Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack, who’s also MPP for Elgin-Middlesex and London, second for right, toured all the Home Hardware stores and building centres in his riding Monday, June 15, ending up at Geerlinks in St. Thomas, where he spoke about the provincial government’s efforts to spur on housing growth. He was…
An Aylmer man, 46, has been charged with manslaughter in connenction with the death of a woman, 28. St. Thomas Police reported Tuesday afternoon, June 9, that emergency services had responded to an address in downtown St. Thomas on May 30 after a woman was found to be unresponsive. She was taken to hospital, where…
Family and friends trekked to Ottawa to see Maureen Wellwood, front and centre, daughter of Mike and Mary-Anne Wellwood of Aylmer promoted to brigadier-general in the Canadian Armed Forces on June 2. Her supporters included, front, from left: cousins Kate Wellwood and Major Emily Warnock, Brigadier-General Wellwood, aunt Barbara Warnock, mother Mary-Anne Wellwood, friend Shereen…
Otis Symon of Springfield has become one of just three licensed jet-dragster drivers in Ontario and, during recent testing, got his race car, powered by a J-85 jet engine, up to 301 miles per hour. He and the car will be making demonstration races at St. Thomas Dragway in Sparta for its Sportsman Spectacular Weekend,…
Comedian Matt Falk of Winnipeg, Manitoba, brought his act to the Old Imperial Market in Aylmer on Friday night, May 22. A crowd of about 200 was soon laughing away, enjoying the show. The Market organized the event in part to showcase that, in addition to weekly farm markets, it was also available for use…
A letter from a resident resulted in a long discussion at Bayham council, Thursday, May 7, about the cost of integrity commissioner and closed-meeting investigations, and saw council examine its relations with the community. Resident Marnie Wolfe wrote requesting action to better explain the closed meeting and integrity commissioner processes in plain language, provide guidance…
Deputy Mayor Pete Barbour asserted at an Aylmer council meeting Wednesday, May 6, that the town, like “The Little Engine that Could”, would be able to successfully undertake what’s now a $6.9-million project to expand Old Town Hall, despite its cost. However, Councillor Kathryn Desrosiers, who’s already filed her nomination papers to become the town’s…
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Rob Flack in St. Thomas on Friday afternoon, May 1, announced just over $4-million in funding to the Elgin Ontario Health Team so it can connect 8,000 local residents to a primary family doctor or nurse-practitioner by May of 2027. He also unveiled $10-million in provincial funding for similar work in London-Middlesex, where…
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police advised the public on Thursday, April 30, about an increased police presence in Vienna due to an ongoing investigation involving a barricaded individual. On Thursday, April 30, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Elgin County OPP, with assistance from the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, Tactics and Rescue Unit,…
by Jayden Davis AE Journalism Intern Elgin County farmers are watching fuel and fertilizer prices closely as spring planting begins, with global energy instability and rising input costs creating an expensive start to the growing season. The federal government has temporarily suspended federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel, effective as of Apr. 20. The…
Aylmer Mayor Jack Couckuyt, at an Elgin council meeting Tuesday, April 14, couldn’t find a seconder for a motion calling on the Ontario government to declare a “food insecurity emergency” and for the federal and provincial governments to introduce a “Guaranteed Livable Basic Income” for those living in poverty. County councillors had received a request…
Aylmer’s Len Adams was a rare masculine figure in a sea of women at the April 10 Quilts in Bloom Show hosted by the Shedden Agricultural Society at the Southwold Keystone Complex recently. Mr. Adams has combined his background in information technology with an understanding of woodworking to establish a satisfying business in retirement as…