Darrah Farrow of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior girls volleyball team dug the ball during the first round of a Thames Valley Southeast AA championship tournament on Thursday, Feb. 16. EESS lost this match against Woodstock College Avenue Secondary School three games to one, ending East Elgin’s hopes of a gold medal. (AE/Rob Perry)
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Under 11 goalie Natalie Visser deflected a shot from a St. Thomas player during a round-robin playoff game for the Western Ontario Girls Hockey League at East Elgin Community Complex on Tuesday night, Feb. 7. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. The nine teams in the league will be narrowed to four during the eight-game round-robin…
Thames Valley District School Board voted Tuesday, Jan. 31, to proceed with annexing 6.7 acres of vacant land in the Craigholme Estates subdivision in Belmont in order to build a new elementary school there. The owner will be paid the “fair market value” for the property, as determined by a land appraiser. Facilities Services and Capital Planning Superintendent Geoff Vogt…
A collar and guy wires will be installed around Port Burwell lighthouse to keep it from collapsing. Last year Bayham council was going to re-clad the lighthouse due to issues with leaking. Outcry from the community that the heritage value of the lighthouse would be compromised with the new siding material resulted in the start of a process to assess…
Malahide councillors, at their meeting Thursday, Feb. 2, voted 4-3, to reject a $360,000 tender for a new, single-axle dump truck with snow plow, intended to replace a 2011 truck now in use. The result came despite recommendations from staff and Mayor Dominique Giguère to accept the tender, which was the lower of two submitted. Township managers argued that mounting…
Kolbie Kleinschmidt of Belmont Minor Hockey’s Under 9 team, after a face-off, rushed the puck into the Saugeen Shores’ end during a weekend tournament game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Feb. 4. The event involved 20 U9 teams from across Southwestern Ontario. Belmont lost this game but won two others, only to lose again to Saugeen Shores in…
Lukas Edwards of host Aylmer Minor Hockey’s Under 15 Local League team raced the puck down the boards during a game against Ilderton at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Jan. 14. The hardfought game was scoreless going into the third period but, in the end, Ilderton edged out Aylmer 2-1 for the win. (AE/Rob Perry)
Team Canada’s Under 18 Women’s Team, competing in world championships in Sweden, won the gold-medal final of the International Ice Hockey Federation tournament, pummeling Sweden 10-0 on Sunday, Jan. 15. Shelby Laidlaw of Luton is on that team. Team Canada had already defeated Sweden earlier in the tournament, Team Canada started the tournament strong with an 8-0 drubbing of Finland…
A St. Joseph’s Catholic High School player tried to take the basketball from Gavin Giesbrecht of host East Elgin Secondary School during a Senior boys game on Wednesday, Jan. 11. St. Joe’s won 52-32 to remain in first place in Thames Valley Regional Athletics Association’s South division, trailed by EESS in second. (AE/Rob Perry)
Jack Tait of host East Elgin Secondary School’s Junior boys basketball team shot for the St. Joseph’s Catholic High School hoop during a game on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The division-leading St. Joe’s team took the victory 52-24. (AE/Rob Perry)