Posts by Rob Perry
Gas well leaking hydrogen sulphide northwest of Port Burwell
Bayham on Thursday night, Feb. 13, stated that a historic gas well northwest of Port Burwell was leaking potentially dangerous hydrogen sulphide gas, and a state of emergency has been declared as a precaution. The gas was heavier than air and could be fatal close to the source. Public works employees and firefighters went door to…
Read MoreEagles at TVRAA swim meet
Victoria Snyder of East Elgin Secondary School swam in girls 15 and under 50-metre backstroke during Thames Valley Regional competition at the Canada Games Aquatics Centre in London, Wednesday, Feb. 12. She was also a member of a 200-metre freestyle relay team.
Read MoreEESS boys win Southeast hockey quarterfinal
East Elgin Secondary School celebrated their win at the end of Game 2 of a Thames Valley Southeast quarterfinal series at Timken Centre in St. Thomas, Wednesday, Feb. 12. EESS won Game 1 handily two days earlier, 5-1, but struggled in the second encounter with PCI. The two were tied 2-2, and appeared to be…
Read MoreEESS Senior boys advance to Southeast semifinal
James Smith of host East Elgin Secondary School shot for the hoop during a Thames Valley Southeast Senior boys quarterfinal against Arthur Voaden Secondary School on Tuesday, Feb. 11. EESS won 67-27, with Tyler Vandermeer leading scoring for East Elgin, and all 13 Eagles scoring at least a basket each. EESS will take on Woodstock…
Read MoreJunior boys in Southeast semifinal
Quinn Donelan of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a way by a Glencoe District High School defender during a Junior boys basketball Southeast quarterfinal, Tuesday, Feb. 11. EESS won handily to advance to semifinals. The Eagles will play Woodstock Collegiate Institute at College Avenue Secondary School in Woodstock, Thursday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m.
Read MoreEESS Girls end hockey season with 8-1 record
Emily Folkard of East Elgin Secondary School’s Girls hockey team rushed the puck toward the Parkside Collegiate Institute net during their season-ending game Tuesday, Feb. 11, at East Elgin Community Complex. EESS won 5-3 to end the Thames Valley South regular season atop the division with a record of eight wins and one loss.
Read MoreCounty okays 4% levy increase
Elgin County councillors on Tuesday, Feb. 11, unanimously approved a $62-million budget for 2014 that will increase the local property tax levy by four percent. Financial Services Director Jim Bundschuh said the average home might expect to pay an additional $32 in property tax to the county, though actual increases would vary depending on property…
Read MoreMalahide “second-class citizen”
Malahide Councillor Mark Widner was clearly unhappy with his Mayor David Mennill and Deputy Mayor Jim Jenkins as well as Aylmer councillors at a township council meeting Thursday, Feb. 6. Malahide councillors had received formal notice that their Aylmer counterparts essentially tossed in the trash a township proposal to expand the town’s library by moving…
Read MoreMedical calls go up and up
The number of medical calls answered by Malahide volunteer firefighters continues to increase each year. In his 2013 year-end report to township councillors Thursday, Feb. 6, Fire Chief Paul Groeneveld said 64 percent of all alarms answered by firefighters last year were medical-related. The only reason he could imagine for the increase was the ageing local…
Read MoreFamily Central restaurant opens
The Family Central restaurant opened its doors for business on Monday, Feb. 3, in the refurbished former Central Hotel in downtown Aylmer. Renovations were so extensive it’s nearly impossible to recall the dimly lit bar that occupied the main floor for so many years. The restaurant, and the 1883 historic hotel building, are owned by a…
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