Posts by Rob Perry
Putting the shot at ICS track and field day
Madyson Bakker placed third in the Grade 8 girls shot put event at Immanuel Christian School in Aylmer on Friday, May 27. Look for more pictures in the June 1 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreEESS girls, boys make Southeast soccer finals-updated
Both East Elgin Secondary School boys and girls soccer team won Thames Valley Southeast “AA” semifinals in Tillsonburg on Thursday morning, May 19, to advance to finals on Friday, May 20. While some details are still lacking, the girls are to play at Dorchester’s “Field of Dreams Park” at 11 a.m., and the boys at…
Read MoreA perfect regular season for EESS boys
Hayden Kebbel of host East Elgin Secondary School fired a shot toward the St. Joseph’s Catholic High School net during the final game of the Thames Valley Southeast regular season for the South conference on Monday, May 16. EESS took a narrow 1-0 victory, ending the season with a perfect record of five wins and…
Read MoreThrowing to victory
Aubrey Smith tossed a ball far enough the win the Grade 5 girls ball throw during a track and field meet held under a warm sun at Springfield Public School on Friday, May 13. More pictures in the May 18 Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreElgin admits personal information stolen in computer breach
Elgin County, in a statement issued on Friday, May 13, revealed that some personal information involving residents was “accessed and exfiltrated”—and that means stolen—from county computer systems during a recent “cybersecurity incident.” The county’s online website, form processing and email were shut down April 1, and weren’t restored until April 27. County Administrator Julie Gonyou…
Read MoreA dusty run for first place
Owen Bacon ran to first place in the 400-metre final for Grade 8 boys during a track and field meet at New Sarum Public School on Thursday, May 12, including on this gravel section of driveway behind the school. Look for more pictures in the May 18 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreEESS girls blank WESS 4-0
Sarah Simpson of host East Elgin Secondary School squeezed between two West Elgin Secondary School players as she tried to get to the ball during a Thames Valley Southeast girls soccer game on Thursday, May 12. EESS was victorious 4-0, improving its record for the regular season to three wins and one loss. The East…
Read MoreTrack and field day at Davenport
Grade 6 pupil Shelby Smout leaped over the girls long jump pit during a track and field meet at Davenport Public School in Aylmer on Tuesday, May 10. About 300 pupils from grades 4 through 8 participated. More pictures in the May 18 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreSt. Thomas man latest COVID death
Southwestern Public Health reported Monday, May 9, that a St. Thomas man in his 80s had become the most recent death in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford attributed to COVID-19. That brings the total number of COVID-related fatalities in the Southwestern region since the pandemic began to 165. Currently, six area residents are hospitalized with…
Read MoreTwo COVID deaths in Oxford
Southwestern Public Health announced on Friday, May 6, that two residents of Oxford County had died as a result of COVID-19. One was a man in his 40s, and the other a woman in her 70s who was a resident at Woodstock’s Victoria Manor long-term care home, which is experiencing an outbreak involving 10 residents…
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