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Local news in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

ICS celebrates Christmas

December 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Immanuel Christian School Senior Kindergarten pupil Audrey VanGurp, left, passed the microphone to Wyatt Peters as they and some of their classmates told the meaning of the candy cane during the dress rehearsal for the school’s Christmas Stories production on Friday afternoon, Dec. 11. Families and friends of the school community were set to enjoy…

Elgin calls for health unit refund

December 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

Elgin councillors, in a charge led by Malahide Deputy Mayor Mike Wolfe, wants some of the county’s money back from Elgin St. Thomas Public Health for 2015. The Ontario government recently announced that funding for 28 of 36 health units across the province had been deemed to high compared to eight others. As a result, the…

Sounds of the Season at Straffordville PS

December 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Straffordville Public School pupil Tanner Lacombe played “Frosty the Snowman” on piano during a dress rehearsal of the “Sounds of the Season” holiday show there Tuesday, Dec. 8. A concert for parents and members of the public was performed on Wednesday night, Dec. 9.

Bernie Wiehle new Elgin warden

December 8, 2015 | 0 Comments

Bayham Mayor Paul Ens, left, outgoing Elgin warden, gave his chain of office, gavel and the historic Lord Elgin watch to new Warden Bernie Wiehle, mayor of West Elgin, during a ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Mayor Wiehle was the only candidate to stand for election to be the head of county council for the next…

Lights on in Straffordville

December 4, 2015 | 0 Comments

Christmas lights in a parkette at the intersection of Plank Road and Heritage Line in Straffordville were turned on for the holiday season Friday night, Dec. 4. The lighting was organized and sponsored by Straffordville Community Committee and local businesses and private donors.

New Complex GM hired

December 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

The East Elgin Community Complex has a new general manager. James Allen was appointed as the new general manager of the twin ice pad facility after both Aylmer and Malahide councils accepted a recommendation by the Complex Interim Board Recruitment Committee on Wednesday night, Dec. 2. The recommendation was presented during a closed door session of…

Police cadets celebrate graduation

December 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

Several of the cadets graduating from the Ontario Police College formed a drill team and showed off their discipline and marching skills as part of the March Past and Review Ceremony on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 3 that marked their graduation from the facility located northeast of Aylmer off Hacienda Road. York Regional Police Chief Eric…

Fire on Talbot East

December 2, 2015 | 0 Comments

Aylmer firefighters used a fan to exhaust smoke fumes from a house at 333 Talbot St. E. on Wednesday morning, Dec. 2. Details weren’t immediately available, but no one was reported hurt in the fire.

Two dead after fall from St. Thomas train trestle

December 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

The St. Thomas Police confirmed on Monday evening, Nov. 30 that two adults had died after falling from the train trestle at Sunset Drive and Fingal Line in the southwest area of the city earlier that day. St. Thomas Police Constable Jeff De Leeuw sent out an email statement about the incident shortly after 8…

Park in Belmont lit up for Christmas

November 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

Belmont Community Park was full of local families who witnessed the Christmas lights be turned on there on Sunday evening, Nov. 29. The All that Glitters Committee celebrated the 20th year of having a park in Belmont be decorated with displays and lights for the Christmas season. Belmont’s Main Street (Belmont Road) is also decorated with…

Aylmer Santa Claus parade attracts thousands

November 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

The MM Robinson Drumline marching band from Burlington was just one of the many star attractions of the 71st annual Aylmer Kinsmen Santa Claus parade on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 28. The parade was well over an hour long and one observer estimated there had to be upwards of 5,000 spectators lining Talbot Street along the…

Sailors hand out candy at Port Stanley parade

November 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

Members of the Port Stanley Sailor Junior C hockey team loaded up on candy to hand out to spectators along the route of the annual Dicken’s Days Parade to welcome Christmas to the village on Friday night, Nov. 27. Rain earlier in the day eased to a light mist by the time the procession started.