A provincial election will be held in Ontario on Thursday, June 12. Premier Kathleen Wynne asked the Lieutenant Governor Friday, May 2, to dissolve the Legislature after the New Democratic Party and Progressive Conservative Party made clear they wouldn’t support her government’s budget, which was presented on Thursday, May 1.
Victoria Grunsell of East Elgin Secondary School rushed the ball down the field during the Gemini Cup girls and boys soccer tournament in Tillsonburg, Friday, May 2. EESS girls won their first game and this one against West Elgin Secondary School.
Aylmer-area native Shannon VanRaes was named the Agricultural Journalist of the Year by the North American Agricultural Journalists Association (NAAJ) at a recent conference in Washington, D.C. She won the honour for her series of investigative stories for the Manitoba Co-operator on a failed hemp-processing venture. She was cited by the judge for chronicling how a local community’s economic development…
From 2011 through 2013, East Elgin was the epicentre of a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak that spread to other parts of the province. Over the two years, Health Protection Director Cathie Walker said at Elgin St. Thomas Public Health Monday, April 28, over 120 cases were confirmed. She told those attending a kickoff ceremony for National Immunization Awareness Week that the…
Merrick Snyder of Davenport Public School in Aylmer stayed on top of an opponent to maintain control during the Thames Valley District elementary wrestling meet in London, Thursday, April 24. Davenport athletes brought home five gold medals, two silvers and eight bronzes. Three-quarters of the team won medals.
Danielle Anderson of Silverthorn Landscaping stands in front of a display of decorative rocks at the 2014 Aylmer and East Elgin Home and Garden Show at East Elgin Community Complex, Saturday, April 26. The show, organized by Aylmer Fair Board, opened the previous night, and continues Saturday through 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Vendors were reporting steady…
Jayne Pinder of East Elgin Secondary School sailed over the pit during Senior girls long jump at Regina Mundi College’s track and field meet, Thursday, April 24. Individual athletes brought home nine medals, along with a gold for the Open girls 4×400-metre relay team.
Katharine Barrie of host East Elgin Secondary School looked for a teammate to pass to during the opening game, against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute, of a girls soccer tournament at Columbus Park south of Aylmer, Friday, April 26. EESS won that match 3-1, and continued undefeated through the tournament until the final, where it lost to London Oakridge.
Ryan Herries of host East Elgin Secondary School hustled the ball up the pitch to score in a game against Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute at a 16-team tournament at Columbus Park south of Aylmer, Thursday, April 24. EESS split its squad in two for the tournament. Senior players defeated Ingersoll 3-2, lost to Clarke Road 2-3, and bested West Elgin…
Ryan Herries of host East Elgin Secondary School fought for possession of the ball against a Tillsonburg Gemini player during a boys exhibition soccer game at Saxonia Hall in Malahide, Tuesday, April 22. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. EESS will be entering two squads in a 16-team tournament to be held at Columbus Field south of Aylmer, Thursday,…