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A fire at a garage in Orwell closed Highway 3 (Talbot Line) for part of Sunday morning, Sept. 27. Malahide Fire Chief Paul Groeneveld said no one was injured and minimal damage was caused by the blaze which firefighters extinguished quickly. By 10:45 a.m., most firefighters had taken off most of their gear and were…

Officers with the Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Property Crimes Unit on Friday, Sept. 19 arrested and charged a 62-year-old London man with numerous property-related offences after a three month investigation into several thefts around Elgin County. Elgin OPP Constable Troy Carlson said the investigation stemmed from the recovery of a stolen 18-foot enclosed utility…

The first draft of the 2015 budget for the East Elgin Community Complex included staff recommendations that would shave about $120,000 from the estimated 2014 deficit. Members of the EECC Ad Hoc Committee discussed the draft 2015 budget at their Wednesday night, Sept. 24 meeting. The forecasted deficit for 2014 was $588,964 while the 2015…

McGregor Public School teacher Penny Hilliker had a bucket of ice water poured over her shoulders by volunteer Peter Martens after pupils at the Aylmer school participated in their annual Terry Fox Run and Walk on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 24. Both Ms. Hilliker and Principal Charlotte Wall agreed to a “bucket challenge” if their pupils…

Niagara Region Police Service Sergeant Shawn Briggs, front left, led the 132 officer and civilian cyclists as they left the Ontario Police College northeast of Aylmer for the 2014 Ride to Remember on Wednesday morning, Sept. 24. A Ride to Remember Committee member, Sgt. Briggs spoke on behalf of his colleagues who helped organize the…

East Elgin Secondary School Environmental Leadership Program student Carly McCann, left, showed a native frog to Ryan Smith and other South Dorchester Public School Grade 4 pupils during MarshQuest at the Herb Kebbel Wetland east of Sparta, Thursday, Sept. 18. ELP, the Jaffa Outdoor Education Centre and Catfish Creek Conservation Authority will provide lessons on…

A school bus that was on its way to pick up students at East Elgin Secondary School broke down in the middle of the road by McGregor Public School on John Street South at South Street on Friday, Sept. 19 at about 3:05 p.m. There were no children or teenagers on the bus at the…

Ashley Wall, a Grade 10 team leader of the “Purple Pandas,” emerged from the mud that was part of an obstacle course during “Eagle Olympics” in Optimist Park in Aylmer, Friday, Sept. 19. The event, organized by Girls and Boys Athletic Association with help from 100 volunteers, welcomed 200 Grade 9 students to the school.