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Local news in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

A Charlie Brown Christmas at Davenport PS

December 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

Gavin Fisher as Charlie Brown, left, watched while Zoe Collins as Sally flirted with the long-suffering Linus, played by MacGregor Row, during a rehearsal for “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Davenport Public School in Aylmer, Monday, Dec. 15. The show, with a cast and crew of 30 pupils, will be performed for the school and public…

Santa, politicians visit Straffordville for annual parade

December 13, 2014 | 0 Comments

Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Joe Preston, left, and his provincial counterpart Jeff Yurek waved to the crowd and threw down candy canes during the annual Straffordville Santa Claus Parade on Saturday morning, Dec. 13. The parade route had to be altered for this year’s Christmas-themed parade as the Straffordville Community Centre, usually where the parade ends and…

Hundreds of Nativities shown in Port Burwell

December 12, 2014 | 1 Comment

Betty Elliott, left, and her daughter Patricia Baker set up over 380 Christmas Nativities from their joint collection in the Parish Hall next to Port Burwell Trinity Anglican Church for a free display that was open to the public on Friday, Dec. 12. The public display would continue on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 1-8 p.m.…

Incensed over new school closing policy

December 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

Elgin County councillors on Thursday, Dec. 11, strongly objected to proposed changes to how potential closings of rural and small urban schools were handled. They were up in arms that the current “Accommodation Review Committees” (ARCs), that must hold public hearings before a school could be closed by any board of education, might be eliminated.…

Songs and costumes liven up Christmas concert

December 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

Assumption Catholic Elementary School pupils Cole Brower, front row left, Trenton Masschaele, Ivana Csinos, back left, Melena Siannas and Zoe Hodgetts played costumed characters in the dress rehearsal for the school’s annual Christmas Concert at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, Dec. 11. The performance for their parents, grandparents and friends was…

Christmas concert at SCPS

December 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

A seemingly pensive Yuki Martell as Santa Claus awaited his class’s turn on stage during a dress rehearsal for a Christmas concert at Summers Corners Public School the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 10. A public performance was held that night.

Door-to-door mail to end in Aylmer

December 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

A Canada Post official confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 10 that Aylmer’s door-to-door mail delivery would be “converting” to community mailboxes in the second half of 2015. Aylmer post office employees were told about the development that morning. “The postal codes affected will be N5H,” the Canada Post spokesman said via an email message. “Within the…

Stop sign down at Spruce/John

December 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

The stop sign at Spruce Street East at John Street North in Aylmer was seen snapped off at the bottom of the pole on Wednesday morning, Dec. 10. This image was taken shortly before 8 a.m. Neither the Aylmer Police or town public works staff were on the scene at the time and the downed…

Ens new Elgin warden

December 9, 2014 | 0 Comments

Bayham Mayor Paul Ens was named Elgin warden for 2015 at a special county council session on Tuesday night, Dec. 9. In his inaugural speech, he cited options for the redevelopment of Terrace Lodge first among challenges facing council in the coming year, but also called for “security upgrades” for Elgin’s Provincial Offences court and noted the county’s…

Daytime RIDE check in Aylmer

December 9, 2014 | 0 Comments

Aylmer Police Sergeant Nick Novacich and Constable Cindy Sowa (not pictured) conducted a RIDE check on John Street South in front of the Aylmer fire station in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 9. The officers were checking for impaired drivers and handing out candy canes provided by Steelway Building Systems. Sgt. Novacich said impaired…

Woman receives minor injuries in rollover crash

December 9, 2014 | 0 Comments

A 25-year-old Port Burwell woman needed to be cut from the wreckage of her car by firefighters after it went airborne and rolled several times on Vienna Line east of Sawmill Road in the early afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 7. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said officers responded to a report of…

Karen Vecchio to be Conservative candidate

December 8, 2014 | 0 Comments

Elgin-Middlesex-London Conservative Riding Association members on Saturday, Dec. 6, selected Karen Vecchio out of a field of six potential nominees to be their candidate in the federal election next year. She is the longtime riding assistant for current MP Joe Preston.