Spectators, many of them from the East Elgin area, lined the Elgin Road (Imperial Road) overpass across Highway 401 to watch as the hearse bearing the remains of John Gallagher, 32, who died fighting as a volunteer for Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, pass by, Friday afternoon, Nov. 20. Overpasses were reportedly crowded all…
Volunteer Barb Clayton greeted shoppers at one of the tables during the annual Aylmer Trinity Anglican Church Christmas Bazaar on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The event included a homemade casserole lunch.
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Board of Governors Past Chairman and Aylmer resident Paul Bode, left, accepted a ceremonial shovel from Town of Aylmer representative and Hills Pharmacy co-owner John Bajc, during the “shovel relay” in a corridor in the hospital before the outside ground-breaking of the facility’s “Great Expansion” on Tuesday morning, Nov. 17. The…
Guitarist Trevor Mackenzie, left, his vocalist wife Tara and the rest of The Mackenzie Blues Band backed up their growing reputation as one of Canada’s most talented hard rocking blues bands with a sold-out performance at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Saturday night, Nov. 14, the latest show brought to the venue by the Aylmer Performing…
Malahide firefighters fought a stubborn fire in a home on the north side of Ron McNeil Line, just west of Springfield, Thursday night, Nov. 12. Tankers from several stations raced to hydrants on Dingle Street and Talbot Street East in Aylmer and in front of Aylmer Tire, then back to the blaze, to keep firefighters…
Aylmer Mayor Greg Currie, right, laid a wreath with assistance by a member of the 741 Air Cadets during the Remembrance Day ceremony in downtown Aylmer at the Cenotaph on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Over 500 attended the ceremony and packed Talbot Street for the service that included the laying of several wreaths, the singing of…
Pupils and staff from Springfield Public School made the short walk to the Cenotaph in the village to attend the Remembrance Day ceremony there on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Talbot Branch 81 (Aylmer) President Arthur Oslach, seen in the foreground on the right with his back to the camera, served as the master…
A Pontiac Vibe sedan and a Ford van collided at the intersection of Talbot Street East and East Street in Aylmer shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11. An Aylmer Police officer at the scene confirmed no one was hurt in the crash and an ambulance had arrived as a precaution. No further information was…
Members of the Optimist Club and Lions and Lioness clubs turned out to march in the parade to the Port Stanley Cenotaph for a Remembrance Day service on Sunday morning, Nov. 8. A large crowd turned out for the event, organized by Last Post Branch 410, Royal Canadian Legion. A service was held in Vienna…
A group of concerned citizens has convinced Bayham’s elected officials to keep Straffordville Community Centre and re-open it to public use after needed improvements are done in the New Year. Straffordville resident Marni Wolfe appeared before Bayham councillors at their meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5 and informed them her group, “The Concerned Residents of Bayham,”…
While the recorded vote wasn’t unanimous, the majority of elected officials in Aylmer and Malahide agreed to provide ice rentals at East Elgin Community Complex this June and July. The decision was made during the Wednesday, Nov. 4 meeting of the Complex Interim Board which is made up of all Aylmer and Malahide councillors. Voting…
Malaide Mayor Dave Mennill, left, long-time Port Bruce resident and volunteer Calvin Grissom and Port Bruce Ratepayers Association Chairman John Blankenship cut the ceremonial ribbon during a celebration of the completion of the welcome sign and monument refurbishment in the parkette at the entrance of the lakeside hamlet off of Imperial Road on Wednesday afternoon,…