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Hundreds brave the wet to watch Santa Claus Parade
Hundreds of local residents and visitors lined Talbot Street in Aylmer for the 74th annual Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 24. Santa had a helper to hold an umbrella to keep his suit dry and many attendees were doing the same as a drizzle persisted during the entire parade’s about 45 minute…
Read MoreLooking a lot like Christmas
The annual Christmas Lighting of the Parks kicked off the holiday season in downtown Aylmer on Friday evening, Nov. 23 at Palmer Park and the adjacent Old Town Hall parkette (seen here). The event is sponsored by MainStreet Aylmer and the Aylmer Area Community Foundation (AACF) and included caroling accompanied by the Aylmer Area Community…
Read MoreMan dead after apartment fire
An unidentified 79-year-old man died two days after he suffered “significant burns to his body” during a fire at a first-floor apartment at the building located at 49 Chestnut Street West in Aylmer on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 15. Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat issued a media release about the death and fire on Monday morning,…
Read MoreHundreds attend Aylmer Remembrance Day
Retired Ontario Police College Protocol Officer John Hutton, right, was accompanied by a Royal Canadian Air Cadet with the 741 Elgin Squadron before laying a wreath on behalf of the OPC Association during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Aylmer on Sunday morning, Nov.11. As almost always, hundreds of local residents along with several local dignitaries…
Read MoreCE recount–same result as election day
Central Elgin announced late Thursday afternoon, Nov. 1, that a recount ordered for the top two finishers in the race for deputy mayor in the Oct. 22 municipal election had resulted in no change. The recount confirmed that winner Tom Marks had received 1,546 votes and Steve Carr 1,541. Central Elgin councillors had on Monday…
Read MoreMary French is Aylmer’s new mayor
Mary French is Aylmer’s new mayor after she defeated Ann Laur in the Monday, Oct. 22 municipal election. Mayor-elect French, who is the current deputy mayor, won the race with 911 votes compared to current Councillor Laur’s 545 votes. Current Cr. Sheri Andrews was elected as Aylmer’s new deputy mayor by winning the race over…
Read MoreSpringfield PS evacuated, everyone safe
All of the pupils and staff at Springfield Public School were safely evacuated to the nearby Malahide Community Place after more than half of the school filled with smoke from a fire that broke out in the rooftop heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit (HVAC) on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 17. This photo was taken at…
Read MoreHuge hay barn lost to fire
A hay barn, 80 feet wide by 600 feet deep, was destroyed by fire on the north side of Vienna Line east of Hacienda Road late on Thursday night, Oct. 11, and early on Friday morning, Oct. 12. Malahide firefighters fought to contain the blaze and keep it from spreading to surrounding fields of dry…
Read MoreVerdict in Express trial Oct. 22
Judge Glen Donald of the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas expects to deliver his verdict in the trial of John Hueston and Brett Hueston of The Aylmer Express on Monday, Oct. 22, at 9:30 a.m. The two men are charged with obstructing police during an investigation of a death at the south end…
Read MoreTemporary bridge open in Port Bruce
The temporary panel bridge connecting the north and south sides of the lakeside village of Port Bruce opened to traffic at about 10:55 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20. In this photo taken at about 11:45 a.m. that day, a car is seen completing a north-south crossing of the bridge that spans Catfish Creek from Bank…
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