Posts by Rob Perry
Huge hay barn lost to fire
A hay barn, 80 feet wide by 600 feet deep, was destroyed by fire on the north side of Vienna Line east of Hacienda Road late on Thursday night, Oct. 11, and early on Friday morning, Oct. 12. Malahide firefighters fought to contain the blaze and keep it from spreading to surrounding fields of dry…
Read MorePlaying in the (near) dark
A year after a similar situation occurred, the main gymnasium at East Elgin Secondary School is again suffering from a plethora of burned-out lights. The north end isn’t so bad, but in the south end, 20 of 54 fixtures are dark. That’s over a third.
Read MoreSenior Eagles take Huskies 47-39
Alyssa Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the Woodstock Huron Park Secondary School hoop during a Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 9. EESS won the game 47-39.
Read MoreSenior football Eagles down Medway 9-0
Quarterback Blake Zehr of host East Elgin Secondary School, with blocking from teammate Kyle Klassen, chose to run the ball himself during a Senior boys “Turkey Bowl” football game on Thursday night, Oct. 4. EESS won 9-0, with a combination of two rouges, one safety point and an unconverted touchdown.
Read MoreSenior Eagles best Glendale in nailbiter
Kayla Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a way to the Tillsonburg Glendale hoop during a Senior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 2. EESS took the victory in the hardfought game 33-28.
Read MoreJr. Eagles down Glendale 33-13
Leah Collard of host East Elgin Secondary School took aim at the Tillsonburg Glendale Secondary School during a Junior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 2. EESS took the win 33-13.
Read MoreVerdict in Express trial Oct. 22
Judge Glen Donald of the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas expects to deliver his verdict in the trial of John Hueston and Brett Hueston of The Aylmer Express on Monday, Oct. 22, at 9:30 a.m. The two men are charged with obstructing police during an investigation of a death at the south end…
Read MoreNo defence witnesses in Express trial
A brief session Monday, Sept. 10, in the trial of John Hueston and Brett Hueston of The Aylmer Express for allegedly obstructing police resulted in only one piece of news, that defence lawyer Gord Cudmore planned to call no witnesses. Instead, both he and Assistant Crown Attorney Cecile Jutras will make written final submissions to…
Read MoreGetting ready for football
Ball carrier Jaden Vansevenant, left, received some helpful blocking from teammate Tyson Wentzel during a practice for EESS’s senior football team at Saxonia Hall on Thursday, Sept. 6. East Elgin’s Junior and Senior football teams will play exhibition home games at home against Tillsonburg Glendale under the lights on Friday night, Sept. 14, starting at 6…
Read MoreTwo five-storey condos replace one nine-storey in Prespa proposal for Port Stanley
Some residents were crying foul after Prespa Construction announced at an Ontario Municipal Board “pre-hearing” on Wednesday, Aug. 22, it planned to ask the OMB to allow it to modify its original proposal for a nine-storey condomium building northwest of the intersection of Edith Cavell Boulevard and William Street in Port Stanley to two five-storey…
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