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Malahide fire ban lifted
An outdoor burning ban issued by Malahide Fire Chief Brent Smith on Wednesday, July 6, was cancelled on Monday, July 11. Burning can resume, subject to the township’s usual restrictions and regulations.
Read MoreHistoric fashions on display in Sparta
Sparta Church Museum summer student employee Elizabeth Brandeau modelled the circa 1890 summer dress she made during the Sparta and District Historical Society’s High Tea and Historical Fashion Show held at the Sparta Church Museum on Saturday afternoon, July 9. A total of 76 attended the event that featured a selection of teas and finger…
Read MoreOver 1,000 bikers come out for Dice Run
Well over 1,000 bikers participated in the eighth annual Big Balls Dice Run on the weekend of Friday to Sunday, July 8-10 that involved camping at Springwater Conservation Area southwest of Aylmer near Orwell, a bike tour to Port Burwell on Saturday in the early afternoon (the start of which seen here) and a barbecue…
Read MoreCleaning up the Fairgrounds garden
Aylmer and District Horticultural Society Past President Roberta Wilson, left, and current President Irene Vandermeersch volunteered their time Friday morning, July 8 to clean up the small garden at the main entrance to the Aylmer Fairgrounds. They weeded and thinned out overgrown foliage and planted some hardy, drought resistant varieties in anticipation of the 170th…
Read MoreMaking science fun at the library
Craig (Johnston) the Science Guy, left, made a bit of a mess while shooting off bottle rockets in the parkette next to Aylmer Old Town Hall Library on Thursday afternoon, July 7 during the kick-off of the TD Summer Reading Club’s “Wild Thursdays.” Several children first watched Mr. Johnston perform a series of fun experiments…
Read MoreSwedish grandfather stops in Aylmer during run across North America
Bjorn Suneson, 68, of Stockholm, Sweden stopped for lunch at the Aylmer McDonald’s on Thursday, July 7 during his cross-North America running journey. He preferred to term his jog from San Francisco to Boston as “coast to coast” and he averaged about 53 kilometres running on roads with his stroller a day. Mr. Suneson, a…
Read MoreCCCA issues low water advisory
The Catfish Creek Conservation Authority (CCCA) issued a Level 1 low water advisory for the watershed on Thursday morning, July 7. “The Ontario Low Water Response indicators identify that Catfish Creek precipitation indicators coupled with the channel flow indicators are below the required provincial seasonal average thresholds for a Level 1 for the period ending…
Read MoreFire ban in Malahide, except for cooking
Malahide Fire Service issued a ban on any and all outdoor burning in the township on Wednesday morning, July 6. The ban applies even to property owners who have obtained a burn permit from the township. The ban is the result of continuing hot, dry weather in the area, and the fire department is warning that…
Read MoreCharges laid in crash that killed Mike Wodzinski
A 65-year-old Thames Centre man has been charged with several Highway Traffic Act offences in connection to the early morning Friday, April 22 three-vehicle crash south of Belmont that killed Mike Wodzinski, 38, of Aylmer. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Adam Crewdson confirmed the man has been charged with: Fail to yield to traffic…
Read MoreCelebrating Canada with jousting
Olivia Housego, 11, left, and sister Elizabeth, 9, bashed away at each during a jousting game that was part of Canada Day celebrations at East Elgin Community Complex Friday, July 1. The annual event is hosted by Aylmer and Malahide.
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