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Central Elgin councillors will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 27, at 7 p.m. on a proposed rezoning to allow seasonal mobile food vendors to set up in certain sites near Port Stanley’s beaches and harbour. At a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21, Mayor David Marr, recalling such an idea was dismissed “with a resounding…

Malahide councillors on Thursday, Feb. 16, voted unanimously to appoint Jim Jenkins to replace the late Mike Wolfe as deputy-mayor of the township. Mr. Wolfe had run against and defeated incumbent Mr. Jenkins in the last municipal election. Mr. Jenkins’ appointment is subject to written confirmation he is willing to take the office, as well…

A fire severely damaged a home at 48 Ashton Street in Springfield on Monday morning, Jan. 30. The first Malahide firefighters arrived shortly before 10 a.m. A neighbour said at the time flames were seen coming from the roof and side window of the house. The couple living at the residence and their two young children…

Mike Warnock, district manager for Liquor Control Board of Ontario, sank back into the icy waters of Lake Erie, just off Port Burwell’s East Beach, as he and Grand Bend Manager Dave Holmes fulfilled a promise Friday, Jan. 13, to go for a polar bear dip if employees raised over $500 of their own money…

Elgin councillors, at a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10, voted unanimously to send a letter of protest to St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital board over its decisions to remove representatives nominated by county and St. Thomas city councils, replacing them with appointees from the general public. Central Elgin Mayor David Marr said Elgin and St. Thomas…

Skaters took to one of the ice rinks at East Elgin Community Complex Saturday night, Dec. 31, as it hosted its annual Family New Year’s Eve celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. In addition to inflatable amusements, craft tables and face painting, a cake marking the start of Canada 150 events in 2017 was cut.

Darren Neusteter, left, Justice Csinos and Owen Gillet of Davenport Public School’s Grade 8 Guitar Ensemble played Humoresque, Triston, Never on Sunday, Elegy and Sticks and Stones during a Christmas concert on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The school’s choir and rock band also performed.

Grade 4 pupils Malik Oteng, left, Elsa White, Katelyn Bennett and others led a carol singalong during the rehearsal for an annual Christmas concert at New Sarum Public School on Thursday, Dec. 15.

About 30 parents from New Sarum Public School came to Central Elgin council on Monday, Nov. 28, pleading for help to save their school from closure as proposed by Thames Valley District School Board. Councillors, who had previously formally supported a push by Belmont parents for a large new elementary school there, were left between…

Aylmer Minor Hockey Association players hammed it up for the camera from their float in the annual Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26. Wet weather earlier in the day cleared in time for the procession, which took nearly an hour to pass any particular point along the route.