Snow squalls made for less than ideal driving conditions in the Aylmer area on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, Nov. 19. Traffic was moving slower than usual through the intersection of John Street North and Beech Street shortly after 4 p.m. as drivers were taking their time due to the slippery conditions. About 10…
Aylmer volunteer firefighters inspect a transport truck that caught fire on Talbot Street East, between John and King streets, Tuesday, Nov. 18, about 6:30 p.m. After the fire was out they moved the truck further west to a more open area, on Talbot West opposite Centre Street.
Jenna Gilbert, left, as a lady-in-waiting, whispers to Emily Falk as Princess Katherine of France during a rehearsal of a production of Henry V by the drama department at East Elgin Secondary School. The 27 actors in the cast and 10 backstage crew will travel to the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 20,…
Peter VanRyswyk, middle, was chosen from the audience to play the title character during the Dufflebag Theatre performance of Peter Pan at Old Town Hall Theatre in Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 15. Other audience members, both children and adults, also participated in the performance to play characters in the classic children’s story. The performance…
Alan James Hollywell, 63, of Port Burwell was killed after his car collided with a piece of farm machinery near the intersection of Nova Scotia Line and Richmond Road at 6:23 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the collision occurred on Nova Scotia Line about 10 metres east of…
The Ontario Fire Marshall’s office was investigating two fires that had occurred to a home at 312 John Street South in less than a week. The first fire occurred on Friday, Nov. 7 and the second fire sometime overnight Wednesday, Nov. 12. The Aylmer Police had posted a guard at the scene on Thursday, Nov.…
Malahide councillors, in deference to neighbours who oppose a rezoning to allow Arnold Groeneweg of Kingsmill to build a second home on his property so his two developmentally-delayed sons, now 17 and 18, can someday live a semblance of an independent life, have postponed their decision on the matter until December. That postponement comes despite…
Travis Wright of Kitchener’s Upwright Sign Service removed the Shoppers Drug Mart sign from the downtown Aylmer store’s façade on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12. A flat banner Shoppers Drug Mart sign took its place until an IDA banner sign was scheduled to be put up on Nov. 21. Mr. Wright didn’t know when a permanent…
Malahide Deputy Mayor Jim Jenkins laid a wreath on behalf of the township during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Springfield Cenotaph on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11. All of the children attending Springfield Public School attended the ceremony as did several local dignitaries, members of community organizations and local residents. A short march past…
A large parade of hundreds, mostly Ontario Police College cadets and staff, marched from Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Talbot Branch 81 (Aylmer) on John Street North to the Cenotaph beside town hall on Talbot Street West and joined many local residents for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony and wreath laying on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11.…
Air Cadets Squadron 741 member and St. Thomas resident Brandon Dekeyzer, 16, left, escorted Aylmer Police Chief Andre Reymer for his wreath-laying in front of the Cenotaph beside town hall during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11. A large parade of hundreds of participants, mostly Ontario Police College cadets and staff,…
Aylmer Veterinary Clinic staff member Kendra Derrig, far left, spray dyed Dr. Jim Raddatz’s hair in multiple colours while receptionist Jen Hachey, far right, started trimming off Dr. Kirk Maltby’s moustache during the celebration of the conclusion of the October fundraising drive for the Farley Foundation on Monday, Nov. 10. The clinic raised $602 for…