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Three injured in pickup rollover near Belmont
Three men in their early 20s were injured, one suffering “life-altering” injuries, as a result of a single-vehicle rollover crash east of Belmont early Thursday, May 26. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Adam Crewdson said officers from both the Elgin OPP and Middlesex OPP responded to the crash on Dorchester Road near Avon Road…
Read MoreBayham wins $6-million Ojibwa judgement
The Municipality of Bayham recently received a judgement against the Elgin Military Museum for $6-million relating to the default of bank loans the museum received to pay for the transport of the HMCS Ojibwa submarine from Halifax to Port Burwell. “A Writ of Seizure and Sale, against the Elgin Military Museum, has been registered in…
Read MoreMayor to lead opposition to Belmont bank closing
Central Elgin Mayor David Marr has promised to appear at a public hearing at Belmont Arena, Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m., to oppose the proposed closing of the village’s only bank. Scotiabank has announced that it will close its Belmont branch on Jan. 22, 2017, merging it with its St. Thomas bank 20 kilometres…
Read MoreCentral Elgin permit fees to rise at slower rate
Central Elgin councillors, in a split vote Tuesday night, May 24, decided that much higher fees for new home building permits should be phased in between now and 2020, two years longer than originally proposed. The change came after an appeal from Dick Greenway of Don West Construction, who argued the higher fees would drive…
Read MoreGetting Techy at OTH Library
Library technician Merrill Taylor, left, helped Dawson Loewen, 9, with his Raspberry Pi kit during the Techy Tuesday workshop at Aylmer Old Town Library on Tuesday afternoon, May 25. That afternoon, the children installed LED (light-emitting diode) lights on circuit boards and then used computer code to turn them off and on. Techy Tuesdays, which…
Read MoreBelmont Scotiabank closing
Belmont will lose its only bank branch, Jan. 12, 2017. Scotiabank revealed the news in a letter to Central Elgin councillors to be considered at their meeting Tuesday night, May 24. All accounts would be moved to the Scotiabank branch at 472 Talbot St. in St. Thomas, District Vice-President Andrew Smith wrote.
Read MorePort Burwell Trinity celebrates 180th
Robert “Bob” Bennett, right, the Bishop of Huron Diocese, greeted the congregation of Trinity Anglican Church in Port Burwell outside, at the end of the 180th anniversary service Sunday, May 22. Rt. Rev. Bennett spent his youth in Port Burwell, as he recalled while speaking to congregation members, especially those from Scouting groups. He dedicated…
Read MoreSpring concert at Summers Corners PS
Grade 4 pupil Emily Boldt performed Taylor Swift’s Mean during the Summers Corners Public School Spring Concert on Wednesday, May 18. The talent on display at the school located east of Aylmer included pupils playing flutes, dancers, guitarists, comedy skits, pianists, drummers, someone playing a bassoon, several other solo vocalists and the schools’ choirs and bands.
Read MoreChecking out the “rainbow slime” in Straffordville
Izabelle Zarb, left, Trudy Peters, Serena Braun, Kailah Blondeel and Hailey Peters showed off the shade of “rainbow slime” they made during the last “Girls Club” meeting of the season at Straffordville library on Tuesday, May 17. The program, for girls in Grades 4 through 6, runs monthly through the school year. The last session,…
Read MoreMay Madness at EESS
East Elgin Secondary School students Isabelle Neukamm, front left, and Rachel Vandenbrink, right, led a group of Grade 8 pupils from various local schools through the halls of EESS to the weight and fitness room during a scavenger hunt, part of the fun of Eagle’s May Madness on Wednesday, May 18. Formerly known as the…
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