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About 750 protestors, some from as far as Toronto, marched through Aylmer on Saturday, Nov. 7, against COVID-19 pandemic precautions, insisting every Canadian should be free to choose what measures they did or didn’t take. The march started almost an hour later than expected, and by 4 p.m. was heading back to its starting point…

Counter-protesters took to the street in downtown Aylmer on Saturday morning, Nov. 7, to ask passing motorists to “Be Kind, Wear a Mask.” Some passing drivers honked in support. The counter-protest was in response to a “Freedom March” being held that afternoon insisting that Canadians had the right to decide for themselves if they wanted…

Southwestern Public Health, in news conference Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, reported that 40 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed among workers at a Bayham farm, all but one residing in a series of bunkhouses on the site. Tests on 157 farm workers and close contacts had been completed, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Joyce Lock…

Southwestern Public Health on Monday morning, Nov. 2, announced that at least 31 persons residing in a Bayham bunkhouse had tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 29 cases had been listed in the health unit’s online daily update of the local situation Monday, but not all the congregate living numbers had yet been added…

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bayham jumped from one to a dozen on Monday, Nov. 2, Southwestern Public Health reported. Aylmer and St. Thomas remained steady at one case each. One new case turned up in South-West Oxford and two new cases in Tillsonburg. Woodstock declined slightly to 11 cases from 12 overnight.…

Ally Van Velzer, left, Kylie Geurtjens and Mikayla Dunn, on behalf of the 2019-20 graduating class from East Elgin Secondary School, on Friday, Oct. 30, presented donations to Allison DeBlaire of 519 Pursuit for a sock drive for the homeless in London and area, Megan Mattingley of The Inside Ride charity fundraiser at EESS, Ali…

Hundreds attended a “Freedom Rally” in Aylmer on  Saturday afternoon, Oct. 24, describing COVID-19 precautions as fear tactics being used by all levels of government to oppress Canadians. “No one who’s healthy wears a face mask,” they chanted as they paraded through the downtown area, while a few passers-by yelled back, “Get vaccinnated” or “It’s…

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area doubled to six on Saturday, Oct. 24, from three the previous day, Southwestern Public Health reported. St. Thomas and area dipped slightly to two cases from three, and Tillsonburg and area remained at one. Woodstock and area also went down slightly, to five from…

One person who has a confirmed case of COVID-19 is currently hospitalized in intensive care in the Southwestern Public Health region, as of Thursday morning, Oct. 22. The health unit did not identify who or which hospital was involved. Southwestern is monitoring three ongoing cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Aylmer and area, three in St.…

Southwestern Public Health was reporting a confirmed case of COVID-19 involving a staff member at Chartwell Aylmer long-term care home on Sunday, Oct. 18. The case was the only new one reported overnight. Ongoing confirmed cases include one other in Aylmer and area, three in St. Thomas and area, one in West Elgin, four in…