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Wind park gets Central Elgin’s okay
Central Elgin councillors, at a special meeting on Friday morning, Oct. 16, gave the green light to a proposed small-scale wind-power project for the south end of the municipality. Andreas Schneider says his proposed Fairview Community Wind Park involving 17 landowners would be a financial boon to them and keep out “big wind” corporations such…
Read MoreCentral Elgin special meeting on wind project Friday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m.
Central Elgin councillors will hold a special meeting this Friday morning, Oct. 16, at 9 a.m. to consider a small-scale windpower project proposed by Andreas Schneider. He told councillors Tuesday night, Oct. 13, that the project would return more revenue to landowners than a large-scale development, use smaller windmills and effectively “lock out” big corporations…
Read MoreAylmer Library decision: lease now, build later
“Did you not get the memo that you lost the last election?” asked Councillor Ted McDonald of former mayor Jack Couckuyt at the Monday, Oct. 5 council meeting. Cr. McDonald tore into Mr. Counckuyt after his presentation to council in support of building a new downtown library. While mayor, Mr. Couckuyt failed to get enough…
Read MoreProtesters get Straffordville hall sale deferred
About 50 local residents gathered outside the municipal office in Straffordville before the Thursday, Oct. 1 Bayham council meeting to show their opposition of the sale of nearby Community Centre to Straffordville Evangelical Mennonite Church. A “citizens group” had collected 577 signatures on a petition stating they opposed the sale of the hall and one…
Read MoreAylmer Express debate packs Old Town Hall
Aylmer Express President and Publisher John Hueston, left, moderated a federal election all-candidates meeting at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Monday evening, Sept. 28. The gallery was packed full of local residents who listened to the candidates vying to become the next member of parliament for Elgin-Middlesex-London answer questions posed to them from the…
Read More“Walking a Mile in Her Shoes”
Local emergency services representatives, including Central Elgin Fire Chief Don Crocker, third from left, and Aylmer Police Chief Andre Reymer, right, carried placards at they led off the annual “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes” event at St. Thomas Pinafore Park on Sunday, Sept. 27. Men were challenged to complete a mile’s walk in high…
Read MoreTwo libraries in Aylmer rejected by county
A proposal by Aylmer council to expand the town’s Old Town Hall library by leasing additional space at the nearby Trillium Park condominium building got shot down in a 5-4 vote at Elgin County council, Tuesday, Sept. 22. County councillors rejected the proposal largely due to an estimated $30,000 additional cost a year to staff…
Read MoreOver 300 attend Saxonia Oktoberfest party
Over 300 attendees danced or simply enjoyed the music, food and atmosphere of the Oktoberfest party held at the Aylmer German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall on Saturday night, Sept. 19. “Polka King” and three-time Grammy Award winning musician Walter Ostanek and his band performed all of his hits and dance favourites in front of the…
Read MoreHundreds dine at Port Bruce Fish Fry
An estimated 350 diners ate 500 pounds of fried perch during an annual fundraising dinner put on by the Port Bruce Ratepayers Association at the community pavilion, Saturday night, Sept. 12. Organizers hoped to raise $2,000 to put toward community projects.
Read MoreCrowds throng Watermelon Fest
Straffordville’s 18th annual Watermelon Fest was a hit on Saturday, Aug. 29. Big crowds turned out through the day for free watermelon and cotton candy, children’s rides, enterntainment and seed-spitting and watermelon-eating competitions.
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