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Santa returns to Springfield for his annual parade
The London Mocha Shriners Oriental Band entertained the dozens of local residents and visitors who gathered along Ron McNeil Line to watch the annual Springfield Santa Claus Parade on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3. The parade featured several floats, two more bands, full size and miniature horses, dogs, police cruisers and fire trucks and lasted over…
Read MoreKevin Fox Trio enthrall Aylmer crowd
The Kevin Fox Trio, led by cellist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Fox, played to an almost sold-out crowd at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Friday evening, Dec. 2. The latest in the Aylmer Performing Arts Council concert series, Mr. Fox, of Port Hope, has composed arrangements for several popular artists over the years including…
Read MoreNew Sarum parents want school kept open
About 30 parents from New Sarum Public School came to Central Elgin council on Monday, Nov. 28, pleading for help to save their school from closure as proposed by Thames Valley District School Board. Councillors, who had previously formally supported a push by Belmont parents for a large new elementary school there, were left between…
Read MoreAylmer Kinsmen Santa Parade watched by big, big crowd
Aylmer Minor Hockey Association players hammed it up for the camera from their float in the annual Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26. Wet weather earlier in the day cleared in time for the procession, which took nearly an hour to pass any particular point along the route.
Read MoreHoliday 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…
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