Posts by Craig Bradford
Public can have say on Complex budget May 27
The draft 2015 budget for East Elgin Community Complex will be the subject of a public meeting at the facility on Wednesday, May 27 starting at 7 p.m. The meeting will likely be in Imperial Room C on the ground floor but that detail had to be confirmed by Complex staff following the Tuesday, May…
Read MoreDiscovery of body now a murder case in St. Thomas
The Christmas Day discovery of a dead man in a Talbot Street apartment in St. Thomas has now turned into a murder investigation. A St. Thomas Police spokesman said the death of Danny DiGiandomenico, 36, has now been “classified as a homicide.” Previously, the investigation determined DiGiandomenico died as a result of sharp force trauma…
Read MoreAylmer chooses facilitator for Complex governance
Aylmer councillors at their Monday, May 4 meeting chose a facilitator to help them and their Malahide counterparts devise a new governance agreement for East Elgin Community Complex. A first joint meeting between the two councils and the facilitator, Jennifer Kirkham of Mischievous Cat Productions of London, has been tentatively set for Tuesday, May 26…
Read MoreCMHA takes over Palmer Park
Canadian Mental Health Association Elgin Branch members and staff held a barbecue in Palmer Park in Aylmer at lunch-time on Tuesday, May 5 to kick-off Mental Health Week that ran from May 4-10. The event included live entertainment under the bandshell along with the hot dogs, sausages and burgers the CMHA members and staff were…
Read MoreElementary girls play hoops at EESS
Springfield Public School’s Kayla Voros, left, was chased by South Dorchester’s Kaleigh Kummer when their teams met during the final regional Junior elementary school girls basketball tournament of the season at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday afternoon, May 1. East Elgin also hosted the final regional elementary school boys tournament of the…
Read MoreNew Sarum makes tournament final
Springfield Public School Junior boys basketball player Evan Jones tried to jump past New Sarum Public School’s Evan Jones in an attempt to make a shot during their season-ending regional tournament at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday afternoon, May 1. New Sarum won that game and later qualified for the championship final…
Read MoreFancy hats highlight Afternoon Tea
Several women attending the early sitting of an Afternoon Tea at Aylmer Baptist Church on Sunday, May 3 wore elaborate and colourful hats while enjoying a selection of refreshments and listening to the piano playing of Devin Hilliker. Food and beverages served included a cold cucumber soup, scones with clotted cream, a selection of fancy…
Read MoreBargains galore at Terrace Lodge yard sale
Resident Iva Baker was looking for material that her daughter Julie Spitzke of Straffordville could use to help her make quilts during the spring yard sale at Terrace Lodge retirement and nursing home just east of Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 2. The Ladies Auxiliary holds the event to raise money to provide services for…
Read MoreWeather ideal for annual fishing derby
Young anglers with some experienced advice tried their luck during the Mahlon Hale Children’s Fishing Derby at the East Elgin Sportsmen’s Association pond northeast of Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 2. Several children and their parents, grandparents and other family members attended the event. Children under age 16 could fish for free.
Read MoreRyan’s Law receives third reading
Legislation named for the late Ryan Gibbons that aims to help asthmatic children in Ontario’s public schools received third reading in the Ontario Legislature on Thursday morning, April 29. Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, who introduced the Private Member’s Bill in the fall of 2013, said the passing of his Private Member’s Bill was an exciting…
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