Posts by Craig Bradford
Two-wheeler Shriners entertain in Straffordville
The Tillsonburg Shrine Club Outriders were among several entries in the annual Straffordville Santa Claus Parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 12. The parade this year was sponsored by the Bayham Beachfest Committee who took over from the Straffordville Lions Club which folded earlier this year. The parade formed at Straffordville Public School, headed north on Plank Road then west…
Read MoreSpringfield Baptist presents “The Lamb”
Angels Lilah Thiessen, left, Sarah Luscombe (as Gabriel), and Emma Monster were among a cast of dozens of performers for Springfield Baptist Church’s production of The Lamb, a celebration of the story of the birth of Jesus. A dress rehearsal for the production was held on Friday evening, Dec. 11 with full performances at Springfield…
Read MoreICS celebrates Christmas
Aylmer Immanuel Christian School Senior Kindergarten pupil Audrey VanGurp, left, passed the microphone to Wyatt Peters as they and some of their classmates told the meaning of the candy cane during the dress rehearsal for the school’s Christmas Stories production on Friday afternoon, Dec. 11. Families and friends of the school community were set to enjoy…
Read MoreNew Complex GM hired
The East Elgin Community Complex has a new general manager. James Allen was appointed as the new general manager of the twin ice pad facility after both Aylmer and Malahide councils accepted a recommendation by the Complex Interim Board Recruitment Committee on Wednesday night, Dec. 2. The recommendation was presented during a closed door session of…
Read MorePolice cadets celebrate graduation
Several of the cadets graduating from the Ontario Police College formed a drill team and showed off their discipline and marching skills as part of the March Past and Review Ceremony on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 3 that marked their graduation from the facility located northeast of Aylmer off Hacienda Road. York Regional Police Chief Eric…
Read MoreTwo dead after fall from St. Thomas train trestle
The St. Thomas Police confirmed on Monday evening, Nov. 30 that two adults had died after falling from the train trestle at Sunset Drive and Fingal Line in the southwest area of the city earlier that day. St. Thomas Police Constable Jeff De Leeuw sent out an email statement about the incident shortly after 8…
Read MorePark in Belmont lit up for Christmas
Belmont Community Park was full of local families who witnessed the Christmas lights be turned on there on Sunday evening, Nov. 29. The All that Glitters Committee celebrated the 20th year of having a park in Belmont be decorated with displays and lights for the Christmas season. Belmont’s Main Street (Belmont Road) is also decorated with…
Read MoreAylmer Santa Claus parade attracts thousands
The MM Robinson Drumline marching band from Burlington was just one of the many star attractions of the 71st annual Aylmer Kinsmen Santa Claus parade on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 28. The parade was well over an hour long and one observer estimated there had to be upwards of 5,000 spectators lining Talbot Street along the…
Read MoreChristmas sounds at Old Town Hall Theatre
Katherine Thompson of the Aylmer Area Community Choir not only sang during the annual Christmas concert that was held by the Choir and the Aylmer Area Community Band at Old Town Hall Theatre on Friday night, Nov. 27, she did double duty as the master of ceremonies. She explained the background and provided interesting and…
Read MoreChristmas lights go up in Port Bruce
A group of volunteers with the Port Bruce Ratepayers Association helped two employees of Eastlink while they strung up the Christmas lights on the tall tree in Wonnacott Park on Wednesday morning, Nov. 25. The volunteers were surprised when not just one Eastlink ladder truck but two showed up for the task. The Port Bruce…
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