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Dozens attend public meeting on temporary bridge
Sue Chase, left, Nathan Smale and Barb Teeple were among dozens of people who attended an open house held by Elgin County officials at East Elgin Community Complex’s Blue Line Room on Monday evening, June 11 to learn more about the temporary bridge project in Port Bruce. The Imperial Road bridge in Port Bruce collapsed…
Read MoreYurek wins re-election
Incumbent Jeff Yurek, Progressive Conservative, won re-election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding by a landslide on Thursday, June 7, and his party picked up more than enough seats to form a majority government. Minutes after polls closed at 9 p.m., thanks to new counting systems, Mr. Yurek pulled out to a comfortable lead that continued to grow.…
Read MorePort Burwell: tick positive for Lyme Disease
Southwestern Public Health (successor to Elgin St. Thomas Public Health) announced Wednesday morning, June 6, , that a black legged deer tick collected from the Port Burwell area has tested positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. Deer ticks thrive in tall grasses, woods and bushes, the health unit advised. Previously, ticks with the…
Read MoreRocks thrown from Highway 3 bridge
A motorcyclist had his helmet damaged and another driver had a windshield smashed by rocks thrown from the Barwick Street-area railway bridge over the Highway 3 bypass in St. Thomas, Monday, June 4, city police reported. Officers were first called in about 6:30 p.m. to assist Ontario Provincial Police following reports of rocks being thrown.…
Read MoreElgin OPP looking for man who “raised suspicion” at East Beach
The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police have asked for the public’s help in finding a man who has “raised suspicion” among beach-goers in Port Burwell. Constable Adam Crewdson said the Elgin OPP are asking anyone with information to come forward and contact his detachment if they had any encounters with a man described as: white…
Read MoreGetting Freggie at Assumption
Kindergarten pupil Andrea Sleegers piled on the toppings on her personal pizza during Freggie (Fruits and Vegetables) Day at Assumption Catholic Elementary School in Aylmer on Thursday, May 31. Matthew Geraci of Peter’s Pizza showed the full day kindergarten pupils in teacher Tina Berry’s class how to make their own vegetable pizzas using fresh ingredients…
Read MoreTruck fire by EESS quickly handled
An Aylmer volunteer firefighter made sure a small fire that started underneath a large delivery truck on Thursday morning, May 31 on South Street West between St. Andrew Street and Rutherford Avenue was totally extinguished by spraying more water underneath the body and on a tire. A large plume of smoke was seen in the…
Read MoreEnjoying a pony ride
Mom Joanna Saraiva of London made sure her children Everest, 18 months, and Alessandra, 3, stayed on the saddle during a pony ride they were enjoying at the Educational Animal Display and Pony Rides annual open house on Saturday morning, May 26. Located on Woolleyville Line off Springfield Road north of Summers Corners (east of…
Read MoreMissing girl found
The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police have found a 14-year-old Richmond girl that was reported missing the night before. Late on Saturday afternoon, May 26, Constable Adam Crewdson issued a media release stating the girl had been found. The original media release stated she was last seen at her residence on Richmond Road at Heritage…
Read MoreWalking in the heat to beat cancer
Members of the Happy Feet team took a turn on the East Elgin Secondary School track in the mid-afternoon heat on Friday, May 25 during the second annual Relay for Life held at the Aylmer school. The team members included, from left, Mackenzie Wiebe, Abby Decoutere, Emma Vandenbroek and Sky Martineau. The Relay for Life…
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