Tag: Elgin
Lakeshore Women’s Triathlon a ‘great time’ Saturday
Almost 300 women competed in the Lakeshore Women’s Triathlon in Port Elgin Saturday morning. This event appeals to the beginner triathlete and for many, this was their first competition, race director Sarah Foster said in an interview Sunday. “Everybody seemed to have a really great time. It being accessible to all women is one […]
London teen critically injured in dirt bike-vehicle collision
A London teenager is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a collision between a dirt bike and a vehicle in the city’s south end.
Residents sitting in room as car crashes through wall: Police
Police say no one was injured when an impaired driver crashed into a Shallow Lake home just before midnight on Wednesday.Â
One dead, road closed, in cyclist-vehicle collision in Elgin County
OPP investigating fatal collision near Dutton-Dunwich
Fire chief to beachgoers: Beware this summer’s ‘aggressive’ Port Stanley currents
Lake Erie currents along Port Stanleyâs main beach are stronger and more dangerous than usual this summer, posing an increased risk to swimmers
Four swimmers rescued off Port Stanley beach where teen still missing
Four swimmers were rescued Monday off Port Stanleyâs main beach, just a day after a 14-year-old London boy went missing at the same Lake Erie beach.
Low German Mennonite students trace their history with high school mural
The path of low German Mennonites to Southwestern Ontario â driven from Canada in the early 19th century to Mexico, and back again to become a presence in many rural pockets across the region â is captured by a student-made mural at one local high school
Hundreds take part in Meaford Harbour 5-km run/walk
By the time the Meaford Harbour 5-km run and walk began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sun was beating down and the temperature had passed the 20 degrees Celcius mark. But that didn’t stop a team of five dedicated Meaford firefighters from taking on the race, each wearing a near complete set of bunker […]
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Driver, 23, dead after vehicle strikes tree at rural intersection
One person is dead following a crash in rural Elgin County, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police and emergency crews responded to a serious crash involving a single passenger vehicle that collided with a tree shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Elgin OPP said. The lone occupant, a 23-year-old from St. Thomas, was pulled from the […]