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57 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…
Read MoreTrout arrive at Springwater
Michael Bennett, left, and Sophie Grant, both of St. Thomas, helped stock the pond at Springwater Conservation Area, located southwest of Aylmer, with Rainbow trout on Thursday morning, April 13 so there will be plenty of fish to be caught for this year’s trout season which starts at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 22. This…
Read MoreLibrary concept plans, estimates presented
by Angel-Leighia Chapman-Klaassen Aylmer councillors during their Monday evening, April 10 meeting received renovation plans for moving an expanded library from the existing downtown location at Old Town Hall into hall space at East Elgin Community Complex. Estimated costs range from $301,191 to $405,443.50, while total square footage is either 5,659 sq. ft. or 8,009 sq.…
Read MoreTrustee says bigger schools not always better
First Nations Trustee Phil Schuyler told Thames Valley District School board, as members reviewed the final senior recommendations for closings and other drastic changes in elementary schools in the Aylmer, St. Thomas and Dorchester areas, that too much emphasis was being put on financial considerations, and not enough on the role of a school in…
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