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Elgin County raises Pride flag
County councillors and staff, as well as members of the public, gathered at the Elgin Heritage Centre on Sunset Road on Tuesday, Aug. 9, for the raising of a flag to salute Pride Week locally from Monday, Aug. 8, through Sunday, Aug. 14. Martin Withenshaw of the Rainbow Optimist Club of Southwestern Ontario said when…
Read MoreMotorcyclist dies in St. Thomas crash
Motorcyclist Nicholas Cheeseman, 34, of Port Stanley died in a crash at the intersection of Elm Street and Coulter Avenue in southeast St. Thomas on Thursday, July 28, at about 8:30 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police reported. Derek Rogers on behalf of the OPP said the crash involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. Mr.…
Read MoreMissing woman found dead in Port Burwell
Cindy Stolk, 54, of Vienna, reported missing at a marina on Bridge Street in Port Burwell on Friday, July 22, was found dead in Big Otter Creek nearby at 6:47 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police reported. OPP Western Regional Media Relations Coordinator Derek Rogers stated the Ms. Stolk had last been seen by others at…
Read MoreFourth vaccinations now offered to all adults
Southwestern Public Health announced on Wednesday, July 13, that as of that day, fourth COVID-vaccinations would be offered to all adults 18 through 59 years old. SWPH noted that was in line with a recommendation issued by the Ontario government earlier that day. The recommended interval between receiving a third and fourth does was 140…
Read MoreCOVID-19 hospitalizations up
The number of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford residents hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased to eight, two of them in intensive care units, as of Wednesday, July 13, up from none the previous week. Southwestern Public Health on July 13 also revealed that the number of new cases confirmed during the last week was 132,…
Read MoreMissing St. Thomas youth found
St. Thomas Police reported Friday morning, July 8, that a boy reported missing earlier that day had been found safe. Police had issued a public appeal for information on the whereabouts of the 12-year-old, who’d been reported missing by his family.
Read MorePolice search for missing Roger William Chretien
Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the public’s help finding Roger William Chretien, 54, of Bayham, who’s been reported as missing. Acting Sergeant Ed Sanchuk on behalf of Elgin OPP said the report was filed on Sunday, June 26, at 6 p.m. He said that Mr. Chretien was last seen at his Lakeshore Line home on…
Read MoreMotorcyclist airlifted after Bayham crash
Acting Sergeant Ed Sanchuk, on behalf of Elgin Ontario Provincial Police, reported that a motorcyclist had to be airlifted to hospital after a collision with a sports-utility vehicle at the intersection of Highway 3 and Culloden Road in Bayham on Saturday, June 25, shortly after 11 a.m. Noting he was the first police officer on…
Read MoreMotorcyclist killed in crash identified
Ian C. Daniel, 42, of London has been identified by Elgin Ontario Provincial Police as the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Heritage Line between Mitchell Road and Maple Grove Road in Bayham on Tuesday, June 21, at about 5:49 p.m., Acting Sergeant Ed Sanchuk reported. He stated that OPP, Bayham firefighters and paramedics…
Read MoreTwo injured in crash
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police and Malahide Fire Department reported that two vehicles crashed at the intersection of John Wise Line and Imperial Road south of Aylmer on Friday, June 17, at about 6:54 a.m. OPP Acting Sergeant Ed Sanchuk said a small car and a pickup truck collided, and one motorist had to be extricated…
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