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Southwestern reports first monkeypox case
Southwestern Public Health announced its first positive case of monkeypox in its region, in an adult male, on Thursday, Sept. 15, but for now isn’t saying where, citing “an active investigation.” In a statement, the health unit said the virus was transmissible through direct contact with lesions, respiratory secretions, or materials contaminated by the virus,…
Read MorePlowing a straight furrow
St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston, coached by Steve Speller, an International Plowing Match champion, produced straight furrows as he participated in a special competition for local elected officials at the Elgin County Plowing Match in Malahide in Saturday, Sept. 10. This year’s match was hosted by Ian and Connie Foster. More pictures in the Sept.…
Read MoreTVDSB begins expropriation in Belmont
Thames Valley District School Board trustees on Tuesday, Aug. 30, ordered the start of legal proceedings to expropriate land for a new elementary school in Belmont from Craigholme Estates, a developer in that village. Facility Services and Capital Planning Superintendent Geoff Vogt said that the board had taken all the steps it could to try…
Read MoreHerbert Hildebrandt convicted of assaulting octogenarian over a sign
Herbert Hildebrandt was convicted of assaulting Jack Dykxhoorn in St. Thomas Ontario Court of Justice on Monday, August 22. Mr. Dykxhoorn, 84 at the time of the assault, Dec. 10, 2020, was pushed to the ground by Mr. Hildebrandt, approximately half the age and twice the size of Mr. Dykxhoorn. Both men live in Malahide.…
Read MoreElectric bicycle collides with pickup truck
The rider of an electric bicycle was left with serious, life-threatening injuries after a collision with a pickup truck towing a trailer with a horse inside at the intersection of Lyons Line and Whittaker Road in Malahide on Thursday, Aug. 18, at 7:01 a.m. Constable Ed Sanchuk on behalf of Elgin Ontario Provincial Police said…
Read MoreMissing boater Jack Glaves found dead in Lake Erie
Ontario Provincial Police boats and divers recovered the body of Jack Glaves, 58, of Tillsonburg from Lake Erie on Friday, Aug. 14 just before 7 p.m. Constable Ed Sanchuk, on behalf of Elgin OPP, said the body was found seven miles south of Port Bruce. Mr. Glaves was declared missing after he and his boat…
Read MoreTaking a spin at Aylmer Fair
This family was having fun as they rode the “Zero Gravity,” which spun them around, during the opening night of the Aylmer Fair on Friday, Aug. 12. The fair, returning after a two-year absence, was busy between the Campbell’s Amusements Midway and “Motorized Madness” on a track nearby. The show continues through Sunday, Aug. 14.…
Read MoreMissing boater named
A boater missing after failing to return to Port Burwell as expected on Tuesday night, Aug. 9, has now been identified by Elgin Ontario Provincial Police as Jack Glaves, 58, of Tillsonburg. He is described as being six feet two inches two, weighing 200 pounds and wearing a “Reese” peanut butter cup t-shirt. OPP continued…
Read MoreBoat found, boater still missing
A search continues for a missing boater who left Port Burwell harbour Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9, and failed to return as expected that night, but his boat has been found. Constable Ed Sanchuk on behalf of Elgin Ontario Provincial Police said the boat, a 21-foot Striper, was found on the shoreline in Madison, Ohio, on…
Read MoreSearching for missing boater
A search has been mounted for a man in a 21-foot boat who didn’t return to Big Otter Marina in Port Burwell as expected Tuesday night, Aug. 9, Constable Ed Sanchuk on behalf of Elgin Ontario Provincial Police said OPP were notified about the missing boater by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton on…
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