Posts by Craig Bradford
Crash east of Aylmer sends one to hospital
A two-vehicle crash east of Aylmer on Talbot Line (Highway 3) between Hacienda Road and Summers Corners Public School that happened at about 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24 sent one of the drivers to a local hospital by ambulance for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. A white 2016 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that had…
Read MoreBAD Bantam C finish fourth
BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Bantam C Girls Hockey player Caitlyn Plant, left, watched her goalie Michaila Farrugia make a glove save on a South Oxford Inferno shot during a game played on Saturday, Jan. 21 at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer. The BAD Blazers blanked the Inferno 5-0. The BAD Girls Hockey Association hosted their 18th…
Read MoreBAD Bantam B place second at own tournament
Taylor Green, left, Dora Willsie (#14) and Peytan Claessens (#12) of the BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Bantam B Girls Hockey team congratulate linemate Kaisha Weil for scoring what turned out to be the only goal of the entire game versus the Wilmot Wolverines during the 18th annual BAD tournament at East Elgin Community Complex in Aylmer on…
Read MoreSilver finish for BAD Novice HL
Reilly Knelson of the BAD (Belmont-Aylmer-Dorchester) Girls Hockey Association’s Novice House League team, left, celebrated after scoring a goal against the Walkerton Capitals on Friday morning, Jan. 20 at East Elgin Community Complex, the first game of the 18th annual BADGHA tournament that a host team played. The BAD Novice HL team tied Walkerton 2-2…
Read MoreFog a factor in two crashes
The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police blame fog as a contributing factor in two crashes that occurred within about five minutes of each other on Belmont Road on Friday morning, Jan. 20. The first crash occurred at about 6:40 a.m. when a 2004 Jeep Liberty attempted to pass a northbound 2010 Volkswagen Jetta on Belmont…
Read MoreAylmer Peewees ousted from OMHA playdowns
Carter Walcarius of the Aylmer Peewee Rep Flames, right, battled for the puck along the boards with a Port Dover player during game four of their Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) playoff series at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday evening, Jan. 19. Aylmer lost that game 2-1 and then lost again on Sunday, Jan.…
Read MoreBantam Eagles come from behind to defeat St. Thomas
Selecia Wall of the East Elgin Youth Basketball Club’s Bantam team, right, battled for the ball with two St. Thomas Shock players including Moira Haldenby (#6) during a game played at East Elgin Secondary School (EESS) in Aylmer on Friday evening, Jan. 20. The East Elgin Eagles came from behind after a slow start to…
Read MoreChildren’s Choice fun
Willow Toews, left, and Audrey Chipchase made their hands into bowls while singing a song during the return of Children’s Choice story time at Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Thursday morning, Jan. 19. Running every Thursday starting at 10:30 a.m. for the rest of the winter at the Aylmer Library, Children’s Choice provides free…
Read MoreCrosswalk broken on Talbot St. W.
Town public works employee Peter Loewen swept debris shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 after the north side lights of the overhead crosswalk at Talbot Street West at Myrtle Street in Aylmer were broken. Seen behind Mr. Loewen were long-time town public works employee Jim Legg along with Aylmer Police Sergeant Nick Novacich…
Read MoreHoops action at Summers Corners PS
Shooting guard John Orlebar, left, of the Summers Corners Public School Senior boys basketball team dribbled past Tiekae Dillard of St. Thomas Locke Public School on his way towards the basket during a home exhibition game, the first of the season, on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 11. Locke’s won the game 26-16.
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