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Malahide 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…
Read MorePreschoolers eat mostly in front of TVs
Cathy Macpherson, public health dietitian, told Elgin St. Thomas Public Health board at its January meeting that three-quarters of local children 3 to 5 years old ate meals in front of the television most of the time, and were already spending more than two hours a day watching a TV or computer screen. One in…
Read MoreTalbot St. W. crash causes injuries
A two-car crash on Talbot Street West in Aylmer between Park Street and Caverly Road appeared to cause at least minor injuries to one or more occupants of the vehicles in the early evening of Friday, Jan. 23. Paramedics were seen treating one victim at the scene and other emergency responders included Aylmer Police and…
Read MoreMinor crash in downtown Aylmer
A two-vehicle crash interrupted traffic for a few minutes in downtown Aylmer in the late morning of Friday, Jan. 23. A grey Buick and a white Oldsmobile, both four door sedans, collided at the intersection of Sydenham Street and John Street South at about 11 a.m. Neither of the drivers appeared to be injured following…
Read MoreBayham man dead in 401 truck crash
Jacob Wall, 49, of the Vienna area died on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22 after the transport truck he was driving crashed into a concrete pillar at the Furnival Road overpass bridge near Rodney while travelling westbound on Highway 401. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the crash happened at about 4 p.m. The…
Read MoreTaking wing at Carolinian Carnival
A great horned owl tried to take flight from the hand of Shauna Cowan of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy during a show at the “Carolinian Carnival” held at East Elgin Community Complex, Saturday, Jan. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event was organized by East Elgin Secondary School’s Environmental Leadership Program with help…
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