Posts by Craig Bradford

At least five participants of the essay writing contest to win a Malahide home have received partial refunds of their entry fees. All confirmed refunds were money orders for $92 and were received through the regular mail with what appeared to be a form letter thanking the entrants for participating in the contest. The letter…

Judy Bergen, 12, left, held the launcher while Sophie Neudorf, 6, stomped on the “button” (a two-litre pop bottle full of air) to send her bottle rocket into the air during a crafts workshop for children outside Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Thursday, July 24. In behind helping with the launch was library assistant…

Two lightning strikes during an overnight thunderstorm damaged a pair of Aylmer homes in the early morning hours of July 23. Aylmer Fire Chief Sam Taylor said 16 volunteer firefighters responded to the first lightning strike at 4:30 a.m. to a home on John Street South. Electrical wires were downed and minimal damage was caused…

The Ontario Human Rights Commission has delivered a submission to the Office of the Independent Police Review Director in their review of Ontario Provincial Police practices for obtaining voluntary DNA samples. The review stems from a Justicia for Migrant Workers complaint that was filed with the OIPRD relating to the OPP investigation into a violent…

A woman who was the passenger in a dark grey Chevrolet Impala was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Imperial Road and Lyons Line north of Aylmer on Tuesday afternoon, July 22. The two occupants of the white Chrysler 200 were…

William Ropchan, 8, left, Cecelia Lunn, 5, Tim Flikkema, 8, and Mason Lunn, 8, attached a switch to the robot arm they were constructing during a Mad Science workshop at the Belmont Library on Tuesday, July 22. Twenty-five children aged 5 to 12 participated in the workshop that was offered in the library’s lower level.

A reported stolen pickup truck struck a hydro pole south of Aylmer early Sunday morning, July 20 which resulted in a power outage for many residents in the area. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said a grey 2004 Ford pickup truck was travelling south on Imperial Road at Sparta Line at 2:57…

Tillsonburg Shrine Club Past President Don Mulholland was selling tickets outside No Frills north of Aylmer on Monday afternoon, July 21 for the organization’s annual pork barbecue that doubled as a draw for a 2014 Ford Mustang valued at about $32,000. Tickets for the barbecue and draw, that will be held at the Tillsonburg Community…