Posts by Rob Perry
EESS Juniors best Lord Dorchester
Ella Cattrysse of host East Elgin Secondary School made a pass close to the Lord Dorchester Secondary School hoop during a Junior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 22. EESS handily defeated the visitors for the win. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreAylmer Police costing heading to Malahide
Aylmer councillors on Monday, Oct. 21, unanimously approved in principle a cost estimate prepared by town Police Chief Zvonko Horvat to extend patrols out into Malahide Township, replacing Elgin Ontario Provincial Police. The costing will now be sent to the township council for its consideration. Malahide requested a pricing from Aylmer several years ago. The…
Read MoreTVDSB defers decision on rescinding closings of Springfield, New Sarum public schools
Thames Valley District School Board trustees, at a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 21, voted to defer consideration of a proposed rescinding of motions adopted by TVDSB in 2017 to close New Sarum and Springfield public schools. The meeting was attended by area elected officials, including Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, along with concerned parents from both those…
Read MoreArrows win first meet of season
Trinity Welch of host Aylmer Optimist Arrows swim team raced in girls 10-11 breaststroke during a meet at Ontario Police College on Sunday, Oct. 20. Teams from Windsor, Sarnia, Leamington and Blenheim joined Aylmer for the season-opening event, which was won by the home team. More pictures in the Oct. 23 edition of The Aylmer…
Read MoreWhipping cancer
Teacher Kristian Rose grinned after getting a whipped-cream pie in the face from a pupil during a celebration at Springfield Public School on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Pupils had raised $1,762 at a Terry Fox Run on Sept. 26, almost triple the original goal of $600, and in return teachers volunteered to be on the receiving…
Read More“Voices muzzled” as TVDSB rejects public delegations over school closures
Thames Valley District School Board has told mayors, parents and even an MPP who’s also a Cabinet minister they won’t be allowed to speak during a board meeting Tuesday, Oct. 22, where Elgin-St. Thomas trustees Meagan Ruddock and Bruce Smith will try to overturn previous decisions to close elementary schools in Springfield and New Sarum.…
Read MoreSeeking to rescind closings of Springfield, New Sarum schools
Elgin-St. Thomas trustees Meagan Ruddock and Bruce Smith are mounting an effort to rescind previous decisions by Thames Valley District School Board to close elementary schools in Springfield and New Sarum, if and when a large new elementary school is built in Belmont. Those decisions were made in 2017, but whether or not the province…
Read MoreFive exotic animals die in fire
Five animals, an alpaca, two pot-bellied pigs and two New Guinea singing dogs were lost in a fire at Educational Animal Displays on Woolleyville Line in Malahide on Sunday, Oct. 13. Owner Velma Sheppard said a neighbour rescued a camel from the burning barn, which was destroyed in the blaze. Two other buildings, in the…
Read MorePassing the ball
Carson Appleford of host East Elgin Secondary School passed the ball during a Senior boys volleyball game against Glencoe District High School on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Glencoe took the match, three games to one. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreDeal scotches school closings
The Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Ontario government reached a last-minute tentative contract deal on Sunday night, Oct. 6, preventing wide-scale public and Catholic school closings across the province that had been expected on Monday, Oct. 7. Both Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board had warned that all…
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