Three days after Aylmer Police announced they wouldn’t pursue charges against Aylmer Church of God on John Street North for violating provincial pandemic orders forbidding gatherings for religious services on Sunday, April 26, another drive-in service was held on Sunday morning, May 3. The parking lot was full for the service. A new sign, added…
Southwestern Public Health hasn’t recorded a single new case of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock since Friday, April 24. As of Saturday morning, Southwestern’s website was reporting seven ongoing cases in Elgin and St. Thomas. St. Thomas has four cases, and Aylmer Malahide and Dutton Dunwich one each. Oxford…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Friday, May 1, that some businesses, including garden centres and nurseries, would be allowed to re-open for business starting Monday, May 4. Golf courses and marinas were also given the go-ahead to start preparing for the 2020 season, but can’t actually re-open yet. “We are allowing certain businesses to…
Chief Zvonko Horvat announced Thursday, April 30, that Aylmer Police would not lay any charges in connection with a drive-in service conducted by Aylmer Church of God on John Street North on Sunday, April 26. Police believed they had reasonable and probable grounds to lay a charge for a violation of Ontario’s emergency order banning…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting seven cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Elgin and St. Thomas on Wednesday, April 29. St. Thomas has four cases, and Aylmer, Malahide and Dutton Dunwich one each. The health unit reported 16 confirmed cases ongoing in Oxford. So far, 32 residents of Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock…
Catfish Creek, Kettle Creek and Long Point Regional conservation authorities have all issued alerts about high Lake Erie water levels, which could potentially cause flooding or erosion when combined with strong winds. Winds are expected to range between 28-37 kilometres per hour in the area throughout the day and tomorrow (Thursday). A possible wave uprush…
Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat, in an announcement on Tuesday, April 28, stated that evidence of the Sunday, April 26, drive-in service at Aylmer Church of God had been provided to the Crown Attorney. Together, he said, they would decide on how to proceed, but he also noted that the evidence was for a “Part…
St. Thomas Police are requesting for help locating Nicole Rapposelli. She is five feet four inches tall and weighs about 115 pounds. Police are concerned for her well-being, and ask anyone knowing where she is to contact them.
Southwestern Public Health is reporting 12 active cases of COVID-19 in Elgin and St. Thomas. Six are in St. Thomas, three in Dutton Dunwich and one each in Aylmer, Malahide and Bayham. Southwold and West Elgin have no active cases at this time. So far, Southwestern Public Health has confirmed through testing a total of…
About 70 vehicles were parked at Aylmer Church of God on John Street North for a drive-in service on Sunday morning, April 26. Two Aylmer Police officers took video recordings of the gathering, but didn’t issue any tickets immediately for illegally gathering under Ontario’s emergency orders regarding COVID-19 pandemic precautions. Pastor Henry Hildebrandt said afterward,…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 13 ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Elgin and St. Thomas and 17 in Oxford County on Friday morning, April 24. The local cases included six in St. Thomas, three in Dutton Dunwich, and one each in Aylmer, Malahaide, Bayham and West Elgin. So far during the…
Aylmer Police are warning a town church (Aylmer Church of God, though police won’t identify the institution by name) that members could face charges if they gather for a service this Sunday, April 26, as they did last Sunday, April 19, even if they’re only sitting in their vehicles with windows rolled up in the…