Posts by Rob Perry
Three deaths in three days; hospitalizations in double digits
Southwestern Public Health announced on Wednesday, Nov. 3, that an Elgin woman in her 70s who was confirmed as having COVID-19 had died. That’s the third death in three days in Elgin. An Aylmer man, 85, died Monday and an Elgin woman in her 80s Tuesday. The death toll for Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford…
Read MoreSouthwestern reports 93rd COVID death
For the second day of a row, Southwestern Public Health on Tuesday, Nov. 2, announced that a local resident confirmed to have COVID-19 had died, an Elgin County woman in her 80s. The death of an Aylmer man, 85, with COVID-19 had been reported on Monday. Nine area residents were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Tuesday,…
Read MoreRevolver stolen from glovebox of unlocked car
Aylmer Police, in a statement Monday, Nov. 1, reported that on Monday, Oct. 25, at about 4:37 p.m., a black Chiappa revolver was reported stolen from the glovebox of an unlocked 2003 Volkswagen. The owner left the revolver in the glovebox, and an Aylmer man, 29, has been charged with careless storage of a firearm…
Read More“Old Love” tumultuous in new Periscope production
Karen Bechard, left, as first girlfriend Sandra is a painful memory for Rob Faust as Bud as they rehearsed the comedy “Old Love” Sunday, Oct. 31, at Periscope Playhouse in Port Burwell. They’ve been rehearsing the Norm Foster play since February 2020, and after a long delay caused by COVID-19 restrictions, they’ll open for indoor…
Read MoreLondon bicyclist killed by stolen car
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police announced Sunday, Oct. 31, that bicyclist Michael Smith, 59, of London was killed in a collision with a stolen car on Wilson Line east of Belmont Road in Malahide on Saturday, Oct. 30, at about 4:50 p.m. He was pronounced dead on the scene following the arrival of OPP officers from…
Read MoreFatality on Wilson Line
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatality that occurred on Wilson Line east of Belmont Road in Malahide Township on Saturday, Oct. 30, at about 4:50 p.m. Constable Norm Kelso said OPP officers from Elgin and Middlesex, Malahide and Central Elgin firefighters and Elgin paramedics were called to the scene, and the victim was…
Read MoreRomping on inflatables at free fall festival in Aylmer
Children enjoyed inflatable amusements set up inside People’s Full Gospel Church on Talbot Street East in Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 30. The church was host to a community fall festival, as well as offering free hot dogs, hamburgers, desserts, popcorn and cotton candy to anyone attending. The event continues until 4 p.m. Saturday. (AE/Rob…
Read MoreHospitalizations up in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health was reporting Friday, Oct. 29, that six residents of the Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford region were hospitalized with COVID-19, three of them in intensive care units. That’s up from three hospitalizations, with two in ICUs, from Thursday. Southwestern announced nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its area on Friday, down…
Read MoreDriver killed in crash identified as Mya Klassen, 18
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police have identified the motorist killed in a head-on crash on Imperial Road just south of Lyons on Wednesday, Oct. 27, as Mya Klassen, 18, of Aylmer. She was pronounced dead at the scene after the motor vehicle she was driving was in collision with a transport truck, Const. Norm Kelso said…
Read MoreMRI machine for STEGH
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek announced Thursday, Oct. 28, that St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital would finally be getting the provincial funding it needs to purchase, install and operate a magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) machine. STEGH in recent years has been designated as a “stroke centre,” able to deliver specialized services to patients that could greatly reduce…
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