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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.

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…