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18 and over eligible for vaccine
Southwestern Public Health announced Monday, May 17, that starting the next day, everyone who was at least 18 years old, or would turn 18 in 2021, would become eligible in Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Previously, that had only applied to the N5H postal code covering Aylmer and much of…
Read MoreNew and ongoing cases go down
Southwestern Public Health reported Monday, May 17, 36 new cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford from the weekend or an average of 12 a day, compared to 24 new cases announced on Friday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit fell to 124 Monday from 138 on Friday.…
Read MoreMore charges for Church of God following outdoor service
Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat reported on Monday, May 17, that more charges were pending against Aylmer Church of God (Restoration) and the organizers of a large outdoor service held there on Sunday, May 16. He stated that police monitored the service, taking video footage of a large gathering around a makeshift outdoor stage and…
Read MoreChurch of God padlocked, service held outdoors
About 500 attended an outdoor service Sunday morning, May 16, at Aylmer Church of God (Restoration), in defiance of provincial regulations limiting such gatherings to a maximum of 10, just two days after a judge ordered the building padlocked so no one could get inside, and fined the church and its two pastors for ignoring…
Read MorePolice statement on church padlocking
The Aylmer Church of God (Restoration) has been padlocked following a ruling by Justice Bruce Thomas of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in St. Thomas Friday, May 14, about contempt of court findings against the church, Pastor Henry Hildebrandt and Associate Pastor Peter Wall. Aylmer Police, in a statement, said Elgin County Sheriff’s officials,…
Read MoreTwo from Aylmer charged
A man, 57, and a woman, 46, both from Aylmer have been charged by the City of London for participating in a “Freedom Protest” in Victoria Park on March 20, contrary to Ontario’s emergency orders for the COVID-19 pandemic. The city, in a statement, said summonses had been served to the two with the help…
Read MoreSouthwestern reports 24 new cases
Southwestern Public Health recorded 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, May 14, up from 16 the previous day. The health unit is now tracking 138 ongoing cases, up from 132. St. Thomas and area dropped to 25 ongoing cases Friday from 26 on Thursday, while Central Elgin…
Read MorePastor remains defiant
Aylmer Church of God (Restoration) Pastor Henry Hildebrandt, soon after being fined and seeing an order issued to have that church padlocked for defying provincial COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, declared during an online livestream Friday, May 14, “Nothing will deter us. Nothing will stop the people of God.” He had mixed feelings following the court ruling,…
Read MoreAylmer Church of God fined and will be padlocked
St. Thomas Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas, in an online hearing on Friday morning, May 14, ordered substantial fines for Aylmer Church of God (Restoration), Pastor Henry Hildebrandt and Assistant Pastor Peter Wall. Justice Thomas also ordered the church padlocked until churches were allowed to hold in-person services at no less than 30 percent of…
Read MoreLift bridge re-opening delayed
Elgin County Warden Tom Marks, deputy mayor of Central Elgin, announced on Thursday, May 13, that the expected re-opening of the King George VI Lift Bridge in Port Stanley would be delayed by almost a month to June 25. The original expected completion date was May 31. The bridge has been closed for well over…
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