Our seniors have worked hard to help to build this great province that all Ontarians enjoy today. This award gives each municipality in Ontario the opportunity to honour one of their outstanding local seniors and the contributions they’ve made to enrich the social, cultural, or civic life of their community. This year, the nomination deadline has been extended to May 31, 2021.

For more information and to download the nomination form, please visit the Senior of the Year webpage. Once you submit a nomination, a personalized certificate with your nominee’s name will be sent to you. I encourage you to present it to your nominee in June in conjunction with Seniors’ Month.

Seniors have generously offered their time, knowledge and expertise to make this province a great place to live, and it is important we recognize those valuable contributions.

Volunteer Recognition Nomination Forms

The Ontario Medical Association’s highly-anticipated Doctors Day 2021 is coming up on May 1st and the OMA is asking all communities across the province to participate. 

This year’s day of celebration for our doctors obviously has special meaning, after more than a year of our physicians fighting COVID-19 on the front lines!  

April 22, 2021

For Immediate Release Restrictions on Outdoor Recreational Amenities in Elgin County Elgin County, Ontario –

On April 16, 2021 the Province of Ontario announced further measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 amidst record numbers of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario. Residents must stay home except for essential reasons, which include outdoor exercise, getting groceries, work that cannot be done remotely, and accessing health-care services (including vaccinations).

New measures involve the extension of the Stay at Home order for a total of six (6) weeks until May 20, 2021 and the closure of outdoor recreational amenities. New restrictions prohibit the use of golf courses, soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball diamonds and skate parks. Parking lots and washrooms are closed at all Elgin County municipally-owned beaches and residents are discouraged from travelling outside of their own regions – this includes visiting cottages or seasonal residences. “As cases increase at an alarming rate across the province and in our own region, we need to stay at home as much as possible,” said Warden Tom Marks. “While it is tempting to want to wait out this pandemic at the beach or at the cottage, it is important to limit the spread of COVID-19 by limiting inter-regional travel.”

Park trails and playgrounds are open in Elgin County; however, those visiting playgrounds are strongly encouraged to maintain a two (2) metre distance from anyone outside their household and wear a mask when utilizing equipment. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of walking and cycling trails as long as they are doing so with members of their own households. “As the weather warms up it is natural that we all want to spend more time outside, especially after so much time spent at home over the past several months,” said Warden Tom Marks. “Spending time in nature and playing outdoors is crucial to our mental health and well-being and I encourage residents to do so in ways that are safe and adhere to provincial restrictions.”

For more information about public health protocols, provincial restrictions, vaccinations, and local COVID-19 numbers visit https://www.swpublichealth.ca/en/index.aspx For more information, please contact:

Warden Tom Marks
tmarks@elgin.ca www.elgincounty.ca