Posts by Craig Bradford
BAD Bantam HL blaze by Lady Flags
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Bantam HL (House League) forward Courtney Gostis (#11), middle, battled for the puck with a Mooretown Lady Flags player during a hockey game played at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 17. Ms. Gostis’s teammate Brianna Rand looked on at left. The host Blazers won 4-1. (AE/Craig Bradford)
Read MoreCelebrating the snipe
Cole Laur of the Aylmer Flames Senior IP (Initiation) Blue hockey team celebrated scoring a goal on Mount Brydges during a game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday morning, Feb. 17. Scores are not kept in Sr. IP. The players are six years old and all games are played on half of the arena…
Read MoreSledding fun at Assumption
Left photo: Andrea Sleegers smiled all the way down the hill during her turn at La Piste de Toboggan, one of the activities set up for the children during the Olympic-themed Carnaval d’hiver (Winter Carnival) at Assumption Catholic Elementary School in Aylmer on Friday afternoon, Feb. 16. Right photo: Megan Sleegers had a similar fun…
Read MoreThe sap is running at Springwater
A crew from Catfish Creek Conservation Authority were out in the sugar bush on the Jaffa side of Springwater Forest on Friday morning, Feb. 16 tapping dozens of trees for the upcoming maple syrup season. Gathered together for a group photo were crew members volunteer Vic Herrington, left, program support assistant Tiffany Kalita-Guay, conservation areas…
Read MoreAmalgamation for Aylmer, Malahide?
In an unexpected development, Malahide Mayor Dave Mennill has dusted off the long rejected idea of amalgamating his township with Aylmer. In bombshell fashion at the annual Mayor’s Breakfast hosted by the Aylmer and Area Chamber of Commerce at Saxonia Hall on Wednesday morning, Feb. 7, Mayor Mennill in the middle of his remarks asked…
Read MoreEagles edged in boys hockey
East Elgin Secondary School forward Mac Van Os battled for the puck with a St. Thomas Parkside Collegiate Institute opponent during a faceoff in EESS’s defensive zone during a quarter final game of the South East Varsity Boys Hockey playoffs on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 7 at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer. East Elgin goalie…
Read MoreFun to be had while the snow piles up
Rachel Cameron, 9, playfully slid down a mound of snow that was built up in the parking lot of Aylmer Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4. She and three of her neighbourhood friends played in the snow for a few hours that day with the temperature hitting a relatively balmy 1 degree Celsius. The…
Read MoreSpitfires limp into playoffs
Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires forward Dustin Dunlop, middle, tried to screen Lucan Irish goaltender Kyle Morning during the last regular season game of the hockey season at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday night, Feb. 3. The home squad Spitfires lost 7-5 to end with a 11 win, 28 loss and one overtime loss record…
Read MoreDozens come out for free throw competition
Left photo: Teagan Walker of McGregor Public School finished second in the girls age 9 division of the Aylmer Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship held at Assumption Catholic Elementary School on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Right photo: Drew McKillen of Assumption placed third in the boys age 9 division. The Davenport Public School/McGregor PS team…
Read MoreDavenport drops Straffordville in girls b-ball action
Sadie Shelly, left, of the Straffordville Public School Intermediate girls basketball team got ready to take a jump shot while Davenport Public School’s Johannah Walker went for the block during a game at Davenport on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 24. Davenport won 25-21 to notch their first win of the season after losing two games. Straffordville…
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