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Learning 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…
Read MoreMad about science
Paige Wentzell learned she could keep a ping pong ball aloft with a hair dryer on low setting, but not high, as she and fellow pupils in a grade 5-6 class studied “air” during a “Mad Science” demonstration at Springfield Public School on Friday, April 7. This and other experiments conducted by a visiting “Mad Scientist”…
Read MoreBig farm equipment auction at Shackelton’s
Mike Shackelton, in the mobile booth in the middle, solicited bids from would-be buyers during Shackelton Auction’s annual Farmers Spring Consignment Machinery sale on Saturday, April 8. Winter weather disappeared just in time for the event, which attracted 1,519 registered bidders. A total of 1,928 lots were auctioned for 268 sellers.
Read MorePropane training for CE firefighters
Central Elgin volunteer firefighters advanced slowly but steadily on a fire in a replica of a large-scale propane tank, similar to what might be used for home heating, at St. Thomas Airport on Sunday, April 9. Forty-two of them participated in a weekend of training on how best to handle liquid petroleum gas fires and…
Read MoreSpringfield remembers Vimy Ridge
A wreath was laid at the Springfield Cenotaph Sunday morning, April 9, by representatives of Colonel Talbot Branch 81, Royal Canadian Legion, Aylmer, to mark the 100th anniversary of the First Great War Battle of Vimy Ridge. A similar service followed at the Aylmer Cenotaph.
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