Posts by Rob Perry
“Sovereignty nothing to be taken lightly”
St. Thomas and District Chamber of Commerce held an all-candidates meeting for the Feb. 27 provincial election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding on Tuesday, Feb. 11, and Chief Executive Officer Paul Jenkins asked the four nominees who attended about Canadian sovereignty at a time of a potential trade war with USA and continuing barriers to interprovincial trade…
Read MoreLunging for the puck
Aylmer Minor Hockey Under 9 Local League (White) goalie Grant Maltby lunged to cover the puck during a game against London Bandits in a three-day Under 9 Tournament hosted by AMHA, on Friday, Feb. 7. The local team won this game 5-3 and was undefeated in four games during round-robin preliminaries. Aylmer advanced to the…
Read MoreTown wants review of all possible library sites
East Elgin Community Complex Board and Elgin County might have approved in principle moving the Aylmer Old Town Hall library branch to EECC, but Aylmer council wants a county committee established to review all possible sites. And that’s what the town will tell county council in response to its request for Aylmer to also endorse…
Read MoreSnowplow operator saves abandoned cat
Central Elgin snowplow operator Trevor Zimmer couldn’t believe his tired eyes on Jan. 28 when he spotted something unusual in the path of his rig. At about 11:45 a.m. – nine hours into his shift – he was heading north on Yarmouth Centre Road and just before the Elm Line, he was “winging” the snow…
Read MoreCounty endorses library move to Complex
Elgin County council members on Tuesday, Jan. 28, unanimously endorsed in principle moving the Aylmer branch of the county library system from its current Old Town Hall site downtown to East Elgin Community Complex, on the west edge of town. They also asked Aylmer council to give a similar endorsement, and instructed Community and Cultural…
Read MoreWorld gold-medalist Lexi Bertelsen aims for professional hockey career
Lexi Bertelsen, 17, of Belmont has determinedly pursued a career in professional women’s hockey for much of her life, including moving away from home and friends, but she’s also glad to be coming back starting next week so she can graduate from East Elgin Secondary School. Lexi, who went to South Dorchester and Davenport public…
Read MoreFlack: farm risk management funding to increase $100-million a year
Ontario Agriculture Minister Rob Flack and Finance Minister Paul Bethlenfalvy came to VanQuaethem Farms in Eden on Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, on the cusp of a provincial election to announce a $100-million increase in provincial funding for “risk management programs” (RMP) for farmers. The funding would increase from $150-million currently to $250-million over the next…
Read MoreBumping the ball
Emily Wilkins, front, of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior volleyball squad bumped the ball back over the net, backed by teammates Selena Woodford and Megan Campbell, during a game against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, Jan. 14. IDCI won the match in three straight games. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreMalahide cuts off EECAP support
Malahide council, sitting as committee of the whole on Thursday, Jan. 16, ruled that East Elgin Community Assistance Program (EECAP), which runs Corner Cupboard food bank, East Elgin Christmas Care and other welfare programs, doesn’t need financial support from the township this year. EECAP received a $3,000 “community grant” last year from Malahide and asked…
Read MoreVolleyball scrimmage at Immanuel Christian
Emma Zylstra, a Grade 7 pupil and member of Immanuel Christian School’s Senior girls volleyball team, dug for a serve from ICS’s boys team during a scrimmage on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8. The girls had originally been scheduled to play another school, but that was cancelled due to weather. (AE/Rob Perry)
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