Posts by Craig Bradford
Spitfires force game seven
Aylmer Jr. C Spitfires goalie Andrew Harriman-Duke made one of his 46 saves on 50 shots during his team’s 5-4 home victory over the Dorchester Dolphins in game six of their Yeck Division final series at East Elgin Community Complex on Saturday night, March 18. Aylmer’s win forced game seven the next night, Sunday, March…
Read MoreBumbling Bert charms Straffordville children
Bumbling Bert brought his wacky sense of humour to the Straffordville Library during his magic show performance in front of several children on Friday afternoon, March 17 to cap a busy, week-long series of March Break activities there. All of the activities, which included yoga and stories, building Lego sets and a movie, had a…
Read MoreDollarama coming to Aylmer
Although not finalized, Aylmer councillors during their Monday evening, March 20 meeting are expected to give initial approval for a Dollarama discount retail store to be built at 325 John Street North, the former location of the Dempsey Chrysler car dealership. York Developments of London has applied for site plan approval to construct an 8,905…
Read MoreMarch Break bird watching at the Complex
Children attending the East Elgin Community Complex March Break Day Camp on Thursday, March 16 made little bird models and then binoculars to watch them during a craft session. The theme for that day camp was animals. Other themes throughout the week included sports, science, art and games. There were 14 children enrolled that day…
Read MoreSUV crashes into Mennomex
A sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into the front of Mennomex General Store just east of Aylmer at about 7 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police issued a media release about the crash shortly after noon on Wednesday, March 15. “The store owner indicated that someone had hit the store…
Read MoreAylmer commits library to Complex
A two-page motion about locating a new larger Aylmer library at East Elgin Community Complex was added to the agenda near the start of the Monday, March 13 council meeting by Councillor Pete Barbour who passed out paper copies of it to all councillors and staff. While some councillors wanted to defer the motion until…
Read MoreFossils fascinate at Aylmer Library
A full room of children, along with some parents and grandparents, were on hand for the Mysterious Rocks March Break program at Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Monday afternoon, March 13. Marshall Fields, 11, of London brought his fossil collection to Aylmer that afternoon and let the children take a closer look by handing…
Read MoreDead woman found in Port Stanley harbour
The body of a 47-year-old woman was found by police divers within a silver Chrysler PT Cruiser at the bottom of Port Stanley harbour at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. The car had left the road and entered the water of Port Stanley harbour at about 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. Elgin…
Read MoreCoffee House attracts a crowd
Clarissa Giesbrecht sang Wait for It, a song from the Broadway musical Hamilton, during the latest Coffee House at East Elgin Secondary School on Tuesday evening, March 7. Coffee House provides EESS students an opportunity to perform in public with the support of the school’s Performance Arts Council. Performances that evening ranged from songs with and…
Read MoreSummers Corners wins TVDSB title
Summers Corners Public School Intermediate girls basketball player Jessica Weninger saved the ball from going out of bounds while a St. Thomas Mitchel Hepburn PS opponent moved to block her next move during the Thames Valley District School Board AAA championship final game at Saunders Secondary School in London on Saturday, March 4. Summers Corners…
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