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CE recount–same result as election day
Central Elgin announced late Thursday afternoon, Nov. 1, that a recount ordered for the top two finishers in the race for deputy mayor in the Oct. 22 municipal election had resulted in no change. The recount confirmed that winner Tom Marks had received 1,546 votes and Steve Carr 1,541. Central Elgin councillors had on Monday…
Read MoreWeisler, Donnell elected in Bayham
Rainey Weisler was elected as deputy mayor and Valerie Donnell as Ward 1 councillor in the Bayham municipal election Monday, Oct. 22. Ms. Weisler with 551 votes bested fellow deputy mayor candidates Cindy Stewart with 393 and Roger James with 142. In Ward 1, Ms. Donnell garnered 214 votes to 196 for Norm Hughes. Current…
Read MoreRuddock, Smith leading in TVDSB race, Hall in LDCSB
Late Monday night, Oct. 22, with Bayham and West Elgin not yet reporting, political newcomers Meagan Ruddock and Bruce Smith appeared well on the way to unseating incumbents Chris Goodall and James Todd as the St. Thomas-Elgin trustees on Thames Valley District School Board. Ms. Ruddock led with 8,906 votes, followed by Mr. Smith with…
Read MoreGiguere, Lewis upset Malahide incumbents
Most of Malahide council will look the same when sworn into office for a new term in December, with two exceptions. In the municipal election Monday, Oct. 22, newcomer Dominique Giguere with 1,219 votes swept into the deputy mayor’s office, with incumbent Jim Jenkins getting 498 votes and Paul Faulds, a former deputy mayor, 348.…
Read MoreMartyn over Marr in Central Elgin
Sally Martyn will be the next mayor of Central Elgin. Deputy Mayor Martyn, with 2,046 votes, bested incumbent Mayor David Marr iwth 1,752 and rookie mayoral challenger Casey Siebenmorgen with a respectable 489 in municipal voting Monday, Oct. 22. Tom Marks, a council veteran, with 1,546 votes squeaked by current Councillor Steve Carr with 1,541…
Read MoreMary French is Aylmer’s new mayor
Mary French is Aylmer’s new mayor after she defeated Ann Laur in the Monday, Oct. 22 municipal election. Mayor-elect French, who is the current deputy mayor, won the race with 911 votes compared to current Councillor Laur’s 545 votes. Current Cr. Sheri Andrews was elected as Aylmer’s new deputy mayor by winning the race over…
Read MoreExpress journalists acquitted
Publisher John Hueston and editor Brett Hueston of The Aylmer Express were acquitted in the Ontario Courts of Justice in St. Thomas on Monday morning, Oct. 22, of obstructing Ontario Provincial Police during the recovery of a vehicle with a body inside from the waters of Lake Erie at the south end of Springfield Road…
Read MoreSpringfield PS evacuated, everyone safe
All of the pupils and staff at Springfield Public School were safely evacuated to the nearby Malahide Community Place after more than half of the school filled with smoke from a fire that broke out in the rooftop heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit (HVAC) on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 17. This photo was taken at…
Read MoreHuge hay barn lost to fire
A hay barn, 80 feet wide by 600 feet deep, was destroyed by fire on the north side of Vienna Line east of Hacienda Road late on Thursday night, Oct. 11, and early on Friday morning, Oct. 12. Malahide firefighters fought to contain the blaze and keep it from spreading to surrounding fields of dry…
Read MoreBoats hit Port Stanley lift bridge
The lift bridge in Port Stanley was closed temporarily for inspection on Tuesday, Sept. 25 after a perch fishing boat and a sailboat broke free from where they were moored. The bridge reopened to traffic later that afternoon after the inspection. A total of three vessels were involved after being dislodged from where they were…
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