Kate Allen of host East Elgin Secondary School drove the ball up the court during an exhibition doubleheader Friday, Sept. 12, this game against London Banting. EESS won that match 27-20 and one against Parkside Collegiate Institute 31-20.
Almost every municipal political office in East and Central Elgin will be contested in the Oct. 27 elections. As of the deadline for nominations Friday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m., incumbent Mayor David Mennill of Malahide was returned to office by acclamation. In Bayham, incumbent Ward 3 Councillor Ed Ketchabaw will return. And in Central Elgin, incumbent Ward 3 Councillor…
Elgin County councillors unanimously reversed course on Tuesday , Sept. 9, and instead of planning limited renovations to Terrace Lodge long-term care home will turn to designing and getting a cost estimate for a completely new facility. The change came as the result of a public hearing at Terrace Lodge, followed by a recommendation from a building committee composed of…
A building committee overseeing planned renovations to Terrace Lodge long-term care home in Malahide is now calling for a complete replacement adjacent to the current facility to be designed instead. Cost estimates for a Class “A” home (the current one has a provincial “C” rating) would then be used to lobby the Ontario government for funding to help pay for…
Hockey players and skaters lined up Wednesday night, Sept. 3, to call for summer ice to be retained and the community hall kept open at East Elgin Community Complex. While they insisted the proposed elimination of summer ice next year and the possible permanent leasing of the community hall for another use would hurt their organizations, none offered any concrete…
Central Elgin councillors on Monday, Sept. 2, approved proceeding with proposed repairs to the west breakwater in Port Stanley Harbour, despite the low tender of $1.625-million from East Elgin Concrete Forming of Tillsonburg being $637,000 over the original estimate for the project. When the work is done, the general public for the first time in many years will again be allowed access to…
Malahide Deputy Mayor Jim Jenkins recently called on municipal politicians and the public to voice opposition to the potential closing of rural schools, and especially Springfield Public School, to the Ontario government and Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek. At a township council meeting, Deputy Mayor Jenkins said he attended a meeting of the Community Schools Alliance for politicians concerned about rural…
Richard DeVos, left, Jason Fehr and library assistant Colleen DeVos released a floating lantern during a celebration to mark the end of the summer reading club at Springfield library, Thursday, Aug. 28. A total of 75 sailed away, released by young participants in the club. This year 138 children were registered in the summer program.
East Elgin Secondary School Senior football team players raised a cheer prior to a practice Thursday, Aug. 28. This year’s senior squad had 52 members, and will travel to Watkins Memorial High School in Etna Township, Ohio, for an exhibition game on Friday, Sept. 5, before returning home for another exhibition match under the lights at EESS Friday, Sept. 12,…
Ron Sidaway of Aylmer was doused in icewater by Steph Broer at the Elgin Community Living centre in Aylmer on Wednesday, Aug. 27. He raised $150 for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Society of Canada in the process. He challenged friend Peter Martens, who was at the dousing (“I accept!”), Becky Whittingham and the entire Aylmer Spitfires Junior C hockey organization to do…