Elgin St. Thomas Public Health is advising everyone on a waterline in the south end of Central Elgin, Malahide and Bayham to boil water before using it for human consumption, and that’s likely to last until at least Wednesday, June 15. The health unit advised water should be brought to a rolling boil for at…
While the property owner had a burn permit for getting rid of brush and scrap lumber and a demolition permit to remove the building, he did not have permission to burn down an old farm house he had previously torn down on Ron McNeil Line just east of Imperial Road on Friday afternoon, June 10. This…
Kindergartener Kaidy Shackelton flipped a balloon back over a net during an improvised game at Springfield Public School’s Family Fun Night on Thursday, June 9. Other events included hula-hoop tic-tac-toe and bowling in a hallway.
Kory Kuipers, left, of Orange Dumpster Rentals joined forces with volunteer Dean Grbich to clean up furniture, old carpets and other household goods dumped beside clothing donation bins at the former Family Mart on the south side of Highway 3 just west of Aylmer, Thursday morning, June 9. They filled a 20-yard dumpster–the equivalent of…
Former Aylmer Mayor, Reeve and long-time councillor Don Pearson, who was head of council when the decision to fully restore Old Town Hall was made, has died at age 87. Mr. Pearson died at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Friday, June 3 after a short illness. First elected to town council in 1972, Mr.…
Maranda Minjauw, left, Kassie Knelsen and David Enns played as part of East Elgin Secondary School’s Guitar Ensemble during a spring concert on Monday night, June 6. The school’s band also performed.
A fire that broke out shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday, June 6 has caused significant damage to the inside of the Hacienda Roadhouse Café. The restaurant is located just east of Aylmer on the northeast corner of Talbot Line (Highway 3) and Hacienda Road. The next morning, co-owner Bertha Wiebe said her husband, John,…
Shiannen Graham, 12, of Tillsonburg, left, and Maddy Hallowell, 12, of Vienna made friends with Ruby the miniature donkey during Edison Fest in Vienna’s Memorial Park, Saturday, June 4. The animal was part of a menagerie brought to the event by Educational Animal Displays of Malahide.
Children bounced their way back and forth in an inflated amusement Saturday morning, June 4, at the annual Springfield Family Fun Day. Events continue through the day, including a watermelon eating contest at 2:30 p.m., a magic show by Steve Wilson at 3 p.m., a ham supper from 5 to 7 p.m. and square-dancing this…
About 50 Belmont and area Scotiabank customers, mainly older adults, made clear they were unhappy about the planned closing of their branch during a public meeting at Belmont Arena on Thursday night, June 2. Several said they were long-term bank customers, sometimes for generations in their family, and they didn’t want the branch to close.…
East Elgin Secondary School student Tori Kuhn performed an intricate acrobatic dance number to the song Fallen by Alicia Keys while mostly up off of the stage using an aerial hoop during the dress rehearsal for the school’s annual Talent Show on Wednesday afternoon, June 1. The Talent Show was to perform to audiences on…
Aylmer west end Tim Hortons supervisor Lexy Rados, seated in middle, had the hair on the sides of her head cut off and the rest turned into a long Mohawk by InStyle Salon and Spa hairstylist Jennifer Gwalchmai, right, during Camp Day on Wednesday afternoon, June 1. Ms. Rados raised $1,510.35 for the Tim Hortons…