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Craig (Johnston) the Science Guy enlisted the help of Vinny Ierullo, 6, to conduct his paint and gravity experiment during the kick-off of the Summer Reading Program at Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre on Thursday afternoon, July 9. About 50 children attended that afternoon’s event. The Aylmer Library, which occupies the first floor of Old…

Justice Csinos, 12, of Aylmer showed off his just completed (and dry) classic car he made out of wood and stained in the woodworking classroom at East Elgin Secondary School on Thursday morning, July 9 during the Technology Camp offered there that week for pupils entering Grade 8. The four-day free camp had 19 pre-teens…

Two Jersey calves were found eating flowers in the backyard of a South Street West home early on Wednesday, July 8. Since they weren’t causing any great harm, Aylmer Police took the time to call around to local farmers under they found the owner on Brooke Line, who came to collect the strays.

Mike Petersen, as a priest, rehearsed a soliloquy for Old Wives Tale, a play that opens at Port Stanley Festival Theatre on Wednesday, July 8. The story, a “tribute to the wisdom of all the wives in the world,” is directed by Matthew Gorman and continues through Aug. 1.

A nine–year-old Malahide boy was airlifted to hospital and was listed in critical condition after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision at 8:36 p.m. on Monday, July 6. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the crash occurred at a private property in Malahide. He said a six-year-old girl was driving…

Elgin Innovation Centre Property Manager Eric Bartlett, seen in the middle of this photo by the back of the fire truck, put out a dumpster fire in the north end of the building with an extinguisher before the Aylmer Fire Department could arrive on the scene at about 9 a.m. on Friday, July 3. The…

The Aylmer and Malahide Canada Day celebration at East Elgin Community Complex ended with a spectacular fireworks display at dusk on Wednesday, July 1. Hundreds of local residents and visitors attended the annual fireworks display that was preceded by children’s activities both inside and outside the Complex, live music entertainment by several local artists, food…

Leading Seaman Ben Wiebe of Aylmer, left, a military police officer at Canadian Forces Base Kingston, received a Medal of Bravery from Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Friday, June 26. He was hailed for his part in helping save a disturbed man who had doused himself in gasoline and was threatening…

Children on decorated bicycles and their parents paraded from the Belmont fire station to Don Yeck Park in an annual procession on Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1. This year, Belmont HUB combined the events from its annual summer fun day with Canada Day at the park. Celebrations were to culminate in fireworks at dusk.