Posts by Rob Perry
Big turnout for public skate
Well over 200 local residents took part in a free public skate sponsored by the South Dorchester Optimist Club at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19. Turnout for similar events in recent months has also been heavy, the Complex reports. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreSoutheast gold for EESS Girls hockey team
Host East Elgin Secondary School goalie Tess McCallum fended off a Lord Dorchester Secondary School assault on her net during the third in a best-of-five Thames Valley Southeast AA Girls hockey championship series at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday, Feb. 15. EESS led the series two games to none going in, but Lord Dorchester…
Read MoreA win and a loss for EESS’s Senior boys basketball squad
Gavin Giesbrecht of host East Elgin Secondary School scored on a breakaway in a Thames Valley Southeast AA Senior boys semifinal against Woodstock Huron Park Secondary School on Tuesday, Feb. 14. EESS, which had a substantial lead at the half, staved off a renewed assault from HPSS in the final two quarters for a nail-biting 56-53…
Read MoreEESS Seniors take silver in AA tournament
Ainsley Preszcator of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Senior girls volleyball team returned an Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute serve during the final match of a Thames Valley Southeast AA championship tournament on Thursday, Feb. 16. EESS defeated Tillsonburg Glendale three games to none in the opening match of the event, but lost to a strong…
Read MoreEESS Juniors knocked out of volleyball championships
Darrah Farrow of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior girls volleyball team dug the ball during the first round of a Thames Valley Southeast AA championship tournament on Thursday, Feb. 16. EESS lost this match against Woodstock College Avenue Secondary School three games to one, ending East Elgin’s hopes of a gold medal. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreBAD Girls Under 11 team ties St. Thomas in playoff
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Under 11 goalie Natalie Visser deflected a shot from a St. Thomas player during a round-robin playoff game for the Western Ontario Girls Hockey League at East Elgin Community Complex on Tuesday night, Feb. 7. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. The nine teams in the league will be narrowed to…
Read MoreTVDSB annexing Belmont school site
Thames Valley District School Board voted Tuesday, Jan. 31, to proceed with annexing 6.7 acres of vacant land in the Craigholme Estates subdivision in Belmont in order to build a new elementary school there. The owner will be paid the “fair market value” for the property, as determined by a land appraiser. Facilities Services and…
Read MoreLighthouse to be collared
A collar and guy wires will be installed around Port Burwell lighthouse to keep it from collapsing. Last year Bayham council was going to re-clad the lighthouse due to issues with leaking. Outcry from the community that the heritage value of the lighthouse would be compromised with the new siding material resulted in the start…
Read MoreMalahide dumps truck purchase
Malahide councillors, at their meeting Thursday, Feb. 2, voted 4-3, to reject a $360,000 tender for a new, single-axle dump truck with snow plow, intended to replace a 2011 truck now in use. The result came despite recommendations from staff and Mayor Dominique Giguère to accept the tender, which was the lower of two submitted.…
Read MoreUnder 9 tournament at East Elgin Community Complex
Kolbie Kleinschmidt of Belmont Minor Hockey’s Under 9 team, after a face-off, rushed the puck into the Saugeen Shores’ end during a weekend tournament game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Feb. 4. The event involved 20 U9 teams from across Southwestern Ontario. Belmont lost this game but won two others, only to lose…
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