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Aylmer man beaten, robbed
An Aylmer man, 45, sustained serious injuries after allegedly being confronted by four people he knew, two of them teenagers, and being beaten with a baseball bat and a piece of metal angle iron. His cell phones was allegedly stolen. An Aylmer woman, 33, has been charged with assault with a weapon, robbery with violence…
Read MoreSt. Thomas man in his 60s dies with COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health announced on Monday, March 14, that a St. Thomas man in his 60s had become the most recent resident of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford to die with COVID-19. His was the 152nd such death in the SWPH region since the pandemic because two years ago. The health unit also reported that…
Read MoreTwo more deaths, from February, announced by SWPH
Southwestern Public Health announced on Friday, March 11, that the deaths of two Elgin residents in February had been reclassified and linked to COVID-19. The deaths were of woman in her 80s and a man in his 70s. They bring the total of local COVID-19 related fatalities since the pandemic was declared in Ontario exactly…
Read MoreTVDSB to lift mandatory masking; proms, grads back on
by Rob Perry Local Journalism Initiative reporter Thames Valley District School Board, in a notice to parents on Friday, March 11, stated that as of Monday, March 21, the wearing of face masks by staff, students and visitors in its schools would no longer be mandatory, but was still being highly encouraged. “Based on advice…
Read MoreNew COVID vaccine coming to Southwestern Public Health
Southwestern Public Health announced Thursday morning, March 10, that it expected a limited shipment of the new “Novavax” COVID-19 vaccine to arrive over the coming weeks. This was a protein-based vaccine approved in Canada for adults 18 and older, administered in two doses at least 21 days apart from each other. It’s a more traditional…
Read MoreMost mask mandates to be lifted March 21
Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore announced Wednesday, March 9, that most provincial mandates requiring the wearing of face masks would be dropped on Monday, March 21. In a statement, he said, “With the peak of Omicron behind us, Ontario has been able to cautiously and gradually move through its reopening milestones.…
Read More50+ euchre at the Aylmer Legion
Ed McHugh, left, Corrie Sealey, Bert Bouma and Rodger Milmine played euchre organized by the 50+ Club and held at Colonel Talbot Branch 81, Royal Canadian Legion, in Aylmer on Monday afternoon, March 7. The club holds bridge and euchre games starting at 12:45 p.m. Mondays and bid euchre, also called “Pepper,” on Wednesdays at…
Read MoreDrugs, weapons seized by Aylmer Police
Aylmer Police executed two search warrants with help from the Ontario Provincial Police Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and the St. Thomas Police Service street crimes unit at addressed on Sydenham Street and Melanie Drive during the early-morning hours of Wednesday, March 2. Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat reported that the searches resulted in the…
Read MoreChurches’ Charter challenge dismissed
A judge has dismissed a motion by Aylmer Church of God (Restoration) and Trinity Bible Chapel in Waterloo challenging the constitutionality of COVID-19 religious gathering limits. Both churches faced charges and fines in 2021 for not following provincial restrictions aimed at minimizing transmission of COVID-19 and resulting hospitalizations. Justice Renee Pomerance, in a decision released…
Read MorePop-up clinics coming
Southwestern Public Health on Monday, Feb. 28, announced the coming dates for “pop-up” COVID-19 vaccination clinics: Thursday March 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Malahide Community Place in Springfield; Tuesday, March 8, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer; Thursday, March 10, 12 noon to 6 p.m., Straffordville Community Centre; Thursday,…
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