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Holiday concert at Old Town Hall
A brass quintet made up of Aylmer Area Community Band members played during a holiday concert at Old Town Hall, Friday night, November 25. The full band as well as the Community Choir played too, following the town tree lighting in nearby Palmer Park.
Read MoreTVDSB greenlights school closures study
Thames Valley District School Board trustees unanimously approved a proposal by senior administrators Tuesday night, Nov. 22, to conduct their most complex study ever of possible school consolidations and closures, reviewing a dozen elementary facilities mainly in the Aylmer, Malahide, Central Elgin and St. Thomas area. Supporters of Springfield Public School crowded the gallery, holding…
Read MoreNew $1-million county museum
Elgin councillors on Tuesday, Nov. 22, approved the building of a new million-dollar county museum within the next year, after receiving a federal grant to cover half the cost. Community and Cultural Services Director Brian Masschaele said the structure, to be situated on vacant land south of the county administration building on Sunset Drive, would…
Read MoreLots of smoke from Orwell home
Several Malahide volunteer firefighters responded to what was first believed to be a fire at a home located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Talbot Line and Norton Street in Orwell on Tuesday morning, Nov. 22. This photo was taken at about 10:15 a.m. Firefighters were focusing their efforts on the chimney of the…
Read MoreSnow angels
Snow started falling in Aylmer and area Saturday evening, which continued through the rest of the weekend. The town escaped the worst, with only a light dusting around these holiday angels behind Old Town Hall by Sunday afternoon, but to the west weather was much worse.
Read MoreStacking for a world record at New Sarum PS
Grade 8 pupil Gage Clements was among dozens of children who participated in New Sarum Public School’s entry in the annual World Sport Stacking Association’s annual Guinness Book of World Records effort for the “most people stacking at multiple locations in one day” on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 17. The goal for this year’s cup stacking…
Read MoreEPCOR to acquire NRG
EPCOR Utilities, headquartered in Edmonton, announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Natural Resource Gas (NRG) of Aylmer. NRG is the natural gas company serving over 8,000 customers in Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford and Norfolk counties including Aylmer, Belmont and all of Malahide and Bayham. The sale is subject…
Read MorePush For Change passes through Aylmer
Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Adam Crewdson, left, road support driver Jamie Orozco, Push For Change’s Joe Roberts and Aylmer Police Constable Charity Duckworth stopped briefly on the eastern outskirts of Aylmer before Mr. Roberts trek through town on Tuesday morning, Nov. 15. Mr. Roberts is pushing a customized shopping cart across Canada to…
Read MoreMichael Schatte Band bring rocking blues to Aylmer
Toronto-based guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Michael Schatte brought his three-piece (bass and drums) band to Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Saturday evening, Nov. 12 to perform the latest concert in the Aylmer Performing Arts Council’s 2016-17 season. Mr. Schatte is originally from Chatham and performs a eclectic mixture of rock, blues, rockabilly, bluegrass and…
Read MoreHundreds attend Aylmer Remembrance Day service
Mayor Greg Currie laid a wreath by the cenotaph on behalf of the town during the Aylmer Remembrance Day service on Friday morning, Nov. 11. As usual, hundreds of local residents and many local dignitaries attended the Remembrance Day service in Aylmer which is organized annually by officials with Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Talbot Branch…
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