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Bubbles for lungs at Straffordville PS
Hayley McFarland, a Grade 8 pupil, blew bubbles as she participated in “Laps for Lungs” at Straffordville Public School in on Friday, June 13. She and schoolmates were raising money in honour of classmate Ryan Gibbons, 12, who died two years ago after an asthma attack at the school.
Read MoreMajor crash at Hwy. 3 and Culloden Road
At least two vehicles were heavily damaged in a crash at Highway 3 and Culloden Road in Bayham, the morning of Monday, June 16. A medical evacuation helicopter was called to the scene. Further details from Elgin Ontario Provincial Police were not immediately available.
Read MoreTorch Run travels through Aylmer
The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics wound its way through Aylmer on Monday morning, June 16, seen here on Queen Street approaching South St. West. The Torch Run began at East Elgin Secondary School and headed east down Talbot St. to Queen St. and then west along South St. with a…
Read MoreFun for everyone in Springfield
Brooklyn Wentzell, 21 months, emerged from the Mickey Mouse Park bouncy castle on Saturday, June 14, one of the many attractions for children and their parents and grandparents at Malahide Community Place during Springfield Family Fun Day. Brooklyn, a triplet sister from Aylmer, was helped out of the Mickey Park by her neighbour Kaisha Weil,…
Read MoreBikers ride through Aylmer for Friday the 13th
Hundreds of motorcycles rode east through Aylmer along Talbot Street on their way to Port Dover for the Friday the 13th celebration on Friday, June 13. Downtown restaurants and other businesses benefited from the influx of tourists that day and the day before as many bikers and their passengers stopped in Aylmer on their way…
Read MoreYurek wins re-election, but LIberals get majority
Incumbent Progressive Conservative MPP Jeff Yurek, left, backed by his daughter Maggie and wife Jenn, thanked supporters as he gave his victory speech following the June 12 provincial election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding. He won in a landslide with almost half of all the votes cast. He promised his first task on returning to the Ontario…
Read MoreTorch Run sweeps through Police College
Ontario Police College Director Bruce Herridge, right, led well over 300 cadets, senior students and staff during the 27th annual Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run at the College on Tuesday, June 10. Meeting Director Herridge for high fives along the start of the run were Special Olympians Rachel Dancy, left, Tanya Leeming and Bill Chisholm.…
Read MoreTerrace Lodge to be renovated but…
Elgin councillors on Tuesday , June 10, gave the nod to $4-million of planned renovations to Terrace Lodge to be completed next year—but residents will still be two to each bedroom, and four for each bathroom. Councillors had previously been considering a complete replacement of Terrace Lodge, which sits in Malahide at the east end…
Read MoreMigrant worker pleads guilty to sex attack
In a St. Thomas courtroom on Monday, June 9, a migrant worker from Trinidad pled guilty to three charges stemming from a sexual assault in Bayham last October. The 36-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison in what the Elgin Ontario Provincial Police originally called a “violent” attack on a woman in her…
Read MoreSeven charged in drug raid
Seven suspects were arrested and charged with numerous illegal drug-related offenses after the Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant at a Springwater Road residence on Thursday, June 5. Police seized an estimated $12,775 worth of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, oxycodone pills and fentanyl patches. Police also seized drug paraphernalia, a police scanner, computer…
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