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Big rent hike for Springfield concession booth?
Malahide councillors are considering raising the annual rent for a concession booth at Malahide Community Place in Springfield from $1,500 to $10,500 over two to three years. At a budget committee meeting Monday, Feb. 9, Finance Director Suzanna Dieleman said she’d studied the booth rent after a taxpayer raised it at a session a week…
Read MoreIGPC to receive $3.7-million federal loan
Aylmer’s IGPC ethanol plant will receive an interest-free $3.7-million loan from the federal government, part of a $10-million technology investment that will increase the facility’s production by 10 percent. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 10 by federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz at the Integrated Grain Processors Cooperative (IGPC) ethanol plant in Aylmer. The…
Read MoreReversing course on Lyons sidewalks
Malahide councillors at a meeting Thursday, Feb. 5, rescinded an October resolution to replace Lyons sidewalks this year at an estimated cost of $32,000 paid from their 2015 budget. But instead of reducing the scope of or even eliminating the work, as had seemed councillors’ intent following a budget session Monday, Feb. 2, they’re now talking…
Read MoreDozens turn out for Belmont spaghetti dinner
Dozens of diners, both young and young at heart, helped support South Dorchester Public School by attending a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the local Lions Club at Belmont Community Centre on Friday night, Feb. 6. The Lions Club donated all of the proceeds of the dinner, which included Caesar salad, garlic bread and beverages, to…
Read MoreAvro Arrow exhibit opens at County Museum
The new Elgin County Museum exhibit, The Avro Arrow: A Dream Denied, officially opened on Friday, Feb. 6 to a packed gallery. Those attending listened to Port Stanley’s Andrew Hibbert talk about his experiences trying to find the test models of the aircraft that are believed to be at the bottom of Lake Ontario off Point…
Read MoreMalahide reneging on Lyons sidewalks?
Malahide councillors, meeting as a budget committee Monday night, Feb. 2, appear ready to go back on a promise to Lyons residents to replace the sidewalks in their hamlet this year. Under pressure from Lyons residents, they made a $32,000 commitment in October, just before municipal elections, for replacements. But now, some councillors say that…
Read MoreTow trucks kept busy after winter storm
Jake Quiring of North Side Towing had a busy day on Monday, Feb. 2, following a winter storm that dumped over 20 centimetres of snow in the Aylmer area. Here he was seen shortly after noon digging out one of two mini-vans that had slid off of the road overnight along Talbot Line west of…
Read MorePublic fundraising for Terrace Lodge?
Malahide Deputy Mayor Mike Wolfe has called for his township plus Aylmer and Bayham to form a committee to raise money through public donations for the $29-million replacement of Terrace Lodge long-term care home. He was at a county council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 27, where Elgin Administrator Mark McDonald had reported on similar campaigns for the…
Read MorePort Burwell pupils celebrate Literacy Day
Port Burwell Public School pupils Kalee Broughton, left, and Stacey Kaufmann-Norris tried not to get into each other’s way while browsing for new-to-them titles during a used book swap at their school on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Pupils were encouraged to bring in used age-appropriate books from home for the swap that was held in celebration…
Read MoreNo way seen to cut Elgin OPP costs
With a new billing model implemented this year by Ontario Provincial Police, the Elgin Group Police Services Board seems to have no way to reduce local costs. At a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 21, board members were told by Elgin Administrator Mark McDonald that the group had no “enhancements,” basically additional police officers or equipment, beyond…
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