Both Malahide and Bayham councils, in separate meetings, voted Thursday, Aug. 6, to welcome additional windmills to the Erie Shores Wind Farm. Capstone Power Development plans to add 20 to 30 new wind turbines to the existing 66 in the area. Malahide councillors ignored dire warnings from resident Hank Wortelboer and two anti-wind power activists…
About 25 children attended the last session of the Summer Reading Club held at the Fred Bodsworth Public Library of Port Burwell on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 11. They gathered outside underneath the adjacent gazebo for a fun drawing exercise where they were given a specific body part of a creature to draw with a marker and then…
The finalists in the Saturday night Demolition Derby straight stock battled it out at the Aylmer Fair in this video submitted by John Neusteter.
Charlie Bond of West Lorne rode Jack Frost through the open trail class course in the show ring during the Aylmer Fair Horse Show on Sunday morning, Aug. 9. Over 50 riders and their horses were expected to participate in the show that day. While clouds and some short rain showers on Saturday threatened to put…
Collectors of various kinds of memorabilia had lots to choose from at the Belmont Nostalgia Show that was held at a private property near Lake Whittaker Conservation Area northeast of Aylmer on Saturday, Aug. 8. Various vendors were selling over 100 pedal cars and parts along with porcelain signs, gas pumps, tin signs, antique toys,…
The Instigator monster truck demolished a Lincoln Town Car in the bullpen of the Aylmer Fairgrounds on Friday night, Aug. 7. The Instigator and its driver, Paul Breaud, were just part of the entertainment that kicked off the weekend-long 169th Aylmer Fair. Other attractions that night included the opening ceremonies with local elected representatives and…
Several children along with their pets, decorated bicycles and fancy hats and costumes were on display at the 169th Aylmer Fair on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7 for the pet show and children’s special events. Children 12 and under were admitted to the fair for free that day until 6 p.m. and local dignitaries participated in…
Library Assistant Christi Fraser, top, led a group of children in the Mad Libs activity in the theatre on the second floor of Aylmer Old Town Hall during the Aylmer Library’s Summer Reading Club program finale on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 6. Mrs. Fraser asked a series of seemingly random questions of the children to fill…
Emily Chyc, 7, played Plinko on Thursday morning, Aug. 6 and won a prize during Game Show Day, the latest Summer Reading Club free activity held at Springfield Library. Prizes included books, small toys and the chance to play other games located elsewhere in the library. The event, entitled “Come play with words,” was the…
Macey Thiessen, 5, of Aylmer, right, received some encouragement from volunteer Sylvia Reeve while navigating the “Camp K” obstacle course, one of the several activities for children set up at the Vacation Bible School at Springfield Baptist Church on Thursday, Aug. 6. The week-long Vacation Bible School had the theme “Camp Kilimanjaro, An Epic Expedition…
Scott Maudsley, left, and Jeff Culbert, playing bachelor farmers, rehearse a scene from “The Drawer Boy,” the new play opening at Port Stanley Festival Theatre Wednesday, Aug. 5, and continuing through to Saturday, Aug. 22. A young actor comes to stay with the two men to research a role, but long-held secrets emerge as they interact.…
Aylmer Fair has a new Junior Board of Directors (JBOD) that’s helping out this year, assisting with running the show, organizing impromptu concerts by local musicians throughout the fair and preparing their own car for Saturday’s demolition derby. They are, front, Jack Gaudette; back, from left: Jenna Gilbert, Joseph Gaudette, Monique Froese, Josh Gaudette and…