Posts by Rob Perry
Elgin calls for health unit refund
Elgin councillors, in a charge led by Malahide Deputy Mayor Mike Wolfe, wants some of the county’s money back from Elgin St. Thomas Public Health for 2015. The Ontario government recently announced that funding for 28 of 36 health units across the province had been deemed to high compared to eight others. As a result, the…
Read MoreBumping the ball in Srs. match
Kendra Horlick of East Elgin Secondary School, under the close eye of teammate Tori Vanderspank, bumped a serve from host Arthur Voaden Secondary School during a Thames Valley Southeast Senior girls volleyball game in St. Thomas, Thursday, Dec. 10. EESS took the match in three straight games.
Read MoreEESS Jrs. take AVSS three games to none
Alyssa Voros of East Elgin Secondary School blocked a shot from a host Arthur Voaden Secondary School player during a Thames Valley Southeast Junior girls volleyball game in St. Thomas, Thursday, Dec. 10. EESS won the match in three straight games.
Read MoreSounds of the Season at Straffordville PS
Straffordville Public School pupil Tanner Lacombe played “Frosty the Snowman” on piano during a dress rehearsal of the “Sounds of the Season” holiday show there Tuesday, Dec. 8. A concert for parents and members of the public was performed on Wednesday night, Dec. 9.
Read MoreBernie Wiehle new Elgin warden
Bayham Mayor Paul Ens, left, outgoing Elgin warden, gave his chain of office, gavel and the historic Lord Elgin watch to new Warden Bernie Wiehle, mayor of West Elgin, during a ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Mayor Wiehle was the only candidate to stand for election to be the head of county council for the next…
Read MoreEESS boys outscore CECI 5-3
Tyler Macpherson of host East Elgin Secondary School fired the puck down the ice during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast boys hockey game against Central Elgin Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex, Tuesday, Dec. 8. EESS won the scrappy game 5-3.
Read MoreHigh school girls tourney at EECC
Hannah DeCoutere of host East Elgin Secondary School reached for control of the puck during a high school girls hockey tournament at East Elgin Community Complex, Monday, Dec. 7. EESS bested Woodstock Collegiate 2-0 in the first game of the tourney, then fell to Clinton St. Anne’s 4-1. East Elgin was to face London Oakridge in…
Read MoreThames Valley bronze for New Sarum girls
Aliah Brown of New Sarum Public School set up the ball for an attack by a teammate during the final of three round-robin preliminary games at the Thames Valley District School Board Senior Girls “A” elementary championship tournament at Clarke Road Secondary School in London, Saturday, Dec. 5. New Sarum bested two of the teams…
Read MoreLights on in Straffordville
Christmas lights in a parkette at the intersection of Plank Road and Heritage Line in Straffordville were turned on for the holiday season Friday night, Dec. 4. The lighting was organized and sponsored by Straffordville Community Committee and local businesses and private donors.
Read MoreEESS boys dominate first hockey game of season
Trevon Ball of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed toward the Glencoe District High School net during the first game of the Thames Valley Regional Southeast season at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Dec. 3. EESS cruised to a 9-1 win.
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