Posts by Craig Bradford
Sparta PS visits Immanual Christian in basketball action
Aylmer Immanuel Christian School (ICS) player Megan Friesen, left, tried to prevent her Sparta Public School opponent Maeve Hepburn from dribbling around her or passing off to a teammate during an elementary Junior girls basketball game at ICS on Tuesday, March 29. ICS went on to win 18-2. In the boys game, Sparta defeated ICS…
Read MoreDanial Dale retires after 27 years with Aylmer
Town of Aylmer Planning and Municipal Services Director Danial Dale, left, received congratulations on his retirement from many colleagues, family and friends, including Linda Cummings of Union, during an open house held in his honour at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday afternoon, March 30. That was Mr. Dale’s last day after 27 years…
Read MoreMore trees felled on Maple Grove Line
Workers with Zap’s Tree Service as well as Bayham public works and roads department employees were back cutting down trees along Maple Grove Line between Richmond and Straffordville on Wednesday morning, March 30. Several residents who live along the road staged a peaceful protest against the tree cutting the prior day, Tuesday, March 29, and are…
Read MoreProvince grants $3.8-million to Aylmer, Central Elgin
Central Elgin Mayor David Marr, left, Cambridge MPP (Liberal) Kathryn McGarry and Aylmer Mayor Greg Currie were all smiles in Aylmer’s council chambers on Tuesday afternoon, March 29 after Ms. McGarry announced the two municipalities would receive a total of just under $3.8-million in grants from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund. The Town of Aylmer…
Read MoreTV series Taken films in Port Stanley
Port Stanley became the set for multiple scenes that were filmed over the Easter holiday weekend into Tuesday morning, March 28 for the upcoming NBC television series Taken. This photo was taken Tuesday morning, March 28 near the intersection of Bridge/George Street and Carlow Road across from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 410 (Port Stanley).…
Read MorePlaying in plaid
June Blair, left, and Deb Ross of the Ingersoll Curling Club swept a rock down the ice at the Aylmer Curling Club during the Day Ladies League’s annual bonspiel on Wednesday, March 23. This year the theme of the bonspiel was “A Touch of Plaid” and curlers were encouraged to wear a kilt or their…
Read MoreNovice Flames OMHA finalists
Players with the Aylmer Flames Novice Rep hockey team saluted their fans after they lost game four of their Ontario Minor Hockey Association West C Division championship final series at East Elgin Community Complex 7-3 to the Lambton Shores Predators on Sunday, March 20. The loss eliminated Aylmer from the OMHA championship series and they were awarded…
Read MoreCelebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Cy’s
Johnny Wilson, front, encouraged the youngsters on the dance floor to copy his moves while his band, the Shenanigans, played The Unicorn Song during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Cy’s Bowling Lanes and Lounge in Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, March 19. The event included sets of Celtic songs by Johnny and the Shenanigans and…
Read MoreColourful characters at Curl for Kids
Mark Futcher dressed up as Jack Tripper, a character from the classic television show Three’s Company, to participate in the 28th annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Thomas-Elgin Curl for Kids Sake bonspiel at the Aylmer Curling Club on Saturday morning, March 19. He threw last rocks for the Three’s Company rink that also…
Read MoreTree removal policy passed despite Maple Grovers’ protest
While their concerns were given an impromptu public meeting treatment, a concerted effort by property owners living along Maple Grove Line in Bayham to stop the removal of trees along their shady stretch of road between Eden and Straffordville has likely failed. Bayham councillors at their Thursday night, March 17 meeting added some wording about…
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