What appeared to be a two-vehicle crash had both lanes of Talbot Line (Highway 3) closed just west of Pleasant Valley Golf and Country Club and east of New Sarum on the late afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 28. Central Elgin firefighters, Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police officers and paramedics responded to the scene, this photo…
Most of the staff of Imperial Road Animal Hospital of Aylmer were drenched in cold water during an Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) after they were done work on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Taking the Challenge in front of their workplace by way of water dropped by the bucket of a front end…
Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police have asked for the public’s assistance in finding a suspect or suspects who might have set at least three fires in Belmont and the surrounding area over the past month. A fire that started around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24 completely destroyed a Dyer Street home and was believed…
Ron Sidaway of Aylmer was doused in icewater by Steph Broer at the Elgin Community Living centre in Aylmer on Wednesday, Aug. 27. He raised $150 for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Society of Canada in the process. He challenged friend Peter Martens, who was at the dousing (“I accept!”), Becky Whittingham and the entire Aylmer Spitfires Junior…
Aylmer Mayor Jack Couckuyt was soaked by three buckets of ice water in front of Town Hall at noon on Monday, Aug. 25 after he accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from Aylmer Police Chief Andre Reymer. He also made an undisclosed donation to the ALS Society of Canada. Pouring the ice water over Mayor…
Chase Coffin, 11, of St. Thomas hammed it up and pretended to be a dairy princess for a few seconds at the third annual Family Fun Day and Open House at the Gay Lea Dairy Heritage Museum west of Copenhagen on Saturday, Aug. 23. Admission was free and the attractions included food, a bouncy cow,…
Evelyn Arlow, 13, was one of several children and young teenagers who decorated their bicycles and showed them off along the parade route during the 17th annual Straffordville Watermelon Fest on Saturday, Aug. 23. The day-long event was packed full of fun activities including live entertainment, a small midway for children, watermelon, cotton candy, pony rides,…
A two vehicle crash south of St. Thomas on the early evening of Thursday, Aug. 21 sent five people to area hospitals. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the crash happened at 7:07 p.m. at the intersection of Fairview Road and John Wise Line. One woman was airlifted to a London hospital…
Malahide Mayor David Mennill, after listening to a crowd at Terrace Lodge demand putting emphasis on improving the living conditions at the long-term care home over building a new county administration building, publicly called for a fresh study of a new home over limited renovations to the existing one. He’s one of three members of…
Bicyclists participating in the fourth annual 3 Port Tour Classic Century Ride passed Lake Erie as they approached lunch at the picnic pavilion in Port Bruce, Saturday, Aug. 16. Gusty winds created some challenges, especially for bicyclists heading up a steep hill on Dexter Line leaving Port Bruce, but otherwise weather was ideal for the…
Despite rumours to the contrary, the 17th annual Straffordville Watermelon Fest will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, with most activities still free to the public. Pauline Schram, one of the organizers, said that with the Straffordville Community Centre closed for emergency repairs, Bayham council had provided a 40 by 80 foot tent to house…
Bo Mercer, left, and Evan Flikkema of Belmont library’s summer reading club poured paint onto a block of ice in the branch’s parking lot, Tuesday, Aug. 12. They and other youngsters used salt to start ice melting, then added paint to pick out the cracks and crevices that formed . This year the Belmont club…