The pomp and glory expected on U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” on April 2 is lost on Elgin County businesses. Instead of the celebratory mood promoted by the White House, the proprietor at Phil Mauer and Associates, in Eden, for example, is “not thrilled” with the dreaded tariffs regime that President Trump is expected…
The number of known measles cases in the region is rapidly rising. Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) medical officer of health Dr. Ninh Tran reported Feb. 20 that there have been 35 confirmed cases of measles in this region since Jan. 1, 2025, including 17 new cases in the last week. For the same period, Grand…
St. Thomas and District Chamber of Commerce held an all-candidates meeting for the Feb. 27 provincial election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding on Tuesday, Feb. 11, and Chief Executive Officer Paul Jenkins asked the four nominees who attended about Canadian sovereignty at a time of a potential trade war with USA and continuing barriers to interprovincial trade…
East Elgin Community Complex Board and Elgin County might have approved in principle moving the Aylmer Old Town Hall library branch to EECC, but Aylmer council wants a county committee established to review all possible sites. And that’s what the town will tell county council in response to its request for Aylmer to also endorse…
Elgin County council members on Tuesday, Jan. 28, unanimously endorsed in principle moving the Aylmer branch of the county library system from its current Old Town Hall site downtown to East Elgin Community Complex, on the west edge of town. They also asked Aylmer council to give a similar endorsement, and instructed Community and Cultural…
Ontario Agriculture Minister Rob Flack and Finance Minister Paul Bethlenfalvy came to VanQuaethem Farms in Eden on Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, on the cusp of a provincial election to announce a $100-million increase in provincial funding for “risk management programs” (RMP) for farmers. The funding would increase from $150-million currently to $250-million over the next…
Malahide council, sitting as committee of the whole on Thursday, Jan. 16, ruled that East Elgin Community Assistance Program (EECAP), which runs Corner Cupboard food bank, East Elgin Christmas Care and other welfare programs, doesn’t need financial support from the township this year. EECAP received a $3,000 “community grant” last year from Malahide and asked…
Lexi Bertelsen, 17, of Belmont, second from the left, one of three forwards on Team Canada at the International Women’s Under 18 Hockey Championship in Finland, got her gold medal along with fellow players after a 3-0 blanking of Team USA in the final on Sunday, Jan. 12. she’s currently playing for a team in…
On one hand, Richard Andrews says he doesn’t like rocking the boat. He would prefer to simply continue on his hardworking way, tending to the family’s historic 120-acre farm on Ron McNeil Line, at Wonderland Road, just west of St. Thomas. On the other hand, the Elgin County cattle and grain farmer is determined to…
A local resident has lost nearly $200,000 in a long-running “online cryptocurrency fraud,” Aylmer Police reported over the holiday season. The victim told police about learning of an investment company through X (formerly Twitter), and starting to send money to it through online “crypto currency” bank accounts last summer. Over time, the victim engaged in…
A “boil water advisory” has been lifted for essentially all homes and businesses in the north end of Aylmer following a watermain break on Saturday, Dec. 21. Residents and businesses were warned to boil water for at least one minute before using it for cooking or drinking. The advisory was lifted on Tuesday, Dec. 24,…
Program Manager Sean Doyle, left, and Executive Director Albert Loewen of The Family Central discussed their work and experiences at a “Stories We Tell” session at the Aylmer Old Town Hall library recently. The conversation, moderated by Library Assistant Mary Hamm, covered their personal backgrounds, their involvement with the Central, and the challenges they face…