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Learning about electricity at McGregor PS
Danny Pece of Erie Thames Powerlines led children in a clapping and waving arms exercise set to music to establish a fun mood before his presentation on electricity safety and conservation at McGregor Public School in Aylmer on Thursday, May 25. He told a series of stories with demonstrations of electrical accidents that happened to…
Read MoreLive updates from TVDSB
Some brief notes from the final pupil accomodation review and trustee decisions. Full reports will be in The Aylmer Express May 24 and 31 editions. This post will be updated throughout the night as decisions are made. Sparta Public School – trustees have unanimously approved a motion to close the school effective 2018. New Sarum…
Read MoreTaking to the air in a flight of fancy
Jean Beasley, 99, left, and Archie Fletcher, 92, right, listened to their pilot Tim Liston as he prepared to take them on a flight from the St. Thomas Municipal Airport on Saturday morning, May 20. Ms. Beasley and Mr. Fletcher live at Longworth Retirement Residence in London, and Ms. Beasley told him she wanted to…
Read MoreMay means spring music at Davenport
Emily Loewen of the Grade 7 Guitar Ensemble played a selection of songs on Wednesday afternoon, May 17 during the rehearsal of the annual Spring Concert at Davenport Public School. The full performance in front of parents and extended family members was later that evening. There were also performances by the Grade 8 Guitar Ensemble,…
Read MoreSchool closings decision Tuesday, May 23, starting at 7 p.m.
Thames Valley District School Board trustees are expected to make a final decision on the recommended closings of four schools in Malahide and Central Elgin at a meeting starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, at the TVDSB administration centre in London. (In last week’s Express, the starting time was erroneously reported as being…
Read MoreWelcoming spring with music at EESS
Jack Gaudette of East Elgin Secondary School played the cymbal during the annual spring concert by EESS’s concert band on Tuesday night, May 16. The band has 34 members this year.
Read MoreCanada 150 cake for 500
Aylmer Mayor Greg Currie did the ceremonial first cut into one of two specially made cakes to help celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary during the town’s first ever Tulip Festival held in Optimist Park on Saturday afternoon, May 13. Grandma’s Oven bakery made the cakes which were big enough to feed 500 festival goers. The Aylmer…
Read MoreAylmer celebrates Canada’s 150th
A giant inflatable beaver was just one of many attractions during a parade that made its way through downtown Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 13 as part of the town’s Canada 150 Celebrations that day. Hundreds of local residents and visitors lined the parade route from the fairgrounds where it started, along Talbot Street and…
Read MoreWhere are the trout?
Bryson Mathers, 4, of St. Thomas used his dad’s tackle box as a stool to sit on while settling in to wait for a bite during the annual Tim Hortons Kid’s Fishing Derby at Springwater Conservation Area southwest of Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 13. Gord Mathers also brought his other son Trevin, 7 (not…
Read MoreMcGregor PS jumps for Heart and Stroke
Grade 1 pupil Emily Braun jumped as high as she could during Aylmer McGregor Public School’s annual Jump Rope for Heart event on Friday, May 12. Almost the entire pupil body participated in the fun outdoor activities in the school yard that included various jumping games and trying out hula hoops while music pumped out…
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