Town of Amherstburg

Also filed as Corporation of the Town of Amherstburg (2006).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 34 employees earning $100K+

Municipalities & Services

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

34

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$5.0M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$146,834

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$140,644

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Town of Amherstburg in 2025?

Valerie Critchley, Chief Administrative Officer, was paid $238,611 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 34 Town of Amherstburg employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $140,644.

How has Town of Amherstburg's Sunshine List changed?

Town of Amherstburg listed 1 people in 2004 and 34 in 2025 — 34× as many; payroll on the list went from $105K to $5.0M, and the median salary moved from $104,448 to $140,644.

How many Town of Amherstburg employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 22 yearly values of median salary, from $104,448 in 2004 to $140,644 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K200420092013201620212025
Median salary, 2004–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1Valerie Critchley
$238,611
Chief Administrative Officer
#2Melissa Osborne
$209,486
Director, Development Services, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
#3Jason Durocher
$193,264
District Chief
#4Andrew Challans
$191,926
District Chief
#5Randy Wismer
$190,223
District Chief
#6Heidi Baillargeon
$187,360
Director, Parks, Facilities, Recreation and Culture
#7Antonietta Giofu
$187,360
Director, Engineering and Infrastructure Services
#8Tracy Prince
$187,360
Director, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
#9Richard Wismer
$179,378
District Chief
#10Michael Mio
$179,176
Fire Chief
#11Nicholas Damore
$158,582
Training Officer
#12Mario Fiorito
$155,558
Fire Prevention Officer
#13Ronald Meloche
$142,071
Deputy Fire Chief
#14Eric Chamberlain
$141,597
Manager, Roads and Fleet
#15Christopher Aspila
$141,497
Manager, Planning Services
#16Angelo Avolio
$141,497
Manager, Building Services Chief Building Official
#17Donna Drouillard
$141,497
Manager, Human Resources
#18Yufang Du
$141,497
Manager, Financial Services, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
#19Dwayne Grondin
$141,497
Manager, Environmental Services
#20Todd Hewitt
$141,497
Manager, Engineering
#21Jordan Long
$141,497
Manager, Information Technology
#22Daniel Monk
$138,451
Deputy Fire Chief
#23Terry Fasan
$133,495
Manager, Municipal Facilities
#24Rita Macneil
$121,641
Manager, Recreation Services
#25Robert Unis
$121,641
Deputy chief Building Inspector

See all 34 employees in 2025 →

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Jason Durocher at Town Of Amherstburg had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $161,489 to $192,212, up 19.0%.

Jason Durocher+19.0%
District Chief
$161,489 → $192,212
Andrew Challans+11.0%
District Chief
$171,960 → $190,891
Randy Wismer+11.0%
District Chief
$170,476 → $189,172
Heidi Baillargeon+9.7%
Director, Parks, Facilities, Recreation and Culture
$169,698 → $186,233
Terry Fasan+9.0%
Manager, Municipal Facilities
$121,756 → $132,694

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

<5 people were new to Town of Amherstburg's list in 2025; 5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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