Members of East Elgin Secondary School’s “Leadership” class lip-synched to several songs from different musical genres Monday, April 11, at lunch time. The school’s annual “Lip-Synch” competition continues every noon hour through Thursday, with 17 acts performing, five involving teachers and a dozen from students.
Snow fell in Aylmer Sunday afternoon, April 10, in what most must hope would be the last such storm for a long while. The weather was predicted to continue overnight, but warmer temperatures were expected to develop through the coming week.
One young fan got so carried away by the Splash’N Boots show at Aylmer Old Town Hall, organized by Kids and Company, on Saturday afternoon, April 9, he climbed up on stage with the performers, but was quickly retrieved by his father. The show performed to a standing room only audience, with tickets long sold out.
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority (CCCA) officials issued a “flood outlook” watershed conditions statement on Thursday afternoon, April 7. The flood outlook is the first of a series of statements leading up to an official flood warning for the entire watershed. The flood outlook statement advised that “unfavourable weather conditions over the last few days has…
Mount Salem Christian Secondary School student Andrea Froese will play the title role in the musical Annie at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre Thursday, April 21 to Saturday, April 23. She will be joined on stage by Kia who will play the little orphan Annie’s trusted canine companion Sandy. Curtain times for the evening shows…
The number of St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital staff who made the “Sunshine List” of Ontario public sector employees making more than $100,000 in salary in 2015 rose to 36 from 19 the year before. While 36 Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police officers made more than $100,000 in 2015, that is down from the 44…
Curator Amanda Vandenwyngaert, left, caught up with Jim McCallum, right, and his mother Margaret during the free official opening of the Aylmer Remembers WW1 exhibit the Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives on Sunday afternoon, April 3. Mr. McCallum has authored a series of book compilations on the First Great War, including Age Shall Not Weary Them: The…
Tap students, 7 and 8 years old, performed to “Dear Future Husband” during an annual spring recital for Tammy’s Dance Studio at Immanuel Christian School in Aylmer on Saturday, April 2. Two shows were held that afternoon, featuring 19 dances.
The Town of Aylmer has received an up to $3-million grant from the Ontario government for the total reconstruction of Talbot Street West from Myrtle Street to Holland Avenue. The grant announcement was made on Friday, April 1, confirmed town Administrator Jennifer Reynaert. The money comes from the Ministry of Transportation’s new Connecting Links program…
An anonymous tipster contacted the Aylmer Express about an April Fools’ Day prank in progress on Rutherford Avenue south of Talbot Street West by East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday morning, April 1. By the time a reporter rushed out to try to catch the pranksters in action, the plastic wrap job on…
Catfish Creek overflowed its banks and flooded the usual areas of nearby parkland in Aylmer, including Kinsmen Park shown here, and Optimist Park on Friday morning, April 1. Catfish Creek Conservation Authority (CCCA) officials earlier the same morning issued a “Flood Outlook” watershed conditions statement, the first of a series of statements leading up to…
Town of Aylmer Planning and Municipal Services Director Danial Dale, left, received congratulations on his retirement from many colleagues, family and friends, including Linda Cummings of Union, during an open house held in his honour at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday afternoon, March 30. That was Mr. Dale’s last day after 27 years…