Posts by Rob Perry
Aylmer and area Elgin’s COVID hotspot
Southwestern Public Health reported 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, Oct. 28, down from 12 the previous day. The health unit is tracking 88 ongoing cases across the region, down from 91 Wednesday. Aylmer and area at 19 has as many ongoing cases as the rest of…
Read MoreNow 91 deaths attributed to COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health on Wednesday, Oct. 27, announced that an Oxford woman in her 70s had become the 91st death in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford attributed to COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The health unit also reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 in its region Wednesday, down from 19 on Tuesday. SWPH was tracking…
Read MoreDriver killed in head-on crash-update
One person has died following a head-on crash between a transport truck and a motor vehicle on Imperial Road just south of Lyons Line in Malahide Township on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Constable Norm Kelso of Elgin Ontario Provincial Police said the driver of the motor vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of…
Read MoreNineteen new cases on Tuesday, Oct. 26
Southwestern Public Health reported 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, Oct. 26. By comparison, on Monday 35 cases, or an average of just under 12 daily, were recorded in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford from the weekend. The health unit is tracking 84 ongoing cases in its region, down from 87 on Monday.…
Read MoreEESS Juniors best Strathroy 6-0-correction
Kaden DeBoer of host East Elgin Secondary School brought down a Strathroy District Collegiate Institute rusher on his own one-yard line during a Junior football game in Aylmer on Friday, Oct. 22. EESS won that game 6-0, and a previous game against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute 8-0. East Elgin’s next home game is Thursday, Oct.…
Read MoreNineteen new cases from weekend
Southwestern Public Health on Monday, Oct. 25, was reporting 35 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford from the weekend, an average of just under 12 a day, compared to 19 on Friday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit stands at 87, up from 82 Friday.…
Read MoreLeague bowling back at Cy’s
League bowling has returned to Cy Kelly Lanes in Aylmer, including Youth Bowling Conference games on Saturday mornings, seen here on Oct. 23, and adult leagues on weeknights. About 15 players are registered for YBC so far, with more welcome to join at any time. The same applies to adult leagues. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreHerbert Hildebrandt trial, day one
The assault trial for Herbert Hildebrandt, of Malahide, began Friday, Oct. 22, with only one prosecution witness testifying before day’s end. Mr. Hildebrandt was charged with assault after allegedly pushing to the ground Jack Dykxhoorn, 84, of Malahide at the former Thompson family farm, across from the Church of God, at the north end of…
Read MoreCOVID cases more prevalent in Oxford
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, Oct. 22, up from 17 new cases on Thursday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit stood at 82 Friday, up from 79 Thursday, and two-thirds were in Oxford. Four Southwestern region…
Read MoreThursday brings 17 new COVID-19 cases
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 17 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, Oct. 21, up from 14 on Wednesday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit dropped slightly, to 79 from 80. On Thursday, 45.6 percent of all ongoing cases involved area residents 29…
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