Posts by Craig Bradford
Straffordville hall closed due to faulty ceiling
Straffordville Community Centre was closed on Friday morning, July 18 after Bayham officials found out from an engineering firm that the interior ceiling was no longer safe for occupancy. The recently renamed community centre would remain closed while the interior ceiling is replaced. It is anticipated that work will be completed by Nov. 1 when…
Read MoreFundraising walk comes through Aylmer
London’s Bob Facca, back right, walked through Aylmer with a group of volunteers including Malahide resident John Wilson (walking next to Mr. Facca), Old Navy employees and some of his nieces on Monday morning, July 21 as part of his 4,000 kilometer trek across Quebec and Ontario to raise money for Jesse’s Journey. Mr. Facca’s…
Read MoreLearning the game is fun for U5 soccer players
East Elgin Youth Soccer Association maroon team player Tiara Mannen, middle, jockeyed for the ball with teammates Leila Lakhansingh and Ethan Van Wychen while black players Aiden Friesen and Dominique Renaud chased not far behind during their game at Columbus Park south of Aylmer on Wednesday, July 16. The black team won the game with…
Read MorePlant sale benefiting food bank
Riverbend Farms co-owner John Hotchkiss watered the plants he had for sale outside of No Frills just north of Aylmer on Thursday, July 17. He and his wife Eva were holding the sale to raise money for Aylmer Corner Cupboard food bank. A wide variety of evergreens, perennials, shrubs and other potted plants were available…
Read MoreAssumption getting new parking lot
Alan Hogg of Hogg Construction used a laser level to check the grade of the excavation work he was doing on the west side of Assumption Catholic Elementary School in Aylmer on Wednesday morning, July 16. Hogg Construction of Thamesford had been hired by the London District Catholic School Board to construct a new parking…
Read MoreAylmer racer wins motocross race
Colton Facciotti of Aylmer flew through the air and hit the muddy sand hard after a large jump during the first of two heats (called “motos”) during the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals MX1 race at Gopher Dunes south of Courtland on Saturday, July 12. Facciotti, a past multiple time professional Canadian motocross champion, placed…
Read MoreSpringwater hosts maple syrup tour
Kathy’s Catering staff members Betty Froese of Aylmer, left, and Marlene Herb of St. Thomas served Palmerston maple syrup producer Rob Grubb with maple apple crisp topped with whipped cream outside Springwater Conservation Area’s sugar shanty during the Ontario Maple Syrup Producer’s Association annual tour on Saturday, July 12. Several maple syrup producers from across…
Read MoreOPP launch Essay House investigation
The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police received a complaint from an unidentified individual about the Essay House contest on Thursday, July 10 which resulted in the launch of an investigation. On Friday morning, July 11, Elgin OPP Constable Troy Carlson confirmed a complaint had been received about the writing contest to win a Malahide home…
Read MoreSkilled trade fun at Tech Camp
Yolanda Braun, 14, of Aylmer was sanding the front of her wooden house at the East Elgin Secondary School Tech Camp on Thursday, July 10. Eighteen children participated in the skilled trades camp that included woodworking and electronics projects. After she was done sanding and assembling the house she designed, Ms. Braun was going to…
Read MoreBible school play on the high seas
Lloyd Neufeld, left, played the hero Captain Christian Braveheart while Marcus Bontrager portrayed Captain Crooked in a play adapted by Bradley Street Church of God Vacation Bible School organizer Janet Krahn during a full performance for the children and volunteers on Wednesday, July 9. The play was to be performed for the community at Palmer…
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