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Polar bear dip for charity
Mike Warnock, district manager for Liquor Control Board of Ontario, sank back into the icy waters of Lake Erie, just off Port Burwell’s East Beach, as he and Grand Bend Manager Dave Holmes fulfilled a promise Friday, Jan. 13, to go for a polar bear dip if employees raised over $500 of their own money…
Read MoreFlood watch for Catfish Creek
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority issued a flood watch on Thursday morning, Jan. 12 with warmer than normal temperatures melting the snow and ice and the expectation of rain showers later in the day. “This is an assessment that a high probability exists for flooding of low-lying flood-prone areas within the watershed,” CCCA water management technician…
Read MorePower outages affected Malahide, Bayham
High winds and resulting damage done to trees caused wide-spread power outages for rural Hydro One customers throughout southern Ontario including in Malahide and Bayham overnight Tuesday, Jan. 10 into Wednesday, Jan. 11. Jim Stafford of Hydro One confirmed there were “numerous outages” in the East Elgin area. He said Hydro One crews from Aylmer…
Read MoreElgin complains about STEGH changes
Elgin councillors, at a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10, voted unanimously to send a letter of protest to St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital board over its decisions to remove representatives nominated by county and St. Thomas city councils, replacing them with appointees from the general public. Central Elgin Mayor David Marr said Elgin and St. Thomas…
Read MoreParents have first say on school closures
Thames Valley District School Board representatives faced a litany of questions about the effects of proposed area school closures and changes during a Public Accommodation Review (PAR) meeting held Monday night at East Elgin Secondary School. Malahide Mayor Dave Mennill, the only non-school representative to speak at the meeting, drawing from his experience as an…
Read MoreBayham approves 2% tax levy increase
Bayham councillors during a special meeting on Tuesday night, Jan. 3 approved the 2017 operating budget that includes $77,563 more in taxation over 2016, a two-percent tax levy increase. During the meeting, councillors approved a staff recommendation to add a “reserve transfer” of $138,410 to the 2017 operating budget to make the two-percent increase. The…
Read MoreFamilies welcome 2017 at Complex
Skaters took to one of the ice rinks at East Elgin Community Complex Saturday night, Dec. 31, as it hosted its annual Family New Year’s Eve celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. In addition to inflatable amusements, craft tables and face painting, a cake marking the start of Canada 150 events in 2017 was cut.
Read MoreGunshots on College Line
The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police are investigating what are believed to be gunshots fired from a westbound vehicle along College Line north of Aylmer just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24 that had projectiles enter two residences. The gunshots were thought to possibly be related to an attempted break-in by a man wielding a firearm…
Read MoreSpringfield PS goes comical for Christmas
Grade 3 pupils Joey Yaw, left, and Lily Giesbrecht did an “etiquette rap” to kick-off Springfield Public School’s annual Christmas concert on Thursday, Dec. 22. This year’s show was entitled A Comical Christmas Showcase.
Read MoreStrumming a tune at holiday concert
Darren Neusteter, left, Justice Csinos and Owen Gillet of Davenport Public School’s Grade 8 Guitar Ensemble played Humoresque, Triston, Never on Sunday, Elegy and Sticks and Stones during a Christmas concert on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The school’s choir and rock band also performed.
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