A 24-year-old Aylmer man was taken to St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) for treatment of a a broken knee and finger after the motorcycle he was riding struck the rear of a car while both vehicles were travelling east on Talbot Street East in Aylmer on Sunday evening, April 24. Aylmer Police Sergeant Nick…
Out There Creative Therapy volunteer Wendy D’Angelo, left, and Springfield Lioness volunteer Brenda Simons were in charge of handing out the various kinds of fresh made pie for dessert during the second annual Springfield Lioness Community Roast Beef Supper at Malahide Community Place on Saturday, April 23. The pie selection included apple, blueberry, cherry, lemon…
Dozens of soldiers, reservists and army and air cadets along with a number of veterans participated in a parade in St. Thomas on Saturday, April 23 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins). The parade started by the Jumbo the Elephant monument in west St. Thomas and proceeded south…
Mike Wodzinski, 38, of Aylmer was killed after the orange Jeep he was driving was involved in a three-vehicle crash on Belmont Road at Yorke Line south of Belmont at about 6:45 a.m. Friday, April 22. Elgin County Provincial Police released Mr. Wodzinski’s name on Monday morning, April 25, after his family was notified about his…
Aylmer councillors on Monday, April 18 sent a request from their Malahide counterparts for a service costing quote by the Aylmer Police to the Aylmer Police Services Board “to review and to provide costing details back to council.” The Malahide resolution, approved during that council’s April 7 meeting, outlined that the township currently received policing…
Volunteer Dot Sale of Belmont read “Fishermen Through and Through” by Colleen Sydor to South Dorchester Public School on Wednesday, April 13. She was one of 10 readers who spent much of the day with children, in an event organized jointly by the school and Belmont library. The “Forest of Reading” program was originated by…
Dusty Underhill, left, and Ed Pietrzak of Catfish Creek Conservation Authority poured in some of 500 pounds of young trout, from Mimosa Springs of Orangeville, being used to stock Springwater pond Monday, April 18, for summer fishing. The season opens on Saturday, April 23.
Aylmer Police Services Board is holding a public meeting tonight (Thursday, April 14) at the Old Town Hall Theatre in Aylmer. They will be presenting recent survey, activities and performace information, as well as be taking public input for their next three-year business plan. Reports can be found here: 2016 Community Survey Results 2015…
Front, from left, Springfield Public School pupils Tess McCallum, Kylie MacIntyre, Sophia Syrnyk, Amy Cox, Lily Giesbrecht, and back, Elle Yaw, Shelby Hamm, Chris Damen and Dakota Shoup were rock stars, and chewed gum, during a celebration day at Springfield Public School on Thursday, April 14. The school’s pupils were rewarded for having met their…
Members of East Elgin Secondary School’s “Leadership” class lip-synched to several songs from different musical genres Monday, April 11, at lunch time. The school’s annual “Lip-Synch” competition continues every noon hour through Thursday, with 17 acts performing, five involving teachers and a dozen from students.
Snow fell in Aylmer Sunday afternoon, April 10, in what most must hope would be the last such storm for a long while. The weather was predicted to continue overnight, but warmer temperatures were expected to develop through the coming week.
One young fan got so carried away by the Splash’N Boots show at Aylmer Old Town Hall, organized by Kids and Company, on Saturday afternoon, April 9, he climbed up on stage with the performers, but was quickly retrieved by his father. The show performed to a standing room only audience, with tickets long sold out.