Posts by Rob Perry
Confirmed outbreak at Elgin Manor
Elgin Manor long-term care home, with the confirmation of two more cases of COVID-19, in addition to one discovered Friday, is now in a “confirmed outbreak,” Elgin County announced Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3. The first case on Friday involved a resident. The Sunday cases involve another resident and one staff member. All other residents and…
Read More“Suspected” outbreak at Elgin Manor
Elgin County announced on Friday afternoon, Oct. 1, that a single case of COVID-19 had been confirmed involving a resident at Elgin Manor long-term care home in Southwold that morning. The resident had been moved into isolation, and so far no other residents or staff had tested positive, the county continued. With one positive case,…
Read MoreNow 10 cases in Aylmer and area
The number of ongoing confirmed COVID-19 cases in Aylmer and area increased to 10 Friday, Oct. 1, from six on Wednesday, Sept. 29, Southwestern Public Health reported on Friday, Oct. 1. (The health unit took Thursday off for National Truth and Reconciliation Day.) Across the Southwestern region of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, 21 new…
Read MoreMotorist, infant seriously hurt in SUV-grain truck collision
The driver of a sports utility vehicle and an infant passenger were taken by ambulance to hospital to be treated for what Ontario Provincial Police described as serious, life-threatening injuries after a crash also involving a grain truck on Lyons Line between Imperial Road and Dorchester Road on Thursday, Sept. 30, at about 6:40 p.m.…
Read MoreFour new cases in Aylmer and area
The number of ongoing COVID-19 cases being tracked by Southwestern Public Health in Aylmer and area rose to six Wednesday, Sept. 29, from two the previous day. Currently in the Southwestern region of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, four residents are hospitalized with COVID-19, two of them in intensive care units. Residents age 20 through…
Read MoreBAD U15 BB team opens season at Complex
Paige Poland of host BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Under 15 BB hockey team kept the puck away from a Woodstock player during a season-opening game at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Sept. 24. Woodstock won the game 2-0. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreSunset in Port Bruce
The sunset coloured the horizon as two to three foot waves crashed onto the beach at Port Bruce at sunset on Saturday night, Sept. 25. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreFireworks over Port Bruce
Spectators crowded the beach in Port Bruce to watch a fireworks display marking the end of summer on Saturday night, Sept. 25. The event was organized by Malahide volunteer firefighters. The display would have been put on earlier in the year, but COVID-19 restrictions prevented that until now. Hundreds attended. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreQuilt show at Aylmer library
The shelves at Aylmer library are festooned with 62 colourful and intricate quilts, made by local artisans, for an annual three-day show that opened on Thursday, Sept. 23, and continues through Saturday, Sept. 25. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreElgin man in 70s latest to die from COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health on Thursday, Sept. 23, reported the death of an Elgin County man in his 70s, attributed to COVID-19. His was the 86th such death in Elgin, St. Thomas and Middlesex since the pandemic began. Two new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday, down from three the day before. The number of…
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