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Discovery of body now a murder case in St. Thomas
The Christmas Day discovery of a dead man in a Talbot Street apartment in St. Thomas has now turned into a murder investigation. A St. Thomas Police spokesman said the death of Danny DiGiandomenico, 36, has now been “classified as a homicide.” Previously, the investigation determined DiGiandomenico died as a result of sharp force trauma…
Read MoreAylmer chooses facilitator for Complex governance
Aylmer councillors at their Monday, May 4 meeting chose a facilitator to help them and their Malahide counterparts devise a new governance agreement for East Elgin Community Complex. A first joint meeting between the two councils and the facilitator, Jennifer Kirkham of Mischievous Cat Productions of London, has been tentatively set for Tuesday, May 26…
Read MoreCMHA takes over Palmer Park
Canadian Mental Health Association Elgin Branch members and staff held a barbecue in Palmer Park in Aylmer at lunch-time on Tuesday, May 5 to kick-off Mental Health Week that ran from May 4-10. The event included live entertainment under the bandshell along with the hot dogs, sausages and burgers the CMHA members and staff were…
Read MoreUnited Way promises to stay local
United Way of Elgin-St. Thomas raised only 73 percent of its $600,000 goal in its most recent fundraising campaign, and and a two-month emergency effort that followed just $11,400 of its $100,000 target. But at the annual general meeting of the fundraising cooperative Monday, May 4, in St. Thomas, President James Todd and Vice-President Michelle Boyce…
Read MoreFancy hats highlight Afternoon Tea
Several women attending the early sitting of an Afternoon Tea at Aylmer Baptist Church on Sunday, May 3 wore elaborate and colourful hats while enjoying a selection of refreshments and listening to the piano playing of Devin Hilliker. Food and beverages served included a cold cucumber soup, scones with clotted cream, a selection of fancy…
Read MoreBargains galore at Terrace Lodge yard sale
Resident Iva Baker was looking for material that her daughter Julie Spitzke of Straffordville could use to help her make quilts during the spring yard sale at Terrace Lodge retirement and nursing home just east of Aylmer on Saturday morning, May 2. The Ladies Auxiliary holds the event to raise money to provide services for…
Read MoreRyan’s Law receives third reading
Legislation named for the late Ryan Gibbons that aims to help asthmatic children in Ontario’s public schools received third reading in the Ontario Legislature on Thursday morning, April 29. Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, who introduced the Private Member’s Bill in the fall of 2013, said the passing of his Private Member’s Bill was an exciting…
Read MoreMPP Yurek visits Dr. Toth
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek visited Aylmer family physician Dr. Mike Toth at his office on Thursday, April 30 to promote the next day (May 1) being celebrated as Doctors’ Day in Ontario. May 1st was recognized by the provincial government in 2011 as the official day of appreciation for Ontario’s medical profession. The date was…
Read MoreWoman charged in Bayham crash
An 84-year-old Bayham woman was charged with failing to yield to traffic following a two-vehicle crash at the Elgin-Norfolk border northeast of Vienna on Wednesday morning, April 29. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said emergency personnel were called to the crash scene at Calton Line and Elgin County Road 55 at 11:05…
Read MoreShelters for Nepalese earthquake victims
Aylmer Rotary Club hopes to dispatch three to five “ShelterBoxes” overseas to provide victims of a devastating earthquake in Nepal with a temporary home. The boxes contain a six to eight person tent, a stove that can use many types of fuel, blankets, water purification kits, tools, cooking utensils and, to distract traumatized youngsters, a…
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