Posts by Craig Bradford
The Elgins celebrate 150 years
Dozens of soldiers, reservists and army and air cadets along with a number of veterans participated in a parade in St. Thomas on Saturday, April 23 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins). The parade started by the Jumbo the Elephant monument in west St. Thomas and proceeded south…
Read MoreAylmer to look into Malahide’s request for police service costing
Aylmer councillors on Monday, April 18 sent a request from their Malahide counterparts for a service costing quote by the Aylmer Police to the Aylmer Police Services Board “to review and to provide costing details back to council.” The Malahide resolution, approved during that council’s April 7 meeting, outlined that the township currently received policing…
Read MoreFlood watch issued for Catfish Creek watershed
Catfish Creek Conservation Authority (CCCA) officials issued a “flood outlook” watershed conditions statement on Thursday afternoon, April 7. The flood outlook is the first of a series of statements leading up to an official flood warning for the entire watershed. The flood outlook statement advised that “unfavourable weather conditions over the last few days has…
Read MoreAnnie coming to Old Town Hall Theatre
Mount Salem Christian Secondary School student Andrea Froese will play the title role in the musical Annie at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre Thursday, April 21 to Saturday, April 23. She will be joined on stage by Kia who will play the little orphan Annie’s trusted canine companion Sandy. Curtain times for the evening shows…
Read MoreSTEGH adds to Sunshine List
The number of St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital staff who made the “Sunshine List” of Ontario public sector employees making more than $100,000 in salary in 2015 rose to 36 from 19 the year before. While 36 Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police officers made more than $100,000 in 2015, that is down from the 44…
Read MoreFirst Great War exhibit opens at Aylmer Museum
Curator Amanda Vandenwyngaert, left, caught up with Jim McCallum, right, and his mother Margaret during the free official opening of the Aylmer Remembers WW1 exhibit the Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives on Sunday afternoon, April 3. Mr. McCallum has authored a series of book compilations on the First Great War, including Age Shall Not Weary Them: The…
Read MoreAylmer granted $3-million for Talbot St. project
The Town of Aylmer has received an up to $3-million grant from the Ontario government for the total reconstruction of Talbot Street West from Myrtle Street to Holland Avenue. The grant announcement was made on Friday, April 1, confirmed town Administrator Jennifer Reynaert. The money comes from the Ministry of Transportation’s new Connecting Links program…
Read MoreFun hoops session benefits Epilepsy Support Centre
Senior boys basketball player Quinn Donelan, middle (with the ball), managed to jump by Elgin Referees team member Rich Coriveau, left, for a layup during an exhibition game held at East Elgin Secondary School on Wednesday evening, March 30 to raise money and awareness for the Epilepsy Support Centre in London. Seen at right looking on…
Read MoreApril Fools’ prank coats car on Rutherford
An anonymous tipster contacted the Aylmer Express about an April Fools’ Day prank in progress on Rutherford Avenue south of Talbot Street West by East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday morning, April 1. By the time a reporter rushed out to try to catch the pranksters in action, the plastic wrap job on…
Read MoreCatfish Creek floods its banks in Aylmer parks
Catfish Creek overflowed its banks and flooded the usual areas of nearby parkland in Aylmer, including Kinsmen Park shown here, and Optimist Park on Friday morning, April 1. Catfish Creek Conservation Authority (CCCA) officials earlier the same morning issued a “Flood Outlook” watershed conditions statement, the first of a series of statements leading up to…
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