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Yes, you can touch the turtle
Springfield Public School Senior Kindergarten pupil Bentley Vantyghem, right, expressed wonder when he touched a box turtle held by Paul Kennedy of Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo of Hamilton during a presentation at the school on Wednesday morning, May 3. Mr. Kennedy showed about 10 different reptiles and other exotic animal species to pupils from most…
Read MoreClosing New Sarum PS “dumb”–Doug Tarry
Thames Valley District School Board trustees held their first of two nights of public hearings on the potential closings of several elementary schools in Malahide and Central Elgin, and the proposed building of large new ones in Belmont and southeast St. Thomas, Tuesday, May 2. Most speakers on the first night opposed the closings of…
Read MoreFun with the fire department
Karter VanDyk, front, and his brother Mason got to sit in the front passenger seat of a Malahide fire truck when fire prevention officers Debbie Allen and Aaron Macedo from fire station 4 (Lyons) visited Malahide Community Place in Springfield on Thursday morning, April 27. Children aged 3 to 5 attending the Springfield Library’s Story…
Read More57 to speak on proposed school closures
Thames Valley District School Board trustees will, on Tuesday, May 2, and Wednesday, May 3, hear from a total of 57 speakers about the proposed closures of several schools in the Aylmer, Malahide and Central Elgin area, and the building of new ones in Belmont and southeast St. Thomas. Most will have only five minutes,…
Read MoreAylmer’s hot housing market
Realtors in the Aylmer area don’t have enough homes to list and show for all of the interested buyers. Lately, when homes do go up for sale, some are only on the market for a few days before multiple firm purchase offers flood in from hopeful potential buyers. It sounds like a good problem to…
Read MoreMaking a Splash at Old Town Hall
Taes Leavitt, left, and Nick Adams of Splash’n Boots got children to count along with them during an Aylmer Kids and Company concert at Old Town Hall on Saturday, April 22. The event was sold out, with 175 attending.
Read MoreSpeaking at final TVDSB public input meeting
Here are some brief instructions on how to submit an application to speak at the final meeting hosted by Thames Valley District School Board regarding the elementary pupil accommodation reviews covering many local schools. TVDSB states that it “values public input from students, parents, and other members of the community about its policies, practices, and overall education…
Read MoreLearning about preparedness at Envirothon
Former Aylmer District Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources fish and wildlife biologist Pud Hunter extolled the virtues of being prepared when out in the field, like wearing gloves when handling wildlife, to East Elgin Secondary School students during the workshop day of the annual Envirothon held at Springwater Conservation Area southwest of Aylmer on Tuesday,…
Read MoreBayham’s got young talent
Logan Staley, 8, sang and played electric guitar with his rendition of Song 2 by Blur on Saturday afternoon, April 15 at Straffordville Community Centre during the rehearsal for the 10th annual Bayham’s Got Talent. The show will be held at the same venue on Sunday, April 23 from 1-4 p.m. Admission is by donation…
Read MoreTurtling towards Easter
Left photo: Ziah VanDaalen of Zilli Zi Zoo to Go of Tillsonburg held a red-eared slider turtle up for several children and the young at heart to take a closer look at during the Easter Show and annual Egg Hunt at Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Saturday morning, April 15. Ms. VanDaalen showed a…
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