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Several children braved the Full Tilt midway ride at the 168th Aylmer Fair on Friday, Aug. 8. Children 12 and under were admitted to the Fair for free that day until 6 p.m. The annual institution in Aylmer continued into the evening that day as well as all day and evening Saturday, Aug. 9, and…

Aylmer Fair Board President Scott Lewis gets a smooch from a pair of camels that will be among the exotic and farmyard animals on display at the three-day exposition Friday, Aug. 8, through Sunday, Aug. 10. Other features include demolition derbies, agricultural and homecrafts exhibits, a horse pull, livestock and horse shows and the Midway.

The body of Peter Hildebrandt, 15, of the Mount Salem area was found by a local fisherman about 100 metres off of the pier in Port Burwell Wednesday afternoon, July 30. He had been reported missing at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 27 after he and three other boys were in the water off…

Peter Hildebrandt, 15, of Malahide is presumed drowned after he went missing in the water by the pier off of Port Burwell main beach in the late afternoon of Sunday, July 27. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police, Bayham firefighters and paramedics are currently on the scene Tuesday morning, July 29 continuing the search for his body. The OPP Underwater…

Despite foul weather, about 200 motorcyclists, including this one doing a “burnout,” still came out Saturday, July 19, for the ninth annual Rotten Road Ride organized by Dave Green Custom Cycles of Malahide. The daylong ride is expected to raise $5,000 to $6,000 for Aylmer Optimist Club.

The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police received a complaint from an unidentified individual about the Essay House contest on Thursday, July 10 which resulted in the launch of an investigation. On Friday morning, July 11, Elgin OPP Constable Troy Carlson confirmed a complaint had been received about the writing contest to win a Malahide home…

Local police haven’t received any official complaints from entrants of the writing contest to win a Malahide house and property once it was ended at the end of April without a winner. To date, only one entrant of the Essay House contest has confirmed with The Aylmer Express that they received part of their $100…

Several entrants of the failed Essay House contest re-cently contacted the Aylmer Express either through its website or Facebook page asking for more information about the contest to win a house that closed on April 30. Most said they wanted their $100 entry fee back as soon as possible. As of Monday, June 30, on-ly…

At least one entrant in the failed Essay House contest has received her entry fee back but several more have contacted the Aylmer Express saying they are still waiting for refunds despite the contest closing eight weeks ago. The Malahide home and property located at 50279 Talbot Line on the south side of Talbot Line…

Cancer survivors were applauded by spectators as they led off the sixth annual Aylmer Relay for Life at East Elgin Secondary School, Friday evening, June 20. About 200 participants walked the track through the night to raise money for cancer research.