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Thames Valley District School Board trustees unanimously approved a proposal by senior administrators Tuesday night, Nov. 22, to conduct their most complex study ever of possible school consolidations and closures, reviewing a dozen elementary facilities mainly in the Aylmer, Malahide, Central Elgin and St. Thomas area. Supporters of Springfield Public School crowded the gallery, holding…

Snow started falling in Aylmer and area Saturday evening, which continued through the rest of the weekend. The town escaped the worst, with only a light dusting around these holiday angels behind Old Town Hall by Sunday afternoon, but to the west weather was much worse.

Members of the band of 741 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, led military and other formations across the King George Lift Bridge toward the Port Stanley Cenotaph for a Remembrance Day service on Sunday, Nov. 6. Services were also observed in Vienna and Port Burwell that day. Aylmer, Springfield and Belmont will hold theirs on…

Volunteers Leslie Graham, left, and Joanne Van Eyk put tags on hats, scarves, mittens and gloves donated for the 2016 “Chase the Chill” warm clothing distribution that started Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m. on the steps of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church on John Street South in Aylmer. Organizer Marscha Huber said…

East Elgin Secondary School Grade 12 student Seth Cipolla, dressed as The Lion King, sang in a number about Disney film characters during a rehearsal for a showcase that was the culmination of a three-day workshop at East Elgin Secondary School Tuesday night, Nov. 1. A total of 84 youths from Grades 3 through 12…

Central Elgin councillors on Monday morning, Oct. 31, unanimously awarded the job of building a new mechanical sewage treatment plant for Port Stanley to HIRA Construction of St. Thomas, which had the lowest of eight tenders with a price of $17.68-million. Physical Services Director Lloyd Perrin said that included a $2.5-million “contingency allowance,” and municipal…

East Elgin Secondary School student Madi Wall performed a monologue from “Forgotten Souls,” a 1916 one-act play by David Pinski, during a Coffee House talent show at EESS Thursday night, Oct. 27. The event was a fundraiser for East Elgin’s Performing Arts Council.

Central Elgin councillors on Tuesday, Oct. 11, voted unanimously to support a proposal for a large new Kindergarten through Grade 8 public elementary school to be built in Belmont. Thames Valley District School Board is considering a plan that would close New Sarum, South Dorchester and Springfield schools locally, and Westminster Central in Southeast London,…

An ad hoc committee founded by five mothers held its first public meeting, attended by about 50, Monday night, Oct. 3, to enlist support to keep Springfield Public School open. The committee is less than a week old, and was formed after word that Thames Valley District School Board was considering closing Springfield, South Dorchester…

A group of parents will hold a public meeting at St. John’s United Church in Springfield starting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, intent on preserving the village’s public elementary school. Jessica Goodwill has two children now at Springfield Public School, and three more she hopes will be able to attend there. “I don’t think…