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Hospice “guarantee” for Elgin
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek offered a guarantee Thursday, Dec. 20, that Elgin would have a new six-bed residential hospital before the end of his current term. He held a news conference to announce he’d received a letter from Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott inviting Elgin to submit an application for provincial funding for a hospice,…
Read MoreSr. Eagles stamped by Stampeders
Kayla Voros of host East Elgin Secondary School dug a Parkside Collegiate Institute serve during a Senior girls volleyball game on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 13. PCI took the win three games to one. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreSongs of the season at Belmont library
The Belmont Community Singers performed during a Christmas concert at the village library on Thursday night, Dec. 13. They invited members of the audience to sing along with some of the holiday tunes. (AE/Rob Perry)
Read MoreMcPhail upsets Mennill for Elgin Warden
Veteran West Elgin Mayor Duncan McPhail upset county council incumbent and Malahide Mayor David Mennill to be elected Elgin Warden for the next year at a special meeting on Tuesday night, Dec. 11. Mayor McPhail has been off county council for some time, until defeating incumbent West Elgin Mayor Bernie McPhail in the October municipal…
Read MoreGingerbread fun
Hayden Reddekopp, 6, showed off a gingerbread cookie he decorated during a class held at the boardroom behind the Palmer Park bandshell in Aylmer on Saturday, Dec. 8. The series of gingerbread decorating classes were sponsored by Miller’s Valumart and attracted about 30 participants. (AE/Craig Bradford)
Read MoreSanta strolls through Straffordville
Santa Claus made his annual appearance in his namesake parade in Straffordville on Saturday morning, Dec. 8. He was accompanied by one of his little elf helpers and several of his reindeer. The just over half an hour long parade weaved its way through the village, starting at the marshaling area on Old Chapel Street…
Read MoreFatal crash in Jaffa
One unidentified person is dead and a man has been arrested after a crash that happened at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 near the intersection of John Wise Line and Springwater Road in Jaffa southwest of Aylmer. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Adam Crewdson said the crash involved a single red pickup…
Read MoreMan dead after vehicle found in creek
Gary Scrivens, 66, of Port Bruce is dead after the white vehicle he was in drove into Catfish Creek from a private lane in the lakeside village between Amasa and Hale streets off Colin Street at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Malahide volunteer firefighters in an inflatable boat had freed the body and…
Read MorePort Stanley greets the Santa season
Mike Maginn of Talbot Trail ATV Club was just one of several specially-decorated entries from club members participating in the annual Dickens Days Parade to welcome Santa Claus to Port Stanley on Friday night, Nov. 30. While many of the roads outside the village were foggy, inside the community the weather was clear for the…
Read MoreCrash on Holland Avenue
A mini-van left the road and knocked down a streetlight on Holland Avenue south of Talbot Street West in Aylmer at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28. As the street is the first roadway used during the ongoing detour around the construction on Talbot Street West, eastbound traffic was backed up for about 45…
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