Posts by Craig Bradford
Schools closed due to winter storm
Pupils and students across the region had their Christmas holiday extended on Monday, Jan. 6 due to the winter storm overnight. Officials with both the Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board cancelled all buses and closed all schools on the first day pupils and students were expected back in classes…
Read MoreVienna couple have first baby of 2014
Julie and Chad Underhill of Vienna welcomed their new son Camden Chad into the world at 6:55 a.m. on New Year’s Day at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital, the first baby to be born there in 2014. The couple, who have two other young children, were attending a wedding at a London hotel where Mr.…
Read MoreOne hurt in New Year’s Eve crash
A two vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of Myrtle and Spruce streets in Aylmer at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31 injured a female driver of one of the cars. A black Ford Fusion crashed into the home on the northwest corner of the intersection. The roads were snow covered at the…
Read MoreAylmer Bantams lose in semi-final
Mason Firby, front, of the Aylmer Bantam Local League 1 team fought for positioning on the puck with a Durham player during an Aylmer Flames Christmas Local League Tournament game at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday, Dec. 27. Aylmer won their second game of the tournament 3-2. Aylmer finished second out of six teams…
Read MoreBelmont Atoms win Aylmer tournament
Luke Schlinderer, left, of the Belmont Atom Local League team had his eyes on the puck while Aylmer Atom LL1 player Hayden Kebbel was looking to snatch it away during an Aylmer Flames Christmas Local League Tournament game at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday, Dec. 28. Belmont won the game 3-2 and went on…
Read MoreEagles defeat CECI
Chelsea Zavitz of host East Elgin Secondary School passed the puck out of the defensive zone to a teammate during a girls hockey game versus Central Elgin Collegiate Institute at East Elgin Community Complex on Tuesday, Dec. 17. EESS shutout CECI 5-0. The Eagles next visit Parkside Collegiate Institute at the Timken Centre in St.…
Read MoreFire guts house on Moore Ave.
Firefighters tried to control a fire that consumed most of the inside of a home at 44 Moore Avenue in Aylmer the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 11. A large hole was cut into the north side of the house and firefighters were inside trying to extinguish the smouldering remnants of the fire despite the heavy…
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