Posts by Rob Perry
Spring Youth Market at CASO Station
St. Thomas District Chamber of Commerce hosted a Spring Youth Market for young entrepreneurs at the CASO Station on Tuesday evening, May 5. The event featured 23 vendors, all under 18. Artist Parker Walpole, 16, of St. Thomas said he started exploring art when he was 5. “I haven’t really stopped since I picked up…
Read MoreAylmer “The Little Engine that Could”?
Deputy Mayor Pete Barbour asserted at an Aylmer council meeting Wednesday, May 6, that the town, like “The Little Engine that Could”, would be able to successfully undertake what’s now a $6.9-million project to expand Old Town Hall, despite its cost. However, Councillor Kathryn Desrosiers, who’s already filed her nomination papers to become the town’s…
Read More“Stand On Guard for Thee”
East Elgin Secondary School visual arts teacher Robert Ponzio was on hand as a mural, “On Guard for Thee,” painted by EESS students was installed on the exterior of Colonel Talbot Branch 81, Royal Canadian Legion, in Aylmer on Thursday, April 30. The 33 young artists painted a large-format self-portrait on individual panels which, when…
Read MoreFlack: $4-million to provide 8,000 with doctor or nurse-practitioner
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Rob Flack in St. Thomas on Friday afternoon, May 1, announced just over $4-million in funding to the Elgin Ontario Health Team so it can connect 8,000 local residents to a primary family doctor or nurse-practitioner by May of 2027. He also unveiled $10-million in provincial funding for similar work in London-Middlesex, where…
Read MoreBarricaded individual in Vienna arrested
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police advised the public on Thursday, April 30, about an increased police presence in Vienna due to an ongoing investigation involving a barricaded individual. On Thursday, April 30, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Elgin County OPP, with assistance from the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, Tactics and Rescue Unit,…
Read MorePCI robotics team off to world finals
The competition squad from Parkside Collegiate Institute’s “ThunderStamps” robotics team, after qualifying at a provincial championship in Niagara Falls recently, is travelling to Houston, Texas for the FIRST World Robotics Championship. They will compete against teams from around the world for the top prizes. The team is both largely sponsored and mentored by ETBO Tool…
Read MoreRising fuel, fertilizer costs hurting farmers
by Jayden Davis AE Journalism Intern Elgin County farmers are watching fuel and fertilizer prices closely as spring planting begins, with global energy instability and rising input costs creating an expensive start to the growing season. The federal government has temporarily suspended federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel, effective as of Apr. 20. The…
Read MoreTrout derby starts Saturday at Springwater
Evan Firby, representing event sponsor Zap’s Tree Service of Aylmer, holds one of three tagged trout being transferred by Conservation Areas Supervisor Al Bradford into garbage bins full of water, to be released into Springwater Pond on Thursday, April 16. Catfish Creek Conservation Authority is preparing for its annual Trout Derby, starting Saturday, April 25,…
Read MoreNo support for “liveable income”
Aylmer Mayor Jack Couckuyt, at an Elgin council meeting Tuesday, April 14, couldn’t find a seconder for a motion calling on the Ontario government to declare a “food insecurity emergency” and for the federal and provincial governments to introduce a “Guaranteed Livable Basic Income” for those living in poverty. County councillors had received a request…
Read MoreAylmer man flourishes in quilting
Aylmer’s Len Adams was a rare masculine figure in a sea of women at the April 10 Quilts in Bloom Show hosted by the Shedden Agricultural Society at the Southwold Keystone Complex recently. Mr. Adams has combined his background in information technology with an understanding of woodworking to establish a satisfying business in retirement as…
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