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Church, members fined $90,500 for third contempt finding
The Church of God (Restoration) Aylmer, pastors Henry Hildebrandt and Peter Wall, and Herbert Hildebrandt were fined a combined $90,500 on Friday morning, June 18 for what was their third contempt hearing in Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Justice Bruce Thomas said the fines were for “past actions” and reflected that the church and its…
Read MorePilot seriously injured in Dutton plane crash
A small, homebuilt aircraft crashed in Dutton on Thursday, June 17, about 6:15 p.m., leaving its pilot, 67, with what Elgin Ontario Provincial Police described as “serious life-altering injuries.” OPP Constable Troy Carlson said OPP, Dutton Dunwich Fire Service and Elgin County paramedics were called to the scene, and on arriving found a Rutan Long-EZ…
Read MoreOngoing local cases up by one
Southwestern Public Health reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, June 17, down slightly from five the previous day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit stood at 27 Thursday, up from 26 Wednesday. Ongoing cases in St. Thomas and area rose to…
Read MoreDrew Danielle Neufeld, 24, dies in crash
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police reported that Drew Danielle Neufeld, 24, of Aylmer died as the result of a single-car crash on Highway 3 just west of Aylmer on Wednesday, June 16, about 9:28 p.m. Constable Troy Carlson said Ms. Neufeld was driving east on Highway 3 when the car she was driving left the road,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 numbers creep upwards
Southwestern Public Health reported five new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in St. Thomas, Elgin and Oxford on Wednesday, June 16. That’s down slightly from the six new cases announced Tuesday, but the number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health increased to 26 from 23. The number of ongoing cases rose in…
Read MoreSnowbirds fly over St. Thomas
The Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds made two passes over St. Thomas on Tuesday morning, June 15, just before 11 a.m. Efforts had been made to involve them in an aerial salute to essential workers on Saturday, June 12, since they were performing in Windsor and Detroit at the time, but the timing couldn’t be…
Read MoreModerna back on Southwestern vaccine menu
The Moderna mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, which Southwestern Public Health had planned to stop using at its mass vaccination clinics because of an expected shortage in supply, is back on the menu along with the Pfizer mRNA vaccine. On Tuesday, June 15, Southwestern in a statement said it had been informed by the Ontario Ministry…
Read MoreSix new cases Tuesday, June 15
Southwestern Public Health was reporting six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock on Tuesday, June 15. That compares to seven from the entire weekend, or an average of just over two a day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit also rose, to 23 Tuesday from…
Read MoreTwo hospitalized with COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health on Monday, June 14, reported seven new cases of COVID 19 from over the weekend, an average of just over two a day, compared to four new cases reported Friday, June 11. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit dropped to 19 Monday from 21 Friday. However, Southwestern…
Read MoreNew case appears in Aylmer
Southwestern Public Health reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, June 11, up from one on Thursday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked across the region rose slightly, to 21 Friday from 19 Thursday. A new case was confirmed in Aylmer and area, St. Thomas and…
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