Posts by Rob Perry
Basketball Senior Eagles on way to final-updated
Kayla Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School passed the ball to a teammate during the Thames Valley Regional Southeast “AA” semifinal against Tillsonburg Glendale on Tuesday, Nov. 5. EESS took the win 42-32, and will meet Woodstock Huron Park in the Southeast final at East Elgin on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. T(AE/Rob…
Read MoreSpitfires shot down by Exeter
Forward Connor Lacey of host Aylmer Spitfires raced the puck away from his team’s net during a Provincial Junior Hockey game against Exeter at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday night, Nov. 2. Exeter won the game 7-1. (AE/Rob Perry)\
Read More“My Favourite Things” at Coffee House
Thea Fenn, left, Hayley deBlieck and Amy Huber joined Grade 11 Dance classmates in performing to hip hop piece “My Favourite Things” during a recent Coffee House talent show at East Elgin Secondary School. The number was choreographed by Yesi Centeno. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MorePlenty of pumpkins for fire station Halloween
Malahide South Fire Station held an open house for young trick-or-treaters on Halloween night, Thursday, Oct. 31. Showing off some of the decorated jack-0-lanterns were, from left, Probationary Firefighter Cassandra Young, Firefighter Alan Vandenwyngaert and firefighter’s daughter Alexa Loewen, 14. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MorePower outage blamed on fallen tree
The Hydro One operations centre for Aylmer and Beachville reported that a fallen tree was the cause of a power blackout in the north end of Malahide and Central Elgin, and areas north of there, on Halloween night, Oct. 31. The outage started at 6:52 p.m., leaving almost 3,000 customers without electricity. Hydro One reported…
Read MoreCCCA extends gale warning
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority has extended a gale warning for the Lake Erie shoreline within its jurisdiction. The authority originally issued an alert for Thursday night, Oct. 31, and early Friday morning, Nov. 1. The new alert, issued Friday morning, extended that warning until noon Sunday, Nov. 3. Strong winds would continue through the weekend,…
Read MoreGale and flood warnings for shoreline
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority has issued a gale warning and Long Point Region Conservation Authority a flood warning for Lake Erie shorelines within their jurisdictions. CCCA early on Thursday, Oct. 31, warned that winds were expected to increase throughout the day to 74 kilometres per hour early this evening before dropping slightly to 65 kilometres…
Read MoreTwo motorists critically injured in head-on crash
Two male drivers are in hospital in London with life-threatening injuries after a head-on crash on Imperial Road north of Mapleton Line Tuesday, Oct. 29, at about 7:34 a.m. Malahide Fire Chief Brent Smith said a pickup truck and a sports-utility vehicle were involved. The pickup was on fire when firefighters arrived at the scene,…
Read MoreRound-dancing at East Elgin Community Complex
About 180 members of the Southwestern Ontario Square Dancing Association took over Imperial Hall at East Elgin Community Complex for their 60th annual gathering on Saturday, Oct. 26. in this picture, members are “round-dancing,” a form of cued ballroom dancing using a caller. EECC previously hosted the group’s 50th and 55th gatherings. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read More“Sound of Silence” at Coffee House
Teachers Trevor Hiepleh, left, and Kristen Hill played “The Sound of Silence” by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel during the first “Coffee House” talent showcase of the new school year at East Elgin Secondary School on Thursday, Nov. 24. Coffee Houses are a fundraiser for EESS’s Performing Arts Council, and the next will be on…
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