Zack Robertson of East Elgin Secondary School made a tight turn in a game against Parkside Collegiate Institute at Memorial Arena in St. Thomas, Tuesday, Jan. 14. EESS won the game 5-1, with a hat-trick from Derek Folkard and singles from Riley Harbour and Garrett Hickey.
Elgin County councillors on Tuesday, Jan. 14, unanimously rejected a request from Elgin Federation of Agriculture for a rejigging of property tax on agricultural land. Councillors unanimously rejected a request from EFA to have the tax rate for farm fields lowered from a quarter of what residential properties paid. Local farmers saw the value of their properties rise by 50…
Central Elgin councillors on Monday night, Jan. 13, approved an exemption to the municipal bylaw to allow the St. Thomas Gun Club to hold trap-shooting competitions the mornings of Sunday, Jan. 19, and Sunday, May 18. The bylaw normally forbids shooting Sunday mornings. Matthew Campbell, who said he resided 800 metres from the gun club, wasn’t happy about those exemptions.…
Lorena Gisbrecht performed hip hop to “Likea Cholo” by Down during a rehearsal Monday, Jan. 13, for recitals for the dance program at East Elgin Secondary School, Wednesday, Jan. 15, and Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. She’s one of 40 students in the recitals. Tickets available at the door are $5 a person.
Katherine Bak, 16, of Aylmer, foreground, swimming for St. Joseph’s High School outdistanced a competitor in Women’s 200-metre individual medley during the annual Robarts Winter Classic Swim Meet in London, Thursday, Jan. 9. The meet involved 20 high school teams.
Stephanie Dyck of host East Elgin Secondary School bumped the ball over the net during a Junior Girls volleyball match against West Elgin Secondary School, Thursday, Jan. 9. EESS won in three straight games, 25-9, 25-4 and 26-24.
Sarah Huctwith of host East Elgin Secondary School rushed the puck down the ice during a Girls hockey game against West Elgin Secondary School at East Elgin Community Complex, Thursday, Jan. 9. EESS won 6-1 with a hat-trick from Katharine Barrie and singles from Mikaela Moore, Carly Van Roestel and Danielle Vansevenant.
Malahide councillors will ask their Aylmer counterparts if the town would like to park a planned expanded library in the community hall at East Elgin Community Complex. Councillor Mark Widner broached the idea at a township meeting Thursday, Jan. 9, where he and his colleagues also learned that delivery of an operational review of the Complex’s finances would be delayed…
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital and Elgin St. Thomas Public Health are appealing to local residents to do their bit to stem the spread of influenza in the community, which has been blamed for one death. In a release late Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, hospital President Paul Collins and Medical Officer of Health Dr. Franklin Warsh said the majority of…
Malahide Councillor Mark Widner wants a new, larger library for Aylmer housed at East Elgin Community Complex. He will ask fellow township councillors at a meeting Thursday night, Jan. 9, to forward his idea to their Aylmer counterparts for consideration. He is arguing that a library could bring in much-needed additional income for the Complex, which is jointly owned by…