Posts by Rob Perry
Aylmer U13 Rep team edged out of gold medal 2-1
Mason Matthews of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 13 Rep team looked for a teammate to pass to during the final game for their age division in an annual year-end weekend Rep tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, April 2. Aylmer lost the hard-fought game to Milton 2-1 in overtime, after nearly 10…
Read MorePlanned Belmont school just got bigger
A much-delayed new public elementary school to be built in Belmont will see its expected capacity grow to 507 pupils from the previously approved 354, Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Rob Flack announced on Friday, March 31. He said the provincial government had approved an expansion of the previous plan, as well as additional funding of $3.4-million, bringing…
Read MoreMalahide woman found safe
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police reported Saturday, April 1, that a missing woman, 33, from Malahide tahat they had been seeking had been found safe.
Read MoreMalahide man faces child pornography charges
A Malahide man, 57, has been charged with making, distributing and possession of child pornography by Ontario Provincial Police. The OPP’s Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU) announced on Friday, March 31, that the previous day, it and Elgin OPP had executed a search warrant in Malahide, following an investigation. In addition to the child exploitation…
Read MoreTalbot Street re-opens
Talbot Street East between John and King streets in Aylmer, closed since a fire that destroyed two buildings downtown on Monday night, March 20, re-opened to traffic on Friday, March 24, at 11 a.m. Traffic lanes have been pushed northward to get by fencing in front of the ruined buildings.
Read MoreSuspicious fire on Apsen Parkway-updated
A fire in a house under construction on Aspen Parkway, in a subdivision north of Dingle Street, in the early-morning hours of Friday, March 24, has been deemed suspicious in origin by Aylmer Police. No one was residing in the home yet, police said in a statement. An investigation has started. Police believe that one…
Read MoreClearing rubble from fire site
An excavator was at work Thursday morning, March 23, clearing rubble from the ruins of two buildings destroyed by fire in downtown Aylmer on Monday, March 20. Talbot Street East between John and King streets remains closed to traffic. Electronic signs have been placed on Highway 3 east and west of Aylmer to divert traffic…
Read MoreFirefighters battle major downtown blaze in Aylmer
Firefighters from Aylmer, Malahide, Central Elgin and St. Thomas fought a stubborn fire involving at least two to three buildings on the south side of Talbot Street between John and King streets on Monday night, March 20. Residents of the buildings were safely evacuated and temporary housing found for them. Look for more details and…
Read MoreAylmer Under 9 MD team downs Belle River 2-1
Players from host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 9 Minor Development team celebrated after winning a 2-1 squeaker against Belle River (from near Windsor) in a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, March 18. Minor Development is a level of house between House League and Rep. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreDay Ladies Bonspiel at Aylmer Curling Club
Brenda Haayema delivered a rock during a bonspiel hosted by the Day Ladies League at Aylmer Curling Club on Wednesday, March 15. The six-team spiel was won by Linda Allard, Judy Vardon, Bernice Tracey and Marilyn Monk of Ingersoll District Curling Club. More photos in the March 22 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
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