A school bus that was on its way to pick up students at East Elgin Secondary School broke down in the middle of the road by McGregor Public School on John Street South at South Street on Friday, Sept. 19 at about 3:05 p.m. There were no children or teenagers on the bus at the…
Ashley Wall, a Grade 10 team leader of the “Purple Pandas,” emerged from the mud that was part of an obstacle course during “Eagle Olympics” in Optimist Park in Aylmer, Friday, Sept. 19. The event, organized by Girls and Boys Athletic Association with help from 100 volunteers, welcomed 200 Grade 9 students to the school.
The Aylmer Express will host an all-candidates meeting for the municipal election in Malahide Township at Aylmer Old Town Hall, Monday, Sept. 22, starting at 7:30 p.m. In addition to Malahide candidates, the six candidates for the two positions as Elgin County public school trustees on the Thames Valley District School Board will answer questions…
Grade 2-3 teacher Kristin Methot, left, and Kindergarten teacher Jen Shackelton hunted for a perch during a blindfolded game of musical chairs at South Dorchester Public School, Friday, Sept. 12. Four teachers volunteered for some antics after schoolchildren, asked to read 1,014 books through Belmont library over the summer, exceeded that goal by over 200.
A human body in advanced stages of decomposition was discovered by teenagers in a bush area north of Athletic Park in St. Thomas on Sunday evening, Sept. 14. St. Thomas Police Staff Sergeant Hank Zehr said officers were called to the scene at about 11 p.m. to investigate a report of suspected human remains. The…
Michael Turvey, 59, of London was killed on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 14, after he fell off his motorcycle and slid under a pickup truck on Sparta Line about 500 metres west of Fairview Road southeast of St. Thomas. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said officers responded to the crash at about 4:16…
Almost every municipal political office in East and Central Elgin will be contested in the Oct. 27 elections. As of the deadline for nominations Friday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m., incumbent Mayor David Mennill of Malahide was returned to office by acclamation. In Bayham, incumbent Ward 3 Councillor Ed Ketchabaw will return. And in Central…
Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a break-in at a Lorne Street, Belmont home that occurred sometime between 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9 and 3:35 p.m. on Sept. 10. Elgin OPP Const. Troy Carlson said the residents weren’t home at the time and it was believed a suspect or suspects gained entry through…
Former Aylmer Mayor and long-time town council member Bob Habkirk has thrown his hat in the ring to return to the top job in the Oct. 27 municipal election. He submitted his nomination on Thursday, Sept. 11. Mr. Habkirk is running against current Mayor Jack Couckuyt, a retired high school teacher and principal, and retired…
A fire that destroyed an abandoned barn just west of Harrietsville on Tuesday night, Sept. 9, is being investigated by Middlesex County fire prevention and Ontario Provincial Police officers as suspicious. Fire Prevention Officer John Elston said the barn fire at 2140 Harrietsville Drive was reported by someone calling on a cell phone at 10:57…
A 17-year-old male from Bayham almost caused a head-on crash on Talbot Line (Highway 3) in Summers Corners in the early morning of Tuesday, Sept. 9 when he fell asleep at the wheel. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said officers were called to a one-vehicle collision just east of Springfield Road at…
Elgin County councillors unanimously reversed course on Tuesday , Sept. 9, and instead of planning limited renovations to Terrace Lodge long-term care home will turn to designing and getting a cost estimate for a completely new facility. The change came as the result of a public hearing at Terrace Lodge, followed by a recommendation from…