Bayham announced Wednesday, May 28, that a state of emergency, declared because a former natural gas well northwest of Port Burwell was leaking potentially lethal hydrogen sulphide gas, had come to an end. A contractor had found the original well bore and stopped the flow of sulphur water which, on contact with the air, was…
A St. Thomas man, 39, received serious but non-life threatening injuries to his face after he fell at a business under construction off Elm Street in Aylmer on the morning of Tuesday, May 27. Aylmer Police Chief Andre Reymer said officers, Aylmer firefighters and paramedics were called to the work site at about 10:30 a.m.…
Early on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 27, Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police called off a search for a possible missing person who was last seen by a witness disappearing off the pier in Port Stanley shortly after 6:20 p.m. the evening before. No new information had been provided after the Elgin OPP appealed to the public…
Thomas Southwick, the Ward 1 councillor of Bayham, has filed his nomination to run for deputy mayor in the Oct. 27 municipal election. A Clarke Road resident, Cr. Southwick said he wanted to continue the good work that Bayham has accomplished over the past four years since he was elected. No other nominations had been…
The “Colour Houses” welcomed area Grade 8 pupils to an orientation session at East Elgin Secondary School with a “flash mob” in the cafeteria, Friday, May 23, at lunch time. The visitors stayed around for a boys soccer playoff game.
About 150 voters crowded into Old Town Hall Thursday night, May 22, for an all-candidates meeting for the June 12 provincial election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding. They questioned all five candidates over two hours.
A Straffordville couple were among 12 Ontario residents who were arrested and charged recently in connection to a complex investigation into three illegal drug trafficking rings in southwestern Ontario, two of which were alleged to be importing drugs from Mexico. The result of the investigation was unveiled during a media conference held at the Ontario Provincial…
A three-vehicle crash that took place shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21 along Elgin Road at Crampton Drive north of Harrietsville sent two of the drivers to hospital for treatment of their injuries. Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Kevin Howe said the man who was driving a Pontiac Grand Am was taken…
Bayham Mayor Paul Ens is seeking re-election in the Oct. 27 municipal election. He submitted his nomination documents on Tuesday, May 20. “There are a lot of great things happening in our municipality and I want to help them continue and be part of it,” Mayor Ens said. Rick Cerna filed his nomination documents to…
Aylmer councillors at their Tuesday, May 20 meeting approved sending out a request for proposals to consulting firms to bid on preparing a business plan to implement major proposed changes in how East Elgin Community Complex operates. Malahide councillors had approved sending out the RFP at a meeting a few days prior. Aylmer councillors also approved:…
A 47-year-old Aylmer man was airlifted to hospital after the paraglider he was flying crashed east of Port Bruce on Sunday, May 18. The crash happened just after 2 p.m. south of Dexter Line when the “experienced paraglider pilot” lost control of the aircraft (parachute with seat) and struck the side of a cliff, Elgin County Ontario…
A 29-year-old Springfield man was arrested on Thursday, May 15 and faced several criminal drug-related charges after a search warrant was executed by police officers at his Pressey Line home. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police along with the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and Drug Enforcement Unit searched the home and seized marijuana bud and…