Posts by Rob Perry
Doug Ford at Ontario Police College
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, sitting beside Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, watched as 305 graduates of the Basic Constable recruit training class at Ontario Police College paraded by during a March Past and Review Ceremony, Thursday afternoon, July 26. “I’m biased,” he told recruits in a short address. “I love…
Read MoreUnder 13 soccer action
Austin Reddekopp of No Frills Under 13 house league soccer team kept the ball away from W.J. Roofing attackers during an East Elgin Soccer game at Columbus Park in Malahide, Thursday night, July 19. Despite the best efforts of No Frills players, W.J. Roofing won the game 9-6.
Read MorePro wrestler takes on a dozen children
Professional wrestler Cody Deaner talked to children at Port Stanley library on Friday afternoon, July 20. He told them about how he became a wrestler, and urged them to never give up on their childhood dreams and to always think positively.
Read MoreBelmont defeats Belmont 6-1
Two hometown teams squared off against each other on Wednesday, July 18, as Belmont Country Pizza Under 18 girls team took on Belmont Westminster Mutual Under 18 Girls in West London Soccer action. Here, Kaileigh Douglas of the Country Pizza team headed the ball, favouring one side because of an injury to her other ear…
Read MoreHoof-pounding action in “rescue race”
Reba Thompson of Thorndale picked up Mark Thornton of London while her horse was rounding a barrel during a “rescue race” at Aylmer Fairgrounds as Rusty Gaits Saddle Club hosted one of its monthly summer shows, Sunday, July 15. This was a benefit for ChildCan, the childhood cancer charity based in Southwestern Ontario. The club’s…
Read MoreHard times on the Mackenzie River
Chad Robertson of Belmont and his friend Jason “Travelroo” Rowland of Australia report having hundreds of dollars of dehydrated food, as well as storage bags, stolen from them as they paddled along the Mackenzie River toward Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. The two men are attempting to journey from Jasper, Alberta, to Inuvik by bicycle…
Read MoreChad Robertson bicycling and canoeing to Inuvik
Chad Robertson, 27, of Belmont, who last year bicycled across Canada from east to west to raise awareness of mental health issues, this year has tackled another marathon trek, bicycling and canoeing from Jasper, Alberta, to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. In an interview Wednesday, June 20, by telephone, he said he and travelling companion…
Read MoreYurek wins re-election
Incumbent Jeff Yurek, Progressive Conservative, won re-election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding by a landslide on Thursday, June 7, and his party picked up more than enough seats to form a majority government. Minutes after polls closed at 9 p.m., thanks to new counting systems, Mr. Yurek pulled out to a comfortable lead that continued to grow.…
Read MoreCrushing the ball
Cornelius Klassen of East Elgin Secondary School swatted a hit during a Special Olympics ball tournament in St. Thomas Wednesday, June 6. EESS played three games that day, including this one against Woodstock’s College Avenue Secondary School.
Read MorePort Burwell: tick positive for Lyme Disease
Southwestern Public Health (successor to Elgin St. Thomas Public Health) announced Wednesday morning, June 6, , that a black legged deer tick collected from the Port Burwell area has tested positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. Deer ticks thrive in tall grasses, woods and bushes, the health unit advised. Previously, ticks with the…
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