Posts by Rob Perry
Glanworth overpass saved
The Glanworth Drive overpass crossing Highway 401 will be preserved rather than demolished, Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek announced in a news release Friday morning, Feb. 2. Southwold Mayor Grant Jones, who had fought along with Central Elgin Mayor David Marr and other Elgin County councillors to keep the overpass open in face of a Ministry…
Read MoreReview calls for Sparta to become French Immersion school
An accommodation review from Thames Valley District School Board is recommending as expected that Sparta Public School be converted to elementary French Immersion classes, effective July 1, with pupils there now to be transferred to Port Stanley Public School. Buried much deeper in the review’s proposals, number 13 out of 15, would see New Sarum…
Read MoreFlooding concerns in Port Bruce, Port Stanley
A dragline broke up ice in the mouth of the Port Bruce harbour on Friday morning, Jan. 12, after Catfish Creek Conservation Authority issued a flood advisory in the early-morning hours, followed by a flood warning late in the morning. An ice jam further upstream has resulted in the evacuation of three low-lying homes and…
Read MoreFire marches through Aylmer home
A fire raged through a house on Oak Street in Aylmer on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. Aylmer and Malahide volunteer firefighters joined forces to try to put down the stubborn flames, which took some time. Look for the full story and more pictures in the Express on Jan. 3. Photograph by Rob Perry of…
Read MoreEagles take on 86ers
Lydia Gavey of host East Elgin Eagles Youth Basketball team rushed the London 86ers net during a Major Bantam club basketball game at East Elgin Secondary School on Friday night, Dec. 15. London ended up on top of the scoreboard at the end of the match.
Read MoreEESS hockey season opens with a 2-2 tie
Mac Van Os of host East Elgin Secondary School lunged for a loose puck during a Thames Valley Southeast season-opening hockey game against Parkside Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Nov. 30. The result was a 2-2 tie.
Read MoreBig crowds out for Port Stanley Dicken’s Days Parade
Central Elgin volunteer firefighters handed out candy to some of the many spectators lining the route of the annual Dicken’s Days Parade in Port Stanley on Friday night, Nov. 24. Mild weather brought out even bigger crowds than usual.
Read MoreChase the Chill still chasing donations
Aylmer’s Chase the Chill winter clothing donation and free distribution program has so far collected about 250 donations, said organizer Marscha Huber on Friday, Nov. 24. The program targeted hats, scarves and mittens, she said, but some other clothing, including coats, had been included in donations at local depots, including Durkee’s, Bank of Montreal, Royal…
Read MoreChristmas Tour of Homes begins
About 140 participants in the annual Christmas Tour of Homes organized by Aylmer Malahide Museum and Archives volunteers tucked into a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at Aylmer Baptist Church, Friday night, Nov. 17. Afterward, they and others toured four specially decorated area homes from 7 to 10 p.m., with the tour open again…
Read MoreFirst Silver Stick tourney ever at EECC
Goalie Cole Huber of the Aylmer Minor Hockey Peewee Red team blocked a Thornton Tigers’ shot during a Silver Stick Regional Qualifier tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday, November 17. The four-day tournament, which started Thursday night, is the first ever Silver Stick held here, and involves 32 teams in four age divisions.…
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