by Rob Perry of The Aylmer Express Jackie Stockford of Malahide said she has learned firsthand the great value of Ronald McDonald House Canada in London, which provides accommodations for parents of youngsters undergoing treatment in hospitals in that city. When Jackie’s daughter Petra was born on Sept. 18, 2020, she was 12 weeks early,…
Southwestern Public Health reported Monday, May 9, that a St. Thomas man in his 80s had become the most recent death in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford attributed to COVID-19. That brings the total number of COVID-related fatalities in the Southwestern region since the pandemic began to 165. Currently, six area residents are hospitalized with…
Southwestern Public Health announced on Friday, May 6, that two residents of Oxford County had died as a result of COVID-19. One was a man in his 40s, and the other a woman in her 70s who was a resident at Woodstock’s Victoria Manor long-term care home, which is experiencing an outbreak involving 10 residents…
Southwestern Public Health on Wednesday, May 4, announced that an Oxford man in his 90s had died with COVID-19. That’s the 162nd death attributed to the virus in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford since the pandemic began in March of 2020. The health unit also reported that 52 new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed…
This miniature horse has been reunited with its Malahide owner after roaming through Aylmer late Tuesday, April 26, and early Wednesday, April 27. Deputy Chief Nick Novacich of Aylmer Police said officers first came across the horse as it roamed neighbourhoods along Talbot Street West Tuesday at about 10 p.m., but they were unable to…
Southwestern Public Health on Wednesday, April 27, reported three deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford since the pandemic began to 161. The dead included an Elgin man in his 80s and two female residents of Woodingford London long-term care home in Ingersoll, which is experiencing…
Constable Norm Kelso of Elgin Ontario Provincial Police announced late Tuesday afternoon afternoon, April 26, that Joseph Morphy, 64. of Central Elgin had been the motorist killed in a single-car crash on Ron McNeil Lind east of Highbury Avenue on Sunday, April 24, at about 11:20 a.m. He was the lone occupant of a vehicle…
Elgin County and Central Elgin in a joint statement on Friday evening, April 22, warned local residents about possibly fraudulent emails they might receive that appear to come from them, but don’t. “In recent weeks, phishing email campaigns have been increasing in prevalence across the province and locally. Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending…
Southwestern Public Health on Wednesday, April 20, announced the COVID-19 related deaths of an Oxford man in his 70s and an Oxford woman over 100 years old. The man’s death was related to an outbreak at Woodingford Lodge long-term care home in Ingersoll. The two fatalities bring to 158 the number of Oxford, Elgin and…
Thames Valley District School Board trustees voted 7-5 Tuesday night, April 19, to require students, staff and visitors in all schools to wear face masks, even though that rule will not legally enforceable. The vote came after a two-hour special meeting of the board. The vote was split along city-county lines, with five trustees from…
Snow came back to Aylmer and area, here in the town’s Optimist Park, on Monday afternoon, April 18, about 3:30 p.m. It’s expected to keep snowing through the night and into Tuesday morning. (AE/Rob Perry)
Herbert Hildebrandt, 38, of Malahide, and Andre Beauchamp, 34, of North York, were both found guilty of obstructing a peace officer, in Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday morning, April 14. That follows a trial for their actions December 27, 2020 at the entrance to the Aylmer Church of God. After receiving a summons for…