Posts by Craig Bradford
Two charged in Bayham drug bust
Two Bayham men were arrested and charged with several illegal drug-related offences following searches at three properties on Tuesday, Nov. 25. A 38-year-old man from Bayham was charged with six counts of possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purposes of trafficking and fail to comply with a recognizance. He was arrested without incident…
Read MoreDavenport hosts Junior girls volleyball
South Dorchester Public School Junior volleyball player Kaley Paul used a double handed swat to launch the ball over the net during a regular season game at Davenport Public School in Aylmer on Tuesday, Nov. 25. South Dorchester won that middle game of the match 25-16 versus St. Thomas Pierre Elliott Trudeau French Immersion School.…
Read MoreStrong winds hit Aylmer area
A tree limb broke off and was resting on top of hydro wires across from Goodwill’s Used Cars on the eastern boundary of Aylmer on the early afternoon of Monday, Nov. 24. At about the same time, Hydro One reported a power outage affecting 1,351 electricity customers in Malahide and Bayham. Power was to be…
Read MoreHair off at EESS for United Way
East Elgin Secondary School Principal Brendon White, middle, had his hair trimmed to a short brush cut by InStyle Salon apprentice hair stylist Danika McAnulty, left, at the school’s television studio on Thursday morning, Nov. 20. United Way Campaign and Communications Coordinator Melissa Schneider interviewed Mr. White briefly as his hair came off in celebration…
Read MoreEarly winter wonderland in Aylmer
Snow squalls made for less than ideal driving conditions in the Aylmer area on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, Nov. 19. Traffic was moving slower than usual through the intersection of John Street North and Beech Street shortly after 4 p.m. as drivers were taking their time due to the slippery conditions. About 10…
Read MorePeter Pan delights young and young at heart
Peter VanRyswyk, middle, was chosen from the audience to play the title character during the Dufflebag Theatre performance of Peter Pan at Old Town Hall Theatre in Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 15. Other audience members, both children and adults, also participated in the performance to play characters in the classic children’s story. The performance…
Read MoreAylmer Atoms down Port Stanley
Aylmer Atom Rep forward Branden Ostrander, right, tried to knock Port Stanley’s Quinn Minielly off of the puck during their first game of the annual Rep hockey tournament at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday night, Nov. 14. Aylmer won 5-1. Branden scored two goals and added two assists. Ashton Ivanyshyn also scored two goals and…
Read MorePort Burwell man killed in crash with farm machinery
Alan James Hollywell, 63, of Port Burwell was killed after his car collided with a piece of farm machinery near the intersection of Nova Scotia Line and Richmond Road at 6:23 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the collision occurred on Nova Scotia Line about 10 metres east of…
Read MoreHouse fire investigation launched
The Ontario Fire Marshall’s office was investigating two fires that had occurred to a home at 312 John Street South in less than a week. The first fire occurred on Friday, Nov. 7 and the second fire sometime overnight Wednesday, Nov. 12. The Aylmer Police had posted a guard at the scene on Thursday, Nov.…
Read MoreShoppers sign comes down
Travis Wright of Kitchener’s Upwright Sign Service removed the Shoppers Drug Mart sign from the downtown Aylmer store’s façade on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12. A flat banner Shoppers Drug Mart sign took its place until an IDA banner sign was scheduled to be put up on Nov. 21. Mr. Wright didn’t know when a permanent…
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