Brooklyn Wentzell, 21 months, emerged from the Mickey Mouse Park bouncy castle on Saturday, June 14, one of the many attractions for children and their parents and grandparents at Malahide Community Place during Springfield Family Fun Day. Brooklyn, a triplet sister from Aylmer, was helped out of the Mickey Park by her neighbour Kaisha Weil,…
Hundreds of motorcycles rode east through Aylmer along Talbot Street on their way to Port Dover for the Friday the 13th celebration on Friday, June 13. Downtown restaurants and other businesses benefited from the influx of tourists that day and the day before as many bikers and their passengers stopped in Aylmer on their way…
Incumbent Progressive Conservative MPP Jeff Yurek, left, backed by his daughter Maggie and wife Jenn, thanked supporters as he gave his victory speech following the June 12 provincial election in Elgin-Middlesex-London riding. He won in a landslide with almost half of all the votes cast. He promised his first task on returning to the Ontario…
Ontario Police College Director Bruce Herridge, right, led well over 300 cadets, senior students and staff during the 27th annual Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run at the College on Tuesday, June 10. Meeting Director Herridge for high fives along the start of the run were Special Olympians Rachel Dancy, left, Tanya Leeming and Bill Chisholm.…
Elgin councillors on Tuesday , June 10, gave the nod to $4-million of planned renovations to Terrace Lodge to be completed next year—but residents will still be two to each bedroom, and four for each bathroom. Councillors had previously been considering a complete replacement of Terrace Lodge, which sits in Malahide at the east end…
In a St. Thomas courtroom on Monday, June 9, a migrant worker from Trinidad pled guilty to three charges stemming from a sexual assault in Bayham last October. The 36-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison in what the Elgin Ontario Provincial Police originally called a “violent” attack on a woman in her…
Seven suspects were arrested and charged with numerous illegal drug-related offenses after the Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant at a Springwater Road residence on Thursday, June 5. Police seized an estimated $12,775 worth of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, oxycodone pills and fentanyl patches. Police also seized drug paraphernalia, a police scanner, computer…
A clown with the Waterloo County Shrine Club Oriental Band pretended to take a photo of a newspaper photographer in downtown Aylmer during an hour-long parade on Saturday afternoon, June 7. About 400 Shriners from 30 clubs and units from throughout southern Ontario converged on Aylmer on June 6-7 for the Mocha Shrine Spring Ceremonial conference.
Matthew Wolf, 12, of Vienna participated in the spaghetti eating contest in his home village during Edison Fest on Saturday, June 7. He came in fourth. The annual event included several vendors selling a variety of goods, live music, a magic show, several children’s activities, horse drawn wagon rides and free draws for bicycles and…
The front of the Port Stanley Library was turned into a colourful “yarn bomb” on Saturday morning, June 7. Members of the Itty Bitty Knitty Committee who meet at the library made small triangular flags that were hung up outside the library to celebrate International Yarn Bombing Day. Later on, a group of children put…
Something about food trucks and trailers seems to instil dread in the hearts of municipal councillors in Ontario. While such operations are increasingly popular in places such as British Columbia and California, Toronto has traditionally been standoffish about allowing them, and London just scrapped a proposed bylaw that would have allowed them to operate. And…
Meagan Hodgettes performed Not About Angels by English singer-song writer Birdy during the latest Coffee House event at East Elgin Secondary School on Wednesday night, June 4. Coffee House provides EESS students with an opportunity to perform in front of an appreciative audience. The June 4 Coffee House included singing, various musical performances, dancing, comedy,…