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East Elgin Concrete wins Port Bruce harbour contract
Malahide councillors on Monday, Sept. 23, awarded a contract for improvements to the entrance to Port Bruce Harbour to East Elgin Concrete Forming of Tillsonburg, which had the lowest of three bids at $1,926,600. Development and Community Services Director Gene DiMeo told councillors work was expected to start in about a week. An east breakwall…
Read MoreFederal all-candidates forums on Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Aylmer, Oct. 2 in St. Thomas
The Aylmer Express will host two all-candidates meeting to give the public the opportunity to directly question candidates in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding for the Oct. 21 federal election. The first will be at Aylmer Old Town Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, starting at 7 p.m. The second will be held at Memorial Arena’s auditorium in St.…
Read MoreMennill seeks new tack on amalgamation
Malahide Mayor David Mennill is looking for a detour route to still reach his goal of having the township and Aylmer councillors sit down as a group to see if a potential merger between the two communities is worth looking into. Aylmer councillors continue to balk, saying again and again they want more information first,…
Read MoreLift bridge project 14 months instead of six
Central Elgin Mayor Sally Martyn said she was shocked when she learned via a news report that planned rehabilitation of the King George VI Lift Bridge in Port Stanley by Elgin County would take 14 months, including all of next summer, rather than six months beginning later this year. She wasn’t happy the news had…
Read MoreGo-ahead for Port Bruce harbour work
Malahide Administrator Michelle Casavecchia Somers told township councillors Thursday, Sept. 5, that the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans had finally issued a permit allowing the municipality to embark on extensive rehabilitation to the harbour in Port Bruce. The work must be completed by winter, so Malahide councillors will hold a special session on Monday,…
Read MoreSilly walking at Port Stanley library
Harper Veliofski, 5, showed how she’d walk to school in a silly fashion during a Kids Club session at Port Stanley library on Monday night, Sept. 9. The club, for youngsters in Grades 1 through 5, meets every Monday night starting at 6 p.m. The theme for this session was, “The Silly Side of School.”…
Read MoreFeds giving $2.5-million to Port Bruce bridge
Elgin County announced late Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 3, that the federal government would contribute $2.5-million in infrastructure funding toward a permanent replacement for the collapsed Imperial Road Bridge in Port Bruce. The Ontario government had previously agreed to give $1,666,500. With those contributions, the estimated cost to Elgin County taxpayers for the $5.2-million bridge will…
Read MoreCCCA issues wind flood warning for Port Bruce
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority is warning Port Bruce residents that winds might push waves up onto shore in the area of Port Bruce Provincial Park and the Waneeta Beach private cottage enclave. Residents were urged to stay alert to conditions, and to keep children and pets away from flood-prone areas. The warning remains in effect…
Read MoreDriver nabbed with beer, pot
A Malahide man, 46, faces both marijuana and alcohol-related charges after being stopped driving a 2009 Jeep near John and Talbot streets in Aylmer on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 8:58 p.m. Aylmer Poice Chief Zvonko Horvat reported an officer detected the smell of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle, and the man then failed…
Read MoreBurying Sparta power lines back on table
A proposal to move three overhead power lines underground on Sparta Line just west of Quaker Road in Sparta has been revived at Central Elgin councillors. They voted Monday, Aug. 26, to apply for a provincial grant that would, if approved, cover most or all of the quarter-million dollar cost. Mayor Sally Martyn has strongly…
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