Posts by Rob Perry
Aylmer Pool might not open in 2026
Aylmer council’s finance committee members decided on Wednesday, Oct. 1, that they’d rather wait to see if the municipality received a provincial grant to help pay the estimated $805,000 in needed repairs to the town pool in 2026, even if that meant the facility might not open next summer. Doing so was proposed by Councillor…
Read MoreProtests over proposed heritage home demolition
Cherry Street, a nonprofit group that provides affordable housing in Aylmer, is planning to demolish 50 Centre St., as well as 32 Centre St., to make room for a new development. At a town council meeting Wednesday, Oct. 1, two neighbours, Cynthia Grant and Stephen Blankenship (the latter’s father was a founding member of the…
Read More“Liberation Day” tariff worries in area
The pomp and glory expected on U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” on April 2 is lost on Elgin County businesses. Instead of the celebratory mood promoted by the White House, the proprietor at Phil Mauer and Associates, in Eden, for example, is “not thrilled” with the dreaded tariffs regime that President Trump is expected…
Read MoreSkating Carnival Saturday morning, March 1
Front, from left, Aylmer Skating Club members Heidi Van Wychen, Leah Sutherland, Sophia Kuipers and Mia Luong rehearsed a number, under the supervision of coaches, back, Sherry Ball and Madison Ewart on Monday night, Feb. 24 at East Elgin Community Complex. They and the club’s other 120 skaters were preparing for the group’s annual Carnival,…
Read MoreMeasles disinformation called out by health unit
The number of known measles cases in the region is rapidly rising. Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) medical officer of health Dr. Ninh Tran reported Feb. 20 that there have been 35 confirmed cases of measles in this region since Jan. 1, 2025, including 17 new cases in the last week. For the same period, Grand…
Read MorePolice take on firefighters in “Battle of the Badges”
Central Elgin Yarmouth Centre Station firefighter Owen Ainsworth rushed the puck toward the opposing net as Elgin County firefighters took on a local team of police officers in a “Battle of the Badges” at East Elgin Community Complex on Family Day, Monday afternoon. A free public skate preceded the game, sponsored by Aylmer Police Association.…
Read More“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…
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