Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek visited Aylmer family physician Dr. Mike Toth at his office on Thursday, April 30 to promote the next day (May 1) being celebrated as Doctors’ Day in Ontario. May 1st was recognized by the provincial government in 2011 as the official day of appreciation for Ontario’s medical profession. The date was…
An 84-year-old Bayham woman was charged with failing to yield to traffic following a two-vehicle crash at the Elgin-Norfolk border northeast of Vienna on Wednesday morning, April 29. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said emergency personnel were called to the crash scene at Calton Line and Elgin County Road 55 at 11:05…
Aylmer Rotary Club hopes to dispatch three to five “ShelterBoxes” overseas to provide victims of a devastating earthquake in Nepal with a temporary home. The boxes contain a six to eight person tent, a stove that can use many types of fuel, blankets, water purification kits, tools, cooking utensils and, to distract traumatized youngsters, a…
Solo vocalist Stefanie Heide performed two songs from Disney productions, here in costume as Belle and singing Home from the stage musical Beauty and the Beast, during Aylmer Area Community Band and Choir’s A Night of Disney Music held at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Friday night, April 24. Ms. Heide also sang Cruella…
Jennifer Shank of Comfurtable Pet in-home pet grooming services, left, clipped Sherlock’s nails during a clinic at Aylmer Pet Valu on Saturday, April 25. Sherlock, a six-month-old Shih tzu, Yorkshire terrier and Chihuahua mix, was being held by one of his owners, Malcolm Wiebe. Ms. Shank, a certified pet groomer who specializes in at-home grooming…
A rally organized to protest proposed changes in Ontario’s sexual education curriculum in public schools was held Friday night, April 24 at Luton Community Hall southeast of Aylmer. The rally was attended by over 40 local residents. A similar event was held the next day at the same venue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Belinda Young of Lyons, left, checked out a floor cleaning system that ENJO representative Sue Thomas had on display at her business’s booth during the first hour of the fifth annual Aylmer and East Elgin Home and Garden Show at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday afternoon, April 24. The annual event, organized by the…
Davenport Public School Grade 6 pupils Nancy Braun, left, Isabelle Row, Connor Dawson and Bryce Weber participated in a clean-up of the Aylmer school’s grounds on Friday, April 24 to help mark Earth Week. Not much refuse was collected during the exercise as the school yard and neighbouring residential properties were in relatively good condition following…
A 30-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested by St. Thomas Police on Thursday, April 23 for an armed robbery the evening before that sent a male variety store clerk to hospital for treatment of minor stab wounds. The suspect was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, wearing a disguise and two counts of breach of probation. A…
Vegetation such as shrubs and grasses represents such a clear and present danger that Central Elgin is going to start mowing roadsides from fencerow to fencerow. Councillors voted 5-1 on Monday, April 20, to approve a new policy to cut vegetation the full width of every municipal and county road within Central Elgin, half to…
Bayham councillors are going to split up and meet with service clubs and other organizations that use municipal buildings such as community centres, before holding a special public hearing on the future of those facilities Monday, May 11, at 7 p.m. Bayham recently conducted a review of all its buildings and found many of them…
Chief Andre Reymer used some diplomatic language in telling Aylmer Police Services Board Tuesday, April 12, that town Councillor Ted McDonald was way off base in recent financial criticism of the cost of municipal policing. Cr. McDonald, claiming that Aylmer’s policing costs were among the top one percent in the province, tried to get town…