Posts by Rob Perry
Barricaded individual in Vienna arrested
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police advised the public on Thursday, April 30, about an increased police presence in Vienna due to an ongoing investigation involving a barricaded individual. On Thursday, April 30, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Elgin County OPP, with assistance from the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, Tactics and Rescue Unit,…
Read MorePCI robotics team off to world finals
The competition squad from Parkside Collegiate Institute’s “ThunderStamps” robotics team, after qualifying at a provincial championship in Niagara Falls recently, is travelling to Houston, Texas for the FIRST World Robotics Championship. They will compete against teams from around the world for the top prizes. The team is both largely sponsored and mentored by ETBO Tool…
Read MoreRising fuel, fertilizer costs hurting farmers
by Jayden Davis AE Journalism Intern Elgin County farmers are watching fuel and fertilizer prices closely as spring planting begins, with global energy instability and rising input costs creating an expensive start to the growing season. The federal government has temporarily suspended federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel, effective as of Apr. 20. The…
Read MoreTrout derby starts Saturday at Springwater
Evan Firby, representing event sponsor Zap’s Tree Service of Aylmer, holds one of three tagged trout being transferred by Conservation Areas Supervisor Al Bradford into garbage bins full of water, to be released into Springwater Pond on Thursday, April 16. Catfish Creek Conservation Authority is preparing for its annual Trout Derby, starting Saturday, April 25,…
Read MoreNo support for “liveable income”
Aylmer Mayor Jack Couckuyt, at an Elgin council meeting Tuesday, April 14, couldn’t find a seconder for a motion calling on the Ontario government to declare a “food insecurity emergency” and for the federal and provincial governments to introduce a “Guaranteed Livable Basic Income” for those living in poverty. County councillors had received a request…
Read MoreAylmer man flourishes in quilting
Aylmer’s Len Adams was a rare masculine figure in a sea of women at the April 10 Quilts in Bloom Show hosted by the Shedden Agricultural Society at the Southwold Keystone Complex recently. Mr. Adams has combined his background in information technology with an understanding of woodworking to establish a satisfying business in retirement as…
Read MoreSt. Thomas traveller embarks on risky African tour
If everything goes as planned, St. Thomas world traveller Syed Hasan will be in Nigeria now, beginning a six-country solo tour of the African continent, on his way to increasing his lifetime total for independent nations visited to 193. Mr. Hasan is on a quest to visit all the countries in the world – 195…
Read More“Old School” Cerna scoffs at employee incentives
Malahide Councillor Rick Cerna, apologizing along the way to what he considered an excellent township staff, still couldn’t contain himself when he learned of new incentives being proposed to help with the recruitment and retention of municipal employees there. But Deputy Mayor Mark Widner, at that council meeting Thursday, April 2, supported the changes, observing…
Read MoreA Teddy Bear nap at dance recital
Jacie Weber, 3, settled in for a nap with her teddy bear after she and other ballet/jazz dance students, two-and-a-half to four years old, performed to Oh Bear and then Teddy Bear Picnic during the 43rd annual season-ended recital for Tammy’s Dance Studio at Immanuel Christian School on Saturday, March 28. More pictures in the…
Read MorePlanning furor in Southwold
Over 200 Shedden and area residents attended a special Southwold council session on Monday, March 30, to protest a rezoning to allow development of up to 161 residential units on a 10-acre property at 9210 Union Road …but as Mayor Grant Jones admitted candidly, it was too late. Residents, some of whom threatened to toss…
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