News

Adam Van Wychen, front, was pushed by Sheldon Sykes-Thompson during a “luge” ride within the gymnasium at Assumption Catholic Elementary School in Aylmer on Friday, Feb. 17 during the annual Winter Carnival held both inside and outside of the school. Other fun activities included sack races, road hockey, tug-of-war and much more.

“Lefty,” played by Tim Wells, left, gets a hold of “Frankie” (portrayed by Stephanie McDonald) with help from his sidekick “O’Brien,” played by Dale Cull with “Mountie” (portrayed by Bob Smolders) helplessly looking on during a scene in Port Burwell Periscope Playhouse’s latest original play Gangster Movie. The comedy is written and directed by local…

Aylmer Immanuel Christian School Grade 4 pupils Promise Atkinson, left, Delilah Krahn, Allyson Mantel and Eden Shelton practiced their singing and dance moves in music teacher Amanda Cameron’s classroom during a winter Electives workshop called The Voice on Friday afternoon, Feb. 17. Other electives workshops included everything from small engine repair to health and beauty styling.…

Malahide councillors on Thursday, Feb. 16, voted 5-1 to support in principle a proposal by their Aylmer counterparts to move the town library into the community hall at East Elgin Community Complex. Councillor Mark Wales pointed out the township had been the first to recommend to Aylmer the use of the Complex, jointly owned by the…

The Ontario Provincial Police are looking for help from the public to catch someone who was using a laser that hit one of their helicopters when flying over Elgin County. Sergeant Peter Leon said one of the OPP’s two helicopters was participating in a training exercise with OPP specialty teams south of Tillsonburg over the…

Bonhomme joined in the fun that pupils were having during the annual winter Carnaval held at Port Burwell Public School on Friday, Feb. 10. Several games and activities were set up on the outdoor playground for the children.

Dennis Wilson, 65, of Central Elgin was killed on Sunday morning, Feb. 12 after the car he was a passenger in crashed into a tree on Elgin Road south of Cromarty Drive between Mossley and Highway 401. Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Liz Melvin said police, Thames Centre volunteer firefighters and Middlesex London Emergency…

Grade 5 pupil Tyler Fisher took a shot at the hockey accuracy game, one of several activities set up during South Dorchester Public School’s annual Winter Carnival on Monday afternoon, Feb. 6. The weather conditions were ideal with bright sun and the temperature hovering at between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius.

Owen Charlton, 7, was thoroughly enjoying his noodles and tomato-meat sauce during the annual Belmont Lions Club Spaghetti Dinner at Belmont Arena and Community Centre on Friday evening, Feb. 3. Attended by dozens of hungry local residents, the spaghetti dinner, which included garlic bread and Caesar salad, raises money for Belmont Lions Club initiatives including purchasing…