BLACK BRIDGE OFFICIALLY OPEN: From left, former Dufferin warden Earl Lennox, engineer Bob Burnside, Public Works Director Trevor Lewis, Kathy Boynton (representing MPP John Tory), MP David Tilson (representing Minister Tony Clement), Dufferin Warden John Oosterhof, Amaranth Mayor Don MacIver (chairman of Dufferin Public Works), Public Works members Melancthon Mayor Debbie Fawcett and Amaranth Deputy Mayor Walter Koldziechuk. Standing behind is contractor Joe Looby. The bridge over the Grand River just north of Grand Valley was built with funding from Canada- Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund. Agriculture Minister Leona Dombrowsky sent her regrets as she had a prior commitment.

Photo/WES KELLER