Posts by Rob Perry
Junior volleyball win for EESS
Stephanie Dyck of host East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball over the net during a Junior Girls volleyball match against West Elgin Secondary School, Thursday, Jan. 9. EESS won in three straight games, 25-9, 25-4 and 26-24.
Read MoreHat-trick for Barrie
Sarah Huctwith of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck down the ice during a Girls hockey game against West Elgin Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Jan. 9. EESS won 6-1 with a hat-trick from Katharine Barrie and singles from Mikaela Moore, Carly Van Roestel and Danielle Vansevenant.
Read MoreMalahide favours Complex library
Malahide councillors will ask their Aylmer counterparts if the town would like to park a planned expanded library in the community hall at East Elgin Community Complex. Councillor Mark Widner broached the idea at a township meeting Thursday, Jan. 9, where he and his colleagues also learned that delivery of an operational review of the…
Read MoreSTEGH treats 20 flu cases
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital and Elgin St. Thomas Public Health are appealing to local residents to do their bit to stem the spread of influenza in the community, which has been blamed for one death. In a release late Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, hospital President Paul Collins and Medical Officer of Health Dr. Franklin…
Read MoreWidner floats library at EECC
Malahide Councillor Mark Widner wants a new, larger library for Aylmer housed at East Elgin Community Complex. He will ask fellow township councillors at a meeting Thursday night, Jan. 9, to forward his idea to their Aylmer counterparts for consideration. He is arguing that a library could bring in much-needed additional income for the Complex,…
Read MoreHealth Unit budget okayed without debate
Elgin St. Thomas Public Health board members at their December meeting unanimously approved without discussion a budget calling for a three-percent increase for 2014. That brings total planned spending to $6.375-million, up by $185,726, with the province paying $4,781,667 of that cost. That leaves $940,395 to be covered by Elgin County and $653,494 by the…
Read MoreAylmer, Belmont Tykes battle
Aylmer Minor Hockey Tykes goalie Mathew Worrall smothered a shot by Belmont Minor Hockey Tykes player Lexie Bertelsen during a game at East Elgin Community Complex, Sunday, Dec. 5. Host Aylmer ended up on top at the end of the game, 6-4.
Read MoreBAD Bantam C hockey
Kelsi Sheils of host BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Bantam C hockey team rushed the puck down the ice at East Elgin Community Complex during a game against Kent County, Saturday, Dec. 4. Brooke Weller and Katie Wilson each scored for the BAD Girls as the two teams fought to a 2-2 tie.
Read MoreEECC New Year’s Eve
Laurey Dunford, 2, of Lyons bounced down a slide on an inflatable amusement at East Elgin Community Complex during an annual Family New Year’s Eve celebration, Tuesday, Dec. 31. Hundreds of children and adults participated in a variety of games and activities, including skating, in a party jointly hosted by Aylmer and Malahide.
Read MoreTagger targeting town?
A vandal with an ideological bent might have started a graffiti campaign in Aylmer. Earlier in December, someone spray-painted a message, quoting a biblical verse, on the Masonic Hall on South Street West. And over Christmas, the target was the John Street North bridge, and the message was “Fluoride kills, stop it, Dr. Paul Connett.”…
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