Malahide councillors meeting as budget committee Wednesday, March 4, recommended that they formally adopt a 2015 township budget calling for a 6.46-percent increase in the municipal property tax levy. For an average residential home, that means paying an additional $103.86 to Malahide in property tax this year. Malahide plans $11,846,920 in spending this year. Of…
Dave Reimer of Erie Draglines started breaking the ice near the mouth of Catfish Creek in Port Bruce on Tuesday afternoon, March 10. The drag line had been left in Port Bruce by the company in the days leading up to the ice breaking which was being done as a preventative measure before the spring…
Juno-nominated children’s entertainers Splash’N Boots performed at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre in front of a packed audience on Saturday afternoon, March 7. The show had been sold out in advance for the pair’s fifth appearance in Aylmer in recent years. Splash’N Boots, otherwise known as married couple Nick Adams and Taes Leavitt, were nominated for…
All eight lanes were full during the Bowl for Kids fundraising event for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of St. Thomas-Elgin at Cy’s Bowling Lanes and Lounge in Aylmer on Saturday afternoon, March 7. In its fifth year, organizers of Bowl for Kids aimed to raise $6,000 or more that day, $1,000 more than the year before.…
Maia Gutowski, 5, of St. Thomas poured some sweetness onto her flapjack in the pancake house during day one of the Maple Syrup Festival at Springwater Conservation Area on Saturday morning, March 7. Running annually for well over 40 years, the Maple Syrup Festival continues at Springwater each weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in March and…
Pupils Aidan Thiessen, left, Michael Suderman and Peter Woelke played soccer with a big ball during the annual Winter Carnival at Port Burwell Public School, Friday, March 6. The event had been postponed because of bitter cold this winter, but went ahead finally under sunny skies.
Although no details were available from police officers at the scene, a car and a snowmobile appeared to have been involved in a crash south of Aylmer along Imperial Road by Van Patter Line on Friday afternoon, March 6. This photo was taken shortly before 2 p.m. that day. There was no indication if anyone was injured…
Workers finished the job of unblocking a sewer line between Aylmer Christian Reformed Church and Immanuel Christian School on Friday morning March 6. Principal Keith Cameron said a problem with the plumbing at the school was first noticed during parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday evening which worsened overnight into Thursday. The school was open on Thursday…
Members of the Finance Committee began the draft 2015 Aylmer budget deliberation process with a 5.92 percent levy increase they aimed to bring down to as close to zero as possible. The committee, which is comprised of all members of council, heard most staff reports during their first meeting on Wednesday, March 4. Of note…
United Way of Elgin-St. Thomas board member Serge Lavoie addressed a crowd of about 50 at the Canada Southern Railway Station in St. Thomas on Thursday afternoon, March 5 after President James Todd announced that the 2014 fundraising campaign had collected $437,497, well short of the $600,000 goal. After several years of falling short of…
A passport clinic hosted by the office of Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Joe Preston held in East Elgin Community Complex’s Imperial Room attracted dozens of local residents on the afternoon and early evening of Tuesday, March 3. Those needing a photo taken for their passport application could take advantage of a photographer being on-site and applications were reviewed…
A joint meeting between Aylmer and Malahide councillors to discuss proposals to reinstate hall rentals and summer ice at East Elgin Community Complex in essentially the same way as always won’t be taking place until sometime after March 16. That was the decision by Aylmer councillors during their meeting on Monday, March 2. The two…