Posts by Craig Bradford
Planet Shrimp coming to Innovation Centre
A large warehouse at the Elgin Innovation Centre (EIC) in the former Imperial Tobacco Canada plant is about to be transformed into a state-of-the-art shrimp farm. EIC Chief Executive Officer Jack Baribeau said the first set of municipal building permits had been issued on Friday, Oct. 2 for the renovation work at the warehouse located…
Read MoreProtesters get Straffordville hall sale deferred
About 50 local residents gathered outside the municipal office in Straffordville before the Thursday, Oct. 1 Bayham council meeting to show their opposition of the sale of nearby Community Centre to Straffordville Evangelical Mennonite Church. A “citizens group” had collected 577 signatures on a petition stating they opposed the sale of the hall and one…
Read MoreAylmer Express debate packs Old Town Hall
Aylmer Express President and Publisher John Hueston, left, moderated a federal election all-candidates meeting at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Monday evening, Sept. 28. The gallery was packed full of local residents who listened to the candidates vying to become the next member of parliament for Elgin-Middlesex-London answer questions posed to them from the…
Read MoreSnakes provide slithery thrills at MarshQuest
Immanuel Christian School Grade 4 pupil Alysson Mantel, right, was handed a corn snake from East Elgin Secondary School Environmental Leadership student Dalton Cain at Yarmouth Natural Heritage Area’s Herb Kebbel Wetland near Sparta during MarshQuest on Thursday, Sept. 24. About 100 private Christian school and London District Catholic School Board pupils had just listened to a…
Read MoreFull house for farm debate
A standing room only audience attended the Elgin and Middlesex Federations of Agriculture all-candidates’ debate for the Oct. 19 federal election at Belmont Arena and Community Centre on Wednesday night, Sept. 23. Five of the six candidates running in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London were able to attend: Conservative Karen Vecchio, New Democrat Fred Sinclair, Bronagh…
Read MoreServing up soup for the United Way
United Way Elgin-St. Thomas volunteer Debbie Boersema, right, had some sour cream added to a sample of curry butternut squash soup by Central Family Restaurant’s Marylu Verboom while Aylmer German Canadian Club volunteers Brigitte Schneider, back left, and Rosemary Horeth got ready for their turn to serve at the second annual Supreme Soup Challenge at the…
Read MoreOfficers set off for a Ride to Remember
More than 120 police officers from over 20 different services and some civilians embarked from the Ontario Police College northeast of Aylmer on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23 for their 710-kilometre four-day cycling road trip to Ottawa for the annual Ride to Remember. In its 15th year, the Ride to Remember leads up to the National…
Read MoreOver 300 attend Saxonia Oktoberfest party
Over 300 attendees danced or simply enjoyed the music, food and atmosphere of the Oktoberfest party held at the Aylmer German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall on Saturday night, Sept. 19. “Polka King” and three-time Grammy Award winning musician Walter Ostanek and his band performed all of his hits and dance favourites in front of the…
Read MoreRusty Gaits holds last horse show of season
Aaliyah McConnell of London rode her horse Quincy’s Glamour Bar in the Open Hunt Seat Equitation class during the Rusty Gaits Saddle Club horse show at Aylmer Fairgrounds on Sunday morning, Sept. 20. The show was the last one of the 2015 season for the club.
Read MorePolka King Walter Ostanek performs in Aylmer
“Polka King” and three-time Grammy Award winning musician Walter Ostanek and his band performed in front of over 300 attendees of the Oktoberfest celebration held at the Aylmer German Canadian Club’s Saxonia Hall on Saturday night, Sept. 19. The event coincided with the official opening of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The dance party included a…
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