Southwestern Public Health was reporting 27 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Over the weekend, 69 new cases had been recorded or an average of 23 a day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit dropped slightly, to 204 Tuesday from 211…
Despite Aylmer having the highest or among the highest number of confirmed ongoing COVID-19 cases each day, vaccination rates are actually higher in town than in Malahide or Bayham. Information just released by the health unit, indicated that among eight Elgin and Oxford municipalities targeted for new public health restrictions, such as limiting indoor dining…
Southwestern Public Health on Monday afternoon, Nov. 29, issued new public health restrictions that will come into place on Thursday, Dec. 2, but only for certain communities including Aylmer, Bayham and Malahide, but not Central Elgin or St. Thomas. The measures were in response to the rising cases of COVID-19, the health unit stated, and…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 69 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 from the weekend in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Monday morning, Nov. 29, or an average of 23 a day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit rose to 211 Monday from 181 last Friday. SWPH also recorded Monday…
Youngsters from Bradley Street Church of God rode on a float in the Aylmer Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, Nov. 27. Spectators greeted the return of a proper parade with enthusiasm. More pictures will be in the Dec. 1 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Volunteer Ginette Richer tied donated new, gently-used and homemade hats and scarves to the railings in front of Our Lady of Sorrow Roman Catholic Church on Saturday, Nov. 27. This year’s drive brought in 880 items of warm clothing that’s now available for anyone to take free of charge from the railings. (AE/Rob Perry)
Children of all ages lined the streets of Port Stanley Friday night, Nov. 26, for the annual Dickens Days Parade welcoming Santa Claus and the holiday season to the village. Weather was cold but clear for the event. More pictures in the Dec. 1 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
A total of 927 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across Ontario on Friday, Nov. 26, the highest daily number since early September. Southwestern Public Health on Friday reported 24 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, down from 34 Thursday. However, the number of ongoing cases being tracked by the…
Thames Valley District School Board announced Friday, Nov. 25, that Port Burwell Public School, closed to in-person learning since Friday, Nov. 19, after eight cases of COVID-19 were confirmed there, would re-open on Thursday, Dec. 2. That’s three days later than the original announced date of Monday, Nov. 29. No additional cases have been confirmed…
Southwestern Public Health on Thursday, Nov. 25, reported 34 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, up from 22 the previous day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit also rose, to 178 from 165 Wednesday. SWPH is reporting 13 area residents are hospitalized with COVID-19, three…
Two men and one woman, all from St. Thomas, have been charged in connection with recent armed robberies in that city and in Sparta. St. Thomas Police Corporate Communications Director Tanya Calvert reported that an investigation by city detectives and Elgin Ontario Provincial Police led to the arrests. The Emergency Response Unit from London Police…
Thames Valley District School Board on Tuesday night, Nov. 23, approved a two-year pilot project for “Low-German Mennonite Focus Schools” to be created at Summers Corners Public School and Straffordville Public School starting in September of 2022. The proposal for the focus schools was presented by Superintendent Tracy Langelaan and System Principal Abe Wall, a…