Tag: Elgin County
Rookie police officer resigns prior to pleading guilty to impaired driving
A rookie St. Thomas police officer resigned from the force prior to pleading guilty to impaired driving on Thursday, a police spokesperson says.
Rural residents fight to save late neighbour’s home amid redevelopment plan
Dutton Dunwich residents are concerned that a beloved old homeâs new owner may demolish it to develop a 16-unit apartment complex there
Criminal charges after man struck in head with tire iron: Police
An Aylmer resident is facing an assault charge after police say a man was struck in the head with a tire iron.
Loved ones express grief as sentencing nears for impaired driver who killed boy
ST. THOMAS â More than 20 grieving loved ones expressed their pain in court Wednesday as sentencing loomed for an impaired driver who killed an 11-year-old boy who was walking home from getting ice cream. Aiden Curtis was killed on July 4, 2023, after being struck by an out-of-control pickup truck driven by Nicholas Lemke, […]
Labour ministry investigating after worker injured at job site
A worker was taken to hospital after being injured at a job site on Monday morning, police say.
Trailer park residents make their pitch to politicians to forestall land sale
Residents of Port Glasgow Trailer Park are opposing a council decision to declare the park surplus and any sale that could result.
St. Thomas tiny homes project gets $2.4M boost
Queenâs Park and Ottawa are teaming up to provide $2.4 million to help build 40 tiny, affordable homes in St. Thomas.
OPP seek driver after rollover crash that flattened vehicle
Romayne Smith Fullerton was walking her dog with a friend in a wildlife preserve southwest of St. Thomas Tuesday morning when she heard an âenormous thump.â
Insurance deal saves high school swim team’s season: ‘Thankful’
An Elgin County high schoolâs swim team will be motoring ahead after an insurance dispute between the province and the regionâs largest school board threatened to cancel the season. The swim team at East Elgin secondary school in Aylmer will be back in the water in the coming weeks after the Thames Valley District school […]