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Flack: home ownership should be affordable
Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack, who’s also MPP for Elgin-Middlesex and London, second for right, toured all the Home Hardware stores and building centres in his riding Monday, June 15, ending up at Geerlinks in St. Thomas, where he spoke about the provincial government’s efforts to spur on housing growth. He was…
Read MoreMaureen Wellwood promoted brigadier general
Family and friends trekked to Ottawa to see Maureen Wellwood, front and centre, daughter of Mike and Mary-Anne Wellwood of Aylmer promoted to brigadier-general in the Canadian Armed Forces on June 2. Her supporters included, front, from left: cousins Kate Wellwood and Major Emily Warnock, Brigadier-General Wellwood, aunt Barbara Warnock, mother Mary-Anne Wellwood, friend Shereen…
Read MorePopping the chutes at 301 miles an hour
Otis Symon of Springfield has become one of just three licensed jet-dragster drivers in Ontario and, during recent testing, got his race car, powered by a J-85 jet engine, up to 301 miles per hour. He and the car will be making demonstration races at St. Thomas Dragway in Sparta for its Sportsman Spectacular Weekend,…
Read MoreTurning Old Imperial Market into an event space
Comedian Matt Falk of Winnipeg, Manitoba, brought his act to the Old Imperial Market in Aylmer on Friday night, May 22. A crowd of about 200 was soon laughing away, enjoying the show. The Market organized the event in part to showcase that, in addition to weekly farm markets, it was also available for use…
Read MoreBayham eyes integrity cost
A letter from a resident resulted in a long discussion at Bayham council, Thursday, May 7, about the cost of integrity commissioner and closed-meeting investigations, and saw council examine its relations with the community. Resident Marnie Wolfe wrote requesting action to better explain the closed meeting and integrity commissioner processes in plain language, provide guidance…
Read MoreAylmer “The Little Engine that Could”?
Deputy Mayor Pete Barbour asserted at an Aylmer council meeting Wednesday, May 6, that the town, like “The Little Engine that Could”, would be able to successfully undertake what’s now a $6.9-million project to expand Old Town Hall, despite its cost. However, Councillor Kathryn Desrosiers, who’s already filed her nomination papers to become the town’s…
Read MoreFlack: $4-million to provide 8,000 with doctor or nurse-practitioner
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Rob Flack in St. Thomas on Friday afternoon, May 1, announced just over $4-million in funding to the Elgin Ontario Health Team so it can connect 8,000 local residents to a primary family doctor or nurse-practitioner by May of 2027. He also unveiled $10-million in provincial funding for similar work in London-Middlesex, where…
Read MoreBarricaded individual in Vienna arrested
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police advised the public on Thursday, April 30, about an increased police presence in Vienna due to an ongoing investigation involving a barricaded individual. On Thursday, April 30, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Elgin County OPP, with assistance from the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, Tactics and Rescue Unit,…
Read MoreRising fuel, fertilizer costs hurting farmers
by Jayden Davis AE Journalism Intern Elgin County farmers are watching fuel and fertilizer prices closely as spring planting begins, with global energy instability and rising input costs creating an expensive start to the growing season. The federal government has temporarily suspended federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel, effective as of Apr. 20. The…
Read MoreNo support for “liveable income”
Aylmer Mayor Jack Couckuyt, at an Elgin council meeting Tuesday, April 14, couldn’t find a seconder for a motion calling on the Ontario government to declare a “food insecurity emergency” and for the federal and provincial governments to introduce a “Guaranteed Livable Basic Income” for those living in poverty. County councillors had received a request…
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