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Aylmer Home Show kicks off
Belinda Young of Lyons, left, checked out a floor cleaning system that ENJO representative Sue Thomas had on display at her business’s booth during the first hour of the fifth annual Aylmer and East Elgin Home and Garden Show at East Elgin Community Complex on Friday afternoon, April 24. The annual event, organized by the…
Read MoreDavenport cleans up for Earth Week
Davenport Public School Grade 6 pupils Nancy Braun, left, Isabelle Row, Connor Dawson and Bryce Weber participated in a clean-up of the Aylmer school’s grounds on Friday, April 24 to help mark Earth Week. Not much refuse was collected during the exercise as the school yard and neighbouring residential properties were in relatively good condition following…
Read MoreSt. Thomas Police nab robbery suspect
A 30-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested by St. Thomas Police on Thursday, April 23 for an armed robbery the evening before that sent a male variety store clerk to hospital for treatment of minor stab wounds. The suspect was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, wearing a disguise and two counts of breach of probation. A…
Read MoreCentral Elgin, county clear-cutting roadsides
Vegetation such as shrubs and grasses represents such a clear and present danger that Central Elgin is going to start mowing roadsides from fencerow to fencerow. Councillors voted 5-1 on Monday, April 20, to approve a new policy to cut vegetation the full width of every municipal and county road within Central Elgin, half to…
Read MoreAnother public hearing on Bayham facilities review May 11
Bayham councillors are going to split up and meet with service clubs and other organizations that use municipal buildings such as community centres, before holding a special public hearing on the future of those facilities Monday, May 11, at 7 p.m. Bayham recently conducted a review of all its buildings and found many of them…
Read MorePolice chief about McDonald: “Somewhat erroneous”
Chief Andre Reymer used some diplomatic language in telling Aylmer Police Services Board Tuesday, April 12, that town Councillor Ted McDonald was way off base in recent financial criticism of the cost of municipal policing. Cr. McDonald, claiming that Aylmer’s policing costs were among the top one percent in the province, tried to get town…
Read MoreSeeking new owners for rescued pets
Melinda Cockburn, left, of St. Thomas introduces Penny, the husky-akida dog she’s fostering on behalf of All Breed Canine Rescue, to Whitney Giesbrecht of Aylmer and her daughter Dezamae, 15 months old, and Melissa Hoover of Aylmer at Pet Valu in Aylmer, Friday, April 17. Penny was brought to the area from Northern Ontario after…
Read MoreBattle of the Books at Immanuel Christian
Immanuel Christian School pupils Holly Cameron, left, Megan Friesen and Jocelyn Shelton pondered possible answers to a question during “Battle of the Books” on Thursday, April 16. The Aylmer school hosted six other district Christian schools for the competition. Teams were given 10 books to read in October, to prepare them to answer questions about…
Read MoreParisian airs for Vienna fashion show
Susan Lampman was one of 26 volunteer models for the annual Vienna Lioness fashion show at the village community centre on Wednesday, April 15. The event, decorated in Parisian style, attracted 154, and raised $1,000 each for Corner Cupboard food bank in Aylmer and the Salvation Army of Tillsonburg.
Read MoreKids cooking at Springfield library
YWCA Kids Creative Cuisine instructor Petrusia Hontar, left, supervised Brianna Syrnyk, 10, as she chopped vegetables to serve with hummus during a cooking lesson in the kitchen at Springfield Community Place, Tuesday, April 14. They also made chocolate avocado banana pudding and English muffin “mini-pizzas” in the first night of a six-week course organized through…
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