Posts by Rob Perry
New COVID vaccine coming to Southwestern Public Health
Southwestern Public Health announced Thursday morning, March 10, that it expected a limited shipment of the new “Novavax” COVID-19 vaccine to arrive over the coming weeks. This was a protein-based vaccine approved in Canada for adults 18 and older, administered in two doses at least 21 days apart from each other. It’s a more traditional…
Read MoreMost mask mandates to be lifted March 21
Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore announced Wednesday, March 9, that most provincial mandates requiring the wearing of face masks would be dropped on Monday, March 21. In a statement, he said, “With the peak of Omicron behind us, Ontario has been able to cautiously and gradually move through its reopening milestones.…
Read MoreEESS Senior girls advance to volleyball final
Ella Cattrysse of host East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball during a Thames Valley Regional Southeast AA Senior girls volleyball semifinal against Woodstock Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, March 8. EESS won that match three games to none to advance to the championship AA game against host Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute on Thursday, March 10,…
Read More50+ euchre at the Aylmer Legion
Ed McHugh, left, Corrie Sealey, Bert Bouma and Rodger Milmine played euchre organized by the 50+ Club and held at Colonel Talbot Branch 81, Royal Canadian Legion, in Aylmer on Monday afternoon, March 7. The club holds bridge and euchre games starting at 12:45 p.m. Mondays and bid euchre, also called “Pepper,” on Wednesdays at…
Read MoreCelebrating a goal
Danica Kidder, in white at left, and BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Under 18 A teammate Christine Annette savoured a goal during a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, March 6. The local team won the game 7-1. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreAylmer Under 15 Rep boys edge out Ingersoll 2-1
Alastair Douglas of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 15 Rep team blasted a shot toward the Ingersoll net during a playoff game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, March 5. The hometown team took the win 2-1. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreDrugs, weapons seized by Aylmer Police
Aylmer Police executed two search warrants with help from the Ontario Provincial Police Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and the St. Thomas Police Service street crimes unit at addressed on Sydenham Street and Melanie Drive during the early-morning hours of Wednesday, March 2. Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat reported that the searches resulted in the…
Read MoreChurches’ Charter challenge dismissed
A judge has dismissed a motion by Aylmer Church of God (Restoration) and Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo challenging the constitutionality of COVID-19 religious gathering limits. Both churches faced charges and fines in 2021 for not following provincial restrictions aimed at minimizing transmission of COVID-19 and resulting hospitalizations. Justice Renee Pomerance, in a decision released…
Read MoreU11 Red, in black, takes on U11 Black, in red
Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 11 Local League squads met head-to-head at East Elgin Community Complex on Wednesday night, Feb. 23. Somewhat confusingly, the Black team had on red away jerseys and the Red team black away jerseys. Here, Red players Ryerson Peacock, left, and Braxton Dyck, right, tried to squeeze out Black player Jace Underhill,…
Read MoreBusiness Ladies host “Winespiel”
Kirsten Horlick of the “Chardon’eh’s” rink released a rock during a “Winespiel” hosted by the Business Ladies League at Aylmer Curling Club on Saturday, Feb. 26. The event involved eight rinks from Southwestern Ontario. For more coverage, look in the March 2 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
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