Posts by Rob Perry
Rushing down the ice
Mason Mathews, No. 11 of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 13 Rep team, backed by teammates Ashton Curtis, left, and Nolan Shackelton, raced down the ice toward the Port Stanley net during an exhibition game at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Sept. 8. Port Stanley took the win. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreBAD Under 15 BB team blanks London 2-0
Clara Arthur, left, of host BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Under 15 BB hockey team knocked the puck out of the possession of a London Devilettes player during an exhibition game at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Oct. 8. The home team took the victory 2-0. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreSouthwestern COVID-19 cases continue gradual rise
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, Oct. 8, up from 11 new cases the previous day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit also rose, to 84 Friday from 79 Thursday. A quarter of the cases involve residents…
Read MoreJessie Reimer, 28, dies from crash injuries
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police reported on Thursday, Oct. 7, that Jessie Reimer, 28, of Brownsville had died of injuries she sustained during a crash involving her sports-utility vehicle and a grain truck on Lyons Line on Thursday, Sept. 30. The westbound SUV had been westbound on Lyons Line and struck the rear of the grain…
Read MoreTighter COVID restrictions on indoor sports
Southwestern Public Health on Wednesday, Oct. 6, issued letters of instruction requiring COVID-19 “passports” showing proof of vaccination will be needed for anyone 12 or older for admission to all indoor public and private sports facilities as of Oct. 31 . Previously, anyone 12 through 17 had been exempt from having to produce passports at indoor sports facilities.…
Read MoreSpectators okay at outdoor EESS sports
Spectators will be allowed to attend outdoor sports events involving East Elgin Secondary School as the fall season unfolds, Athletics Director Matt Ninness says. East Elgin would have teams for field hockey, junior football, golf, junior and senior girls basketball, senior boys volleyball and cross-country, he continued. Not enough players could be found for junior…
Read MoreAylmer man, 75, dies of COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health reported the death of an Aylmer man, 75, related to COVID-19 on Tuesday morning, Oct. 5. He is the 87th resident of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford area to die so far in the pandemic. The region has seen a surge of confirmed cases in the last week. The number of ongoing…
Read MoreAylmer Under-11 Rep team wins exhibition match
Ben Deleebeeck of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 11 Rep team stickhandled the puck down the ice during an exhibition game against St. Thomas at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Oct. 1. Aylmer took the win. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreAylmer and area now at 22 cases
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area increased to 22 on Monday, Oct. 4, from 10 on Friday, Oct. 1. That’s the biggest increase of any municipality in the Southwestern Public Health region of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford. The health unit on Monday was tracking 71 ongoing COVID-19 cases, up…
Read MoreSome Westminster Central pupils to be shifted to South Dorchester Public School
Middlesex Trustee Sean Hunt warned, “We must not make these mistakes again,” after Thames Valley District School Board on Tuesday, Sept. 28, approved sending some pupils from Westminster Central Public School, which will be closed as of September of 2022, to South Dorchester Public School. The original plan had been to close both Westminster Central…
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