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ELP learns canoeing in its “outdoor classroom”
Students in East Elgin Secondary School’s Environmental Leadership Program paddled along the edge of a pond at Pleasant Valley Trout Farm southwest of Aylmer on Friday, Sept. 9. They were completing 20 hours of training required to get their basic canoeing certification before embarking Saturday, Sept. 12, for a five-day paddling, portaging and lake trout…
Read MoreNew Women’s Place shelter celebrates opening
Officials with Violence Against Women Services Elgin County celebrated the grand opening of their new Women’s Place emergency shelter on Princess Avenue in St. Thomas on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7. After the speeches by dignitaries, the about 300 guests in attendance were invited to pick up boxes from a table in the parking lot and…
Read MoreMom fined for towing son on his skateboard
The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police don’t come across the sight of a mother pulling her 13-year-old son riding his skateboard with the family automobile every day. But that’s what police came across in Central Elgin just southeast of St. Thomas on Sunday, Sept. 4 when they were contacted about a motorist pulling a youth…
Read MoreCrash south of Vienna critically injures man
A single-vehicle crash south of Vienna on Saturday evening, Sept. 3, sent one 20-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Adam Crewdson said the crash occurred at about 8:10 p.m. on Plank Road (Highway 19) near Tunnel Line. A Volkswagen GTI was travelling north on Plank Road, passed over…
Read MoreA parade of fire trucks in St. Thomas Muster
Keith Davis of RR 8 St. Thomas brought his 1949 Chevrolet Bickle Seagrave fire truck, formerly used by the Yarmouth Township (now Central Elgin) Fire Department, to a parade that opened the annual Labour Day weekend Fire Muster in St. Thomas, Saturday morning, Sept. 3. They were approaching Pinafore Park, the site for a series…
Read MoreSuspicious fire at Plank/Calton
A fire at a demolished mobile home located on the southwest corner of Plank Road and Calton Line that occurred Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1 has been called suspicious in nature by Bayham Fire Chief Randy White. A total of 20 Bayham volunteer firefighters from both stations in Straffordville and Port Burwell along with five fire…
Read MoreNo injuries in Talbot/Caverly crash
No one was hurt after a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 on Talbot Street West near Caverly Road in Aylmer. A dark blue Volkswagen Passat was travelling west on Talbot Street and was about to turn left onto Caverly Road when a grey Honda Civic, also travelling west,…
Read MoreNew president for STEGH
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital board announced Thursday, Sept. 1, that it will promote current Vice President and Chief of Staff Dr. Nancy Whitmore to be STEGH’s new president and chief executive officer. She will replace outgoing President Paul Collins, who has held that role for 15 years. Dr. Whitmore’s salary will be $205,569, the…
Read MoreBee beard highlights Clovermead Honey Festival
Joanna Hiemstra braved very close proximity of thousands of bees as the subject of a bee beard demonstration at Clovermead Adventure Farm north of Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 27. The bee beard demonstration was just one of the many attractions for visitors during Clovermead’s month-long annual Honey Festival held each Saturday in August. Other…
Read MoreDog lovers descend upon Steen Park
Meyer, a four-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel owned by Charla Prtenjaca of London, ran the lure course set up in Steen Park in Aylmer for the first ever Dog Lovers Days event on Saturday, Aug. 27. Sponsored by Elgin Feeds to raise money for Helping Paws Rescue by asking for a free-will donation for visitor…
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