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First Great War exhibit opens at Aylmer Museum
Curator Amanda Vandenwyngaert, left, caught up with Jim McCallum, right, and his mother Margaret during the free official opening of the Aylmer Remembers WW1 exhibit the Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives on Sunday afternoon, April 3. Mr. McCallum has authored a series of book compilations on the First Great War, including Age Shall Not Weary Them: The…
Read MoreTapping it up at Tammy’s Dance recital
Tap students, 7 and 8 years old, performed to “Dear Future Husband” during an annual spring recital for Tammy’s Dance Studio at Immanuel Christian School in Aylmer on Saturday, April 2. Two shows were held that afternoon, featuring 19 dances.
Read MoreAylmer granted $3-million for Talbot St. project
The Town of Aylmer has received an up to $3-million grant from the Ontario government for the total reconstruction of Talbot Street West from Myrtle Street to Holland Avenue. The grant announcement was made on Friday, April 1, confirmed town Administrator Jennifer Reynaert. The money comes from the Ministry of Transportation’s new Connecting Links program…
Read MoreApril Fools’ prank coats car on Rutherford
An anonymous tipster contacted the Aylmer Express about an April Fools’ Day prank in progress on Rutherford Avenue south of Talbot Street West by East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer on Friday morning, April 1. By the time a reporter rushed out to try to catch the pranksters in action, the plastic wrap job on…
Read MoreCatfish Creek floods its banks in Aylmer parks
Catfish Creek overflowed its banks and flooded the usual areas of nearby parkland in Aylmer, including Kinsmen Park shown here, and Optimist Park on Friday morning, April 1. Catfish Creek Conservation Authority (CCCA) officials earlier the same morning issued a “Flood Outlook” watershed conditions statement, the first of a series of statements leading up to…
Read MoreDanial Dale retires after 27 years with Aylmer
Town of Aylmer Planning and Municipal Services Director Danial Dale, left, received congratulations on his retirement from many colleagues, family and friends, including Linda Cummings of Union, during an open house held in his honour at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday afternoon, March 30. That was Mr. Dale’s last day after 27 years…
Read MoreMore trees felled on Maple Grove Line
Workers with Zap’s Tree Service as well as Bayham public works and roads department employees were back cutting down trees along Maple Grove Line between Richmond and Straffordville on Wednesday morning, March 30. Several residents who live along the road staged a peaceful protest against the tree cutting the prior day, Tuesday, March 29, and are…
Read MoreProvince grants $3.8-million to Aylmer, Central Elgin
Central Elgin Mayor David Marr, left, Cambridge MPP (Liberal) Kathryn McGarry and Aylmer Mayor Greg Currie were all smiles in Aylmer’s council chambers on Tuesday afternoon, March 29 after Ms. McGarry announced the two municipalities would receive a total of just under $3.8-million in grants from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund. The Town of Aylmer…
Read MoreTV series Taken films in Port Stanley
Port Stanley became the set for multiple scenes that were filmed over the Easter holiday weekend into Tuesday morning, March 28 for the upcoming NBC television series Taken. This photo was taken Tuesday morning, March 28 near the intersection of Bridge/George Street and Carlow Road across from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 410 (Port Stanley).…
Read MoreHunting for Easter eggs at Aylmer library
Children searched for Easter eggs behind and beside Aylmer library on Saturday morning, March 26. About 50 youngsters participated in the annual event.
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