the Heat, FriendlyVisits, the Care-A-Van andthat’s just the tip of the ice-berg. ACS offers roughly 24different programs.

According to ExecutiveDirector KathyDiBartolomeo, in 2010, theMeals on Wheels programserved 19,253 meals andtransported 11,842 peoplewho were in need of rides.Last year ACS had 8,047callers requesting informa-tion for local programs thatwere available to the public.

“What started as a grass-roots organization has now

become a vital hub of serv-ices in this community,”said DiBartolomeo. “It’sreally important in this dayand age to have these serv-ices available locally forpeople.”

DiBartolomeo said ACS islooking forward to the next35 years, stating that thenon-profit organization willbe revealing new programsin the near future. She alsosaid ACS hopes to consoli-date under one building, as

the Meals on Wheelskitchen is located offsite.

“That’s our biggest goalright now,” she said. “Wewant to put everythingunder one roof.”

DiBartolomeo added hav-ing a new building willallow ACS to keep expand-ing and bring in more serv-ices to benefit the communi-ty.The executive director

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when Torey Dean foundthe back of the net witha blast from the slot,however Leamingtonadded an empty netgoal with one secondleft.Keeping the Lady Gens

within reaching dis-tance was the excellentplay of goalie MirandaTurner, who faced 40shots and making sever-al breath taking saves.

“We gave up a lot ofshots but we knew com-ing in that they weregoing to be coming atus,” said Pettypiece.“We are not going tochance them, when wedo get our chances, wehave to bury them. Theyhave nothing to beashamed of I’m proudof everybody.”

Pettypiece said he andthe coaching staff areextremely happy withthe team and its pro-gression and will lookto shake up the divisionnext year. The LadyGens have only fiveplayers graduated andaccording to the headcoach, a number ofyoung players areexpected to don the

black and gold next sea-son.

Turner said their firstwinning season gavethe girls a “huge boost”heading into the play-offs.

Although the team islosing some talent,Turner said she is look-ing forward to nextyear.

“We have a bunch ofgood Grade 9’s that aremoving up and evenmore players coming toAmherst,” she said.“Even when we lose tal-ent we still gain it. Itevens itself out.”

Turner added that shehad a lot of fun betweenthe pipes in game two,even though she wasbusy.

“I like it when I’mbusy, maybe not to thatextent, but I like keep-ing myself alive,” shesaid.

Although the team isdone league play for theseason, next month theLady Gens travel toToronto for a tourna-ment, which is viewedas a year-end reward forthe girls. They are alsoscheduled to play acharity game nextmonth in Amherstburg.

A’Burg takes 2-0 series lead over BramptonOne game away from second consecutive trip to OMHA finals

By Joel Charron

The Amherstburg MidgetMajor Stars are just onewin away from returningto the OMHA finals.

This past weekend theStar took a 2-0 series lead intheir best-of-five semi-finalseries against theBrampton Battalion.

The Stars captured gameone of the series Saturdaynight, with an impressive6-1 win at the UnitedCommunities CreditUnion Complex. FrankDesjardins scored a hattrick, scoring in all threeperiods, while DanielSlipchuk, Mike Popel andBrandin Crosier eachadded a goal. Stars captain Jordan Ryan,

Zoran Popel and Slipchukeach recorded a pair ofassists.

“It was definitely excit-ing,” said head coach MattFox after game one. “Weused our speed and justoutplayed them.”

The Stars out shotBrampton 33-17.

“We weren’t intimidatedby their size,” saidDesjardins. “We came outwith lots of intensity andgot on them early.”

Sunday afternoon’s tilt

Stars captain Jordan Ryan (white jersey) fights forpoistion with Brampton defender.

proved to be more difficultbut managed to grab a piv-otal 6-4 game two win.

The Stars received a boostto their lineup as TylerPope-Ferguson returned tothe ice after serving a twogame suspension.

Brampton would strikefirst, scoring just 2:13 intothe opening period, howev-er Ryan would tie the affairafter banging in a reboundon the power play.

Brampton would regainthe lead again in the secondperiod, but the lead wasshort lived when Slipchukfound the back of the netwith his second goal of theseries.Slipchuk’s goal opened the

floodgates as the Starsexploded for three moregoals in the second period,only four minutes apart.

Dan Bondy’s power playgoal gave the Stars the lead,while Pope-Ferguson andBlaine Bechard gaveAmherstburg a 5-2 leadafter 30 minutes of play.

Brampton fought back,scoring two quick goals injust over 90 seconds apart inthe beginning of the thirdperiod. However, the Stars held off

the Battalion comeback asZoran Popel scored anempty net goal, secondsafter Brampton rang a puckoff of Amherstburg’s goalpost.

“We didn’t play the waywe wanted but we stillcame out with two points,”said Fox after game two.

The first year coach com-mended the goaltending ofMark Fenty and NickKeeler, who both madecrucial saves at criticaltimes in games one andtwo.

Fox said the Stars tooktheir foot off the acceleratorin the third period, allow-ing Brampton to gain somemomentum.“We seemed to have lost a

little bit of focus and webattled hard and finished itout,” he said. Fox gave Brampton credit

for not giving up whiledown three goals in thethird period.

“We’re feeling great.Having a 2-0 lead is hugeheading into game three,”said Dan Bondy.

Bondy said the Stars willhave to avoid a sluggishthird period that plaguedthem in game two.

“We let up on them andthat gave them life,” saidBondy. “We can’t do thatfrom now on.”

The Stars head toBrampton this weekend tolook to close out the series.

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TOWN of AMHERSTBURG

SNOW REMOVAL POLICY andINFORMATION TO RESIDENTS

During winter snowstorm events safety is a primary concern and often the Town’s efforts maybe delayed by having to deal with situations that are time-consuming and potentiallydangerous. We respectfully request that you, the homeowner, assist the Town’s snow clearingefforts by considering the following:

PERSONAL SAFETY – Older residents and those with health problems are reminded to avoidthe extreme physical activity connected with shovelling snow. Also, skiers, snowmobilers andA.T.V. operators are advised to keep vehicles off Town streets at all times.

TRAVEL SAFETY – When traveling, exercise extreme caution. During winter storm events,limit travel to trips which are absolutely necessary. Please keep a minimum of 75 feet fromsnow control vehicles.

PARKING – Residents are encouraged to refrain from parking on the street during and immediately after snowstorms.

ROAD SALTING – In the event of a winter storm resulting in mixed or frozen precipitationor at the beginning of a snowstorm, all roads may be salted normally within three to six hoursand as needed thereafter.

SNOWPLOWING – During snowstorms (usually greater than two inches accumulation) towncrews will plow based on established town priorities. Main roads are plowed first, followed byprimary and secondary residential streets with one pass in either direction until snowfall ceases.Thereafter all roads are plowed curb to curb as time and resources permit.

CUL DE SACS – Residents are encouraged to be patient with the removal of snow from theseareas as the necessary large snow removal equipment often prohibits the full cleaning of someareas where there is insufficient room available. Alternate equipment may be dispatched whenstorm conditions have subsided. Priority is given to clearing access in the roadway first, crewswill return as soon as they can.

PLOWING ONTO STREET – Do not Deposit snow from private driveways onto the publicstreets as this result in a hindrance to traffic.

DRIVEWAYS – The Town is not responsible for snow which is deposited in private driveways. Plow operators have very little discretion on where this snow can go. Residentsshould understand that the Town’s priority is to clear streets to ensure public safety. Residentsshould throw/shovel snow to the down traffic side of the driveway. This will minimize theamount of snow that will be pushed back into the driveway by the Town’s snow plow.

SIDEWALKS – Property owners are responsible for clearing all snow and ice from sidewalksadjacent to their property within four (4) hours for commercial and twelve (12) hours for residential properties from the end of storm event.

MAILBOXES – In the event mailboxes are damaged for plowing operations, the Public WorksDepartment will inspect the damage and may assist residents in making repairs or provide |replacement. Normally, mailboxes struck and damaged by the Town’s plow will be replaced.If your mailbox has been damaged, please call Public Works Department for further information.

FIRE HYDRANTS – Adopt the fire hydrant nearest your home and keep it clear of snow andice.

GENERAL INFORMATION

•When shovelling snow from sidewalks and driveways, place the snow to the right of the driveway (as you face the street) since this helps limit the amount of snow plowed back into yourdriveway.

•If you have a catch basin at the curb in front of your house, please remove the snow from thetop and immediate vicinity so that the melting snow will go into the basin and not into yourdriveway or house.

•Advise children against building structures in snow banks on the sides of streets as childrenmay be injured by the equipment widening the traveled road lanes.

•Clearing all of the streets takes time and planning to get the most benefit from the Town’s resources. If you believe your street was missed, please be patient and call the Public WorksDepartment.

•Please noted the Town has implemented the ‘Report a Problem Program’ to allow ratepayersto call or e-mail concerns around snow removal issues. This is available on-line at www.amherstburg.ca or simply call the town hall information kiosk at (519) 736-0012.

Amherstburg Public Works DepartmentLou Zarlenga, P. Eng.

Director of Engineering & InfrastructurePhone: (519) 736-3664

We thank you in advance for your understanding, patience and co-operation.

a moment in timeAlex K. Duff, manager of Deer Head Club and later pro-

prietor of Duffy's Tavern pours the first legal drink inAmherstburg. (upon the revision of the law). Nov. 11,

1924. Photo courtesy of Duffy's Tavern

Inspired Vision

The Europa majestically sails throughAmherstburg.

Photo by: Janet & Alan Arseneault of ChaletStudio Photography

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Seniors

CORNER

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Services

ACS needs your help! Ifyou have an hour or twoand would like to helpyour community giveus a call. We are lookingfor volunteers to helppeople in our ComputerClasses, Meals onWheels delivery andFriendly Visits. Call formore information 519-736-5471. We still haveappointments availablefor our income tax cliniccall 519-736-5471 formore information. OnMonday, March 7 theCare A Van is going tothe Windsor RacewaySlots for a day of fun. Ifyou would like to joinus call Laura 519-736-5471. Service Canadawill have a representa-tive in our office onTuesday, March 15 from10 a.m. to 3 p.m., noappointment is neces-sary. We are pleased toannounce that we havetwo foot care nursesavailable. Call ouroffice for more informa-tion.

Food andFellowship

Mission

Can YOU help? TheMission has an urgentneed for the following:peanut butter, jam, ham-burger helper, sidekicks,canned mushrooms,

ketchup and mustard.Donations of any ofthese items will begratefully accepted atthe Mission - hope wecan count on your sup-port.

Royal CanadianLegion

Congratulations toKevan Carroll and histeam from the legion forwinning the peopleschoice award at theannual chili cook-off.The ladies auxiliary nextmeal is Friday, March 4,4-6 p.m. eat in or takeout .The Ladies will alsopresent a Victorian TeaParty Saturday, March12 from 2-5 p.m. includ-ing prizes for the bestbonnet, a silent auctionand fun for all whoattend. The L.A meal forFriday, March 4 will bepork loin with all thetrimmings $8. Join usThursday, March 17 forour annual St. Patrick’sDay Party featuringClayton Moore on thekeyboard, Irish Dancersand corn beef and cab-bage for dinner. For

more information call519- 736-4485.

Golden Age Club

Here are the results forlast week. Pepper—1st-Paul Boyko, 2nd-Gerald Arseneault, 3rd-Dilys Bertrand, 4th-Margaret Duckworth,5th- Ron Goulin, 6th-Mary Jane Antaya, 7th-Terri Lacoursiere.Euchre—1st- KarenGoulin, 2nd- MarcellaDufour, 3rd- ClaireBeaudry, 4th- EveMcCaffrey, 5th- AliceChikaz. Lone hands—Ernie Cadarette andClaire Beaudry.Bridge—1st- JanCooper, 2nd- GeraldArseneault, 3rd- HelenButler. Crib—1st-Gaetane Lapointe, 2nd-Claire Beaudry, 3rd-Remi Beaulieu, 4th-Margaret Duckworth.Pepper-1st- KarenGoulin, 2nd- ZiggyNeugenbauer, 3rd- a tieto Al Rossell and LaurieHui, 5th- GaetaneLapointe. We are host-ing a Pepper PairsTournament onSaturday March 19th—$5 per person. Pleaseremember that youmust sign up ahead andhave a partner. Thetickets for Pizza forElection Day—$1. paidup members only are onsale now. Please supportour centre and come outto vote—time is 11 a.m.Tuesday, March 29.

South County girls grab second in tourney

The Amherstburg South County Girls came in second in the London Devilette’s tournamentrecently. They lost in the final game 2-1 in overtime.

Bottom row: Left to right – Maddy Baltiero, Heather Lenson. Renee Reid, Gillian Sparling,Goalie – Megan Wismer, Megan Farmer, Nicole Fox, Ryley Clifford, Charlotte Mesman, Sydney

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MEMORIUM

In loving memory of

LenRobinson

September 22, 1942 -

March 4, 2010

They say there is a reason, they say that time will heal;

but neither time nor reason, will change the way I feel.

For no one knows the heartache, that lies behind our smiles;

no one knows how many times, we’ve broken down and cried.

We want to tell you something, so there won’t be any doubt;

you’re so wonderful to think of, but so hard to be without.

Always in our hearts,Love, Cecile, Sian, Mark and Vivienne.

MEMORIUM

In loving memory of aHusband, Father, and Tatone.

Deep in the heart lies a pictureOf a loved one laid to rest.

In memory’s frame we shall keep itBecause he was one of the best.

Memorial MassSaturday, March 12, 2011

St. John the Baptist Church • 9am

D’Alimonte,Rocco

Born: September 15, 1940Died: March 2, 2006

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TRAVELFOR ALL YOUR TRAVELPLANS, last minute sales,all inclusives, cruises,European itineraries, grouptravel, destination weddings.BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE24/7. Call PAT at 519-736-0978 or email plafram-bo i se@ab le t rave l . comABLE TRAVEL AMERICANEXPRESS

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OPEN HOUSEOPEN SAT & SUN. 1-4 PMHERITAGE PARK VILLAS!2 bedroom, 2 bath, condowith insuite laundry andready to move in or chooseyour finishing touches.2650 Sandwich WestParkway - Off Huron ChurchLine Road behindCrossings. Sale or Lease!T o u rhttp://normtalbot.point2agent.com Norm Talbot, ASA,Real Estate Broker, TheHouseSold Name inWindsor-Essex County,Royal LePage Binder RealEstate Brokerage, Ofc. 519-948-5300, Res: 519-736-SOLD(7653), Direct 519-792-0441

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MISC FOR SALEArnold Snow Thrower Cab,fits most every SnowBlower, never used, Paid$125, steal it for $65, phone519-736-3187

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WANTEDWanted: Old musical instru-ments, old toy steamengines and paintings, olditems of interest, any condi-tion, 519-730-1255

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OBITUARIES

BOURQUE, JeanMauriceBorn on February 26, 1924 inCaplan, Quebec and passedaway surrounded by his lovingfamily, at Sun Parlour Home onFebruary 23, 2011 inLeamington. Predeceased byhis first wife Josephine (neeCaza) (1964), son Jean-Pierre(1965) and daughter Paulette(2010) & husband Dennis Shaw(2006). Beloved husband ofDora (nee Bezaire). CherishedDad to Louisette & husbandRaymond Durocher, LindaRyan, Rose Lucas & NeilRobinson. Loving Pepe of ToddDurocher, Tammy Durocher &Dr. Zeljko Veselinovic, Troy &Christina Durocher, Trent &Amanda Durocher, AndreaShaw, Sean Ryan, Scott &Diane Ryan, Kelly Ryan & LuisGriful, and Neil Robinson Jr.Dear Grand Pepe to Chelsae,Harley, Bailey, Matthew,Nicholas, Xavier, Lincoln, Reilly,Zoie, Jacob, Emily, Cade, Koleand Kayce. Survived by his sis-ter Aline Bourque.Predeceased by his brothers &sisters. Dear brother-in-law toAngela, Emma, Anna, Irene,Corrine, Marie, Gene & wifeJeanette. He will be sadlymissed by many nieces,nephews, family & friends. Moeretired from Champion SparkPlug. He was a former parish-ioner of St. Joseph Church,River Canard & St. John theBaptist Church (Amherstburg).Visiting at the JAMES H. SUT-TON FUNERAL HOME, 401Sandwich St., South,Amherstburg (519-736-2134)on Friday, February 25, from 2-5 & 7-9 p.m. Parish Prayers at8:00 p.m. Funeral SaturdayFebruary 26, 2011 from thefuneral home at 11:30 a.m. toSt. John the Baptist Church forMass at 12 noon. Interment tofollow at St. Joseph Cemetery,River Canard. Online condo-lences & cherished memoriesmay be shared with the family atwww.jhsutton-funeral.ca A treewill be planted in memory ofMaurice in the Sutton HeritageForest. A dedication service willbe held on Sunday, September25th, 2011. All are welcome.

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DENT, George EdwardAugust 10, 1933- February 26,2011. Passed away peacefullyat Hospice Residential Homewhere he received outstandingcare during the last few weeksof his life. George will be deeplymissed by his beloved wife of60 years Winona (neeRenaud). Loving Dad of Wayne& Susan, Karen & JosephZybala, Alan & Valerie, June &Russell Deslippe and the lateDoris Chadwick (2004). DearGrandpa of Adam, Jason &Karen Dent, Jennifer & DarrelDufour, Greg & ChrissyChadwick, Jessica & MikeConnor, Andrea Zybala,Nathan Dent, Meghan Dent &Jamie, David Deslippe andNicole Deslippe as well as 7great grandchildren. Brother ofGordon & Beulah, Robert &Sharon, Ray & Diane, and thelate Louis & Gladys. Brother-in-law of Margaret Purdy, Harold& Leah Renaud, Darwin & AnnRenaud, and predeceased byMurrel & Jim Boyce, George,Fred and Ernest Renaud andLeonard Purdy. George retiredin 1993 after many years oper-ating asphalt plants in theWindsor area. He was a devot-ed member and past presidentof the AMA Sportsman Club.Cremation has taken place.Interment at Rose HillCemetery Amherstburg onFriday March 18, at 10 am fol-lowed by a Memorial Servicecelebrating Georgeʼs life at 11am at AMA Sportsman Club468 Lowes Side Rd.,Amherstburg. In lieu of flowersdonations to the HospiceResidential Home would beappreciated by the family.George had many supportivecaregivers who made him feelspecial and comfortablethrough out his battle with can-cer at the Cancer Clinic, CCAC& Hospice. Our family sincerelyappreciated the professionaland compassionate care givento him that guided us allthrough the last 5 years.Arrangements entrusted toCremation Society of Windsor& Essex County 3260 DougallAve. 519-969-5449

EDL, JohnPassed away on February 22,2011 at Windsor RegionalHospital Met Campus at theage of 72. Cherished husbandof over 38 years to Thelma(nee Wiltshire). Beloved step-father to Sherry & husband JoeBlais, Bill & wife BrendaRaymont, Laurie Raymont &husband Phil Lemieux andVickie Raymont. Dear Papa tomany grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Dear brother toCathy Elerbeck and brother-in-law to Harvey & wife MaryWiltshire, and Muriel Moon(Las Vegas). John is survivedby nieces, nephews, family andfriends. He retired fromChrysler Canada after manyyears of dedicated service. Inlieu of flowers as your expres-sion of sympathy, donations tothe charity of your choice wouldbe appreciated. Visiting at theJAMES H. SUTTON FUNERALHOME, 401 Sandwich St.,South, Amherstburg (519-736-2134) on Friday from 2-5 & 7-9p.m. Funeral Saturday,February 26, 2011 at the funer-al home at 10:00 a.m.Cremation to follow. Onlinecondolences & cherishedmemories may be shared withthe family at www.jhsutton-funeral.ca A tree will be plant-ed in memory of John in theSutton Heritage Forest. A ded-ication service will be held onSunday, September 25th, 2011.All are welcome.

GAUDETTE, Deanna On February 16 at the age of73 years. Loving wife of the lateReginald Gaudette (1985)Cherished mother of LouisaBezaire (Glen), Jocelyne Brent(Tom), Yvette Fader (Craig),Jacqueline Lessard (Leo) andStacey Gaudette (Sara).Treasured grandmother ofMichael (Shannon), Amanda(Chad), Adam (Brandi),Clayton, Jon, Holly, Brad,Bryan, Olivia, Lisa- Lee,Joshua, Joseph and Jack.Special great-grandmother ofMorgan, Desireé and Leiland.Beloved sister of Anna Walters(Tom), Eva Hunter (the lateGordon), the late Carol Crinion(Gerald Jr.) all of Florida,Sharon Roehler (Butch)andBonnie Bastien all ofAmherstburg. She will be sadlymissed by her beloved furrycompanion Mya. Deanna was awonderful mother who alwaysput her family first, she was avoracious reader, who lovedgardening and enjoyed the out-doors. Donations to CampTrillium or Canadian BloodServices would be appreciatedby the family. Visitation atFamilies First 1065 Lauzon Rd.East Windsor 519-969-5841 onFriday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.Parish Prayers Friday at8:30pm. On Saturday familyand friends are invited to meetat Our Lady of GuadalupeChurch (834 Raymo Rd.), after10am followed by Mass at11am. Interment at Our Lady ofthe Lake Cemetery . Sharememories or make a charitabledonation online atFamiliesFirst.ca .

GOULIN, W. HowardPassed away peacefully onFebruary 22, 2011 at WindsorRegional Hospital Met Campussurrounded by his loving familyat 88 years of age. Beloved hus-band of the late Loraine (1999).Cherished father of James &wife Joanne, Ronald & wifeKaren, Gary, Billy, David & wifeGiselle, Mary Ann & husbandArthur Theriault, Linda & hus-band Gerry Theriault, Patricia &husband Robert Welsh (B.C.),and Sharon & husband ShawnRobinson. Loving Pepe to 19grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Predeceased bybrothers & sisters Marie,Madonna, Mark, Leo, Loretta,and Beatrice. Beloved brother-in-law to Rita Grondin,Rosemarie Bellefeuille, TheresaJobagy and predeceased byHerbert, Viola and Rena.Retired from Seagramʼs aftermany years of dedicated serv-ice. Previous president andactive member of C.A.W. Local2098 – Retirees Chapter. Pastpresident of Caldist CreditUnion. Visiting at the JAMES H.SUTTON FUNERAL HOME,401 Sandwich St., South,Amherstburg (519-736-2134) onThursday from 2-5 & 7-9 p.m.with parish prayers at 8:00 p.m.Funeral Friday, February 25,2011 from the funeral home at10:00 a.m. to St. John theBaptist Church for Mass at 10:30a.m. Interment to follow at St.John the Baptist Cemetery.Donations to the St. John theBaptist Restoration Fund wouldbe greatly appreciated.

LEWIS, Grace (neePark)Passed away peacefully onFebruary 22, 2011 at MaldenPark Continuing Care at theage of 88 years. Predeceasedby her husband John Lewis(1969). Daughter of Marguerite& Alex Park of Amherstburg.Loving mother of Evan Lewis ofHarrow. Dear grandmother ofStarr Harrington. Dear sister toDr. Anne Squire (Bill) of Ottawa,Phyllis Mickle (2006) and JunePark (2004). Predeceased byher brother and sister in laws,Florence & Ness Lewis, Sybil &Oz Lewis, Margaret Lewis, andBetty Belanger. Survived by 13nieces & nephews, 33 greats &59 great grand. Grace was anelementary teacher & principalwith the Windsor Board for 20years & an itinerant instrumen-tal teacher for anther 20 years.She ran a Saturday Band pro-gram for her pupils. After retire-ment she conducted theCentral Seniors Band and theHandbell Choirs at CentralUnited . She also sang in theWindsor Classic ChoraleGrace was a founding memberof the Delta Kappa GammaSociety. If you so wish, in lieu offlowers, donations may bemade to the Memorial Fund atCentral United Church, 660Ouellette Avenue Windsor N9A1C1. Visiting at the JAMES H.SUTTON FUNERAL HOME,401 Sandwich St., South,Amherstburg (519-736-2134)on Saturday, February 26th ,and Sunday, February 27th,from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Funeral Monday February 28th,2011 at 11:00 a.m. at CentralUnited Church, 660 OuelletteAvenue, Windsor. PLEASENOTE: There will visiting at theChurch from 10:00 a.m. untiltime of service at 11:00.Interment to follow at Rose HillCemetery. A tree will be plantedin memory of Grace in theSutton Heritage Forest. A dedi-cation service will be held onSunday, September 25th, 2011.All are welcome. Online condo-lences & cherished memoriesmay be shared with the familyat www.jhsutton-funeral.ca

MEMORIUM

BarbPillonIf roses grow in

heaven, Lord

Then pick a bunch

for us,

And place them in

our sister’s arms,

And tell her

they’re from us.

We think of you

often Barb.

Richard & Bonnie,Ron & Susan & families

ANNOUNCEMENT

P.S. Congratulations on a successful hockey season!

All our love, Dad, Mom, Brinley & Brock

GO STARS GO!!!

Happy

“14th” Birthday

on February 23rd

to our All Star

Brannon Beaudoin

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Happy BirthdayIsn’t This Great!

EmmaMarshall’s 8!

Love Grampa

MARCH 2nd

x o x o x o x o

8 8 8 8

8 8 8 8

MEMORIUM

In Loving Memory ofLois Gignac

1932-2010

The rolling stream of life goes on,

But, still the empty chairReminds me of the face,

the smileOf the one

who once sat there.

-Loving Husband, Si

MEMORIUM

Lois GignacIn loving memory of

who passed away1 year ago March 3

Love Eileen & Doug, Monica & Wayne, Al & Donna, Derek,Karen & Ed, Jackie & Kris,

Jay & Keri & families

To hear your voice and see your smile

To sit with you and talk awhile,

To be together in the same old way

Would be our greatest wish today.

So please God take a message

To our precious Mom up above,

Tell her we miss her terribly

And give her all our love.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Happy Birthday

Lots of Love from your family!

NonnoEttorinoPento(66) and

BrianaRenaud

(5)

28- Wednesday, March 2, 2011 rivertowntimes.com

519-736-0012 • www.amherstburg.ca 271 Sandwich St. South, Amherstburg, Ontario N9V 2A5

Town of Amherstburg

2011 Summer Student Positions

Public Works Student General LabourPublic Works Office AdministrationEnvironmental Engineering Student

Parks Student General LabourSummer Camp CoordinatorSummer Camp Counsellor

Lifeguard/Swimming InstructorTourist Representative

Clerks/Research Assistant

Detailed job descriptions are available from the Town Website www.amherstburg.ca

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a StudentLottery Application no later than March 18, 2011.

Carol Bendo, Manager of Human ResourcesEmail: [email protected] Sandwich St. S. Fax: 519-736-5403Amherstburg, ON N9V 2A5

FEBRUARY 27 FEBRUARY 28 MARCH 1 MARCH 2 MARCH 3 MARCH 4 MARCH 5

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

MARCH 6 MARCH 7 MARCH 8 MARCH 9 MARCH 10 MARCH 11 MARCH 12

New Council BriefImproving Communication with Amherstburg Residents

The Town of Amherstburg has implemented a new initiativecalled “Council Brief”. The Council Brief will be available aftereach regularly scheduled Council meeting and provide a briefoverview of the meeting actions taken by Council at the meeting.Please visit www.amhertburg.ca to view the Council Brief.

Town of Amherstburg Revised Schedule

Special Meetings- 2011 BudgetResidents are encouraged to submit budget comments verbally orin writing at any time to Council, Administration, and by email [email protected] and all comments received will be con-sidered by Council regularly as they work towards a draft budget.

The draft budget can be viewed at:http://www.amherstburg.ca/newspublicationsResidents may attend all sessions to hear budget deliberations.Delegations are also encouraged for the Public Information Sessionon April 11th, 2011.

2:00PM TrafficCommittee

Meeting Town HallBoardroom

Clocks forward onehour at bedtime

Council MeetingCouncil Chambers

7:00pm


St. Patrick’s Day


1st Day Of Spring

Council MeetingCouncil Chambers

7:00pm

4:30PMAmherstburg PoliceServices Board Mtg

Verdi Club

5:30PM HeritageCommittee Meeting

Town Hall Boardroom

4:30PM AAAC Mtg. TownHall Boardroom

Review of Capital Budget9am to 4pm Fire Station 2

(tentative)9am to 4pm5:30 ACE MeetingCouncil Chambers

Review of CapitalBudget AMA

Sportsmen’s Club9:00am – 4:00pm

Roots to BootsGenealogy Seminar

[email protected]

Public Skating will be cancelled on Sunday, March 6/11 due to Old Timer’s Hockey Tournamentand will resume on Sunday, March 13/11. We apologize for anyinconvenience. Please contact 736-5712 for further information.

Public SkatingCANCELLED

Amherstburg River Town Times March 2, 2011

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