Central Elgin councillors on Tuesday, Oct. 14, accepted with regrets the resignation of Ward 4 Councillor Russ Matthews. He informed council in a letter that, as of Oct. 1, he no longer owned or rented land in Central Elgin, disqualifying him from office. Councillors decided to take no action to fill the vacancy before the Oct. 27 municipal election in…
Fullback Brody Claessens of host East Elgin Secondary School charged into the London Central end zone to score one of his three touchdowns of the game, Friday, Oct. 10. EESS won the game 34-21.
Troy Berkelmans of host East Elgin Secondary School brought down a London Central ball carrier during a game on Friday, Oct. 10. East Elgin ended up on the losing end, 42-7, as it was unable to stop Central’s highly effective short passing game.
Brit Kirk of East Elgin Secondary School rushed the ball toward the host Parkside Collegiate Institute net during a game on Wednesday, Oct. 8. EESS lost that game 1-0 but turned around and bested Strathroy District Collegiate Institute 2-0.
Kate Allen of host East Elgin Secondary School drove toward the Parkside Collegiate Institute net during a Junior girls basketball game on Tuesday, Oct. 7. EESS fought hard but ended up losing 44-33.
Deputy Chief Chris McQuiggan, left, of Bayham Volunteer Fire Department and Captain Greg Coles, right, outfitted Straffordville Public School Kindergartener Logan Staley, middle, in a “bunker suit” and helmet during a fire safety presentation, Tuesday, Oct. 7. Deputy Chief McQuiggan is holding “Sparky,” a puppet used to help teach safety lessons.
Kendra Horlick of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed down the court during a Senior girls basketball game against Parkside Collegiate Institute, Tuesday, Oct. 7. EESS won the game 40-26.
Over 120 residents attended the first-ever Aylmer Express all-candidates meeting Monday night for the municipal election in Central Elgin. They grilled candidates on questions including rising taxes, costly fire trucks, the narrowing of Centennial Avenue and, if elected, would councillors “stand up” to staff in making decisions.
Malahide’s cost for Ontario Provincial Police patrols will increase to $973,000 next year, up from $892,000 this year. Mayor David Mennill reported at a township council meeting Thursday, Oct. 2, that Malahide representatives had attended a billing briefing by OPP in St. Thomas that morning. The OPP was changing how it billed municipalities in an effort to even out disparities…
Jeremy Cunningham of East Elgin Secondary School neared the end of the Junior boys 6.36-kilometre cross-country race during a meet at Springwater Conservation Area on Thursday, Oct. 2. The invitational meet was attended by several high schools.