Emily Wilkins, front, of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior volleyball squad bumped the ball back over the net, backed by teammates Selena Woodford and Megan Campbell, during a game against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute on Tuesday, Jan. 14. IDCI won the match in three straight games. (AE/Rob Perry)
Malahide council, sitting as committee of the whole on Thursday, Jan. 16, ruled that East Elgin Community Assistance Program (EECAP), which runs Corner Cupboard food bank, East Elgin Christmas Care and other welfare programs, doesn’t need financial support from the township this year.EECAP received a $3,000 “community grant” last year from Malahide and asked for $5,000 this year.A grants review…
Emma Zylstra, a Grade 7 pupil and member of Immanuel Christian School’s Senior girls volleyball team, dug for a serve from ICS’s boys team during a scrimmage on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8. The girls had originally been scheduled to play another school, but that was cancelled due to weather. (AE/Rob Perry)
Lexi Bertelsen, 17, of Belmont, second from the left, one of three forwards on Team Canada at the International Women’s Under 18 Hockey Championship in Finland, got her gold medal along with fellow players after a 3-0 blanking of Team USA in the final on Sunday, Jan. 12. she’s currently playing for a team in Etobicoke, but next September will…
Joseph Valencia of Belmont Minor Hockey’s Under 18 team swung around Aylmer U18 Red players as he rushed the puck up the ice during a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, Jan. 12. Aylmer took the win, 4-1. (AE/Rob Perry
Xavier Cousineau of East Elgin Minor Hockey’s Under 13 Rep team flipped the puck to his left, past a Delhi player, during the opening game of playoffs at East Elgin Community Complex on Sunday, Jan. 5. East Elgin trailed 0-2 at the end of the second period, but came back in the third to score twice, ending the game in a tie. The…
On one hand, Richard Andrews says he doesn’t like rocking the boat.He would prefer to simply continue on his hardworking way, tending to the family’s historic 120-acre farm on Ron McNeil Line, at Wonderland Road, just west of St. Thomas.On the other hand, the Elgin County cattle and grain farmer is determined to stand up for rural lifestyles and speak…
A local resident has lost nearly $200,000 in a long-running “online cryptocurrency fraud,” Aylmer Police reported over the holiday season.The victim told police about learning of an investment company through X (formerly Twitter), and starting to send money to it through online “crypto currency” bank accounts last summer.Over time, the victim engaged in several more transactions. Finally, the resident started…
A “boil water advisory” has been lifted for essentially all homes and businesses in the north end of Aylmer following a watermain break on Saturday, Dec. 21. Residents and businesses were warned to boil water for at least one minute before using it for cooking or drinking. The advisory was lifted on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 11 .m. after two…
Brody Geerts, left, Jedd Parry, Johnny Knelson, Landon Ruth and Alex Samayoa-Soria of Summers Corners Public School’s boys team celebrated after their teammate Connor VanHarn scored a three-pointer, with a last-second half-court shot, during an Elementary Basketball Festival at East Elgin Secondary School on Wednesday, Dec. 11. They won that game 11-9 and tied for second at the end of…