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Shoppers sign comes down
Travis Wright of Kitchener’s Upwright Sign Service removed the Shoppers Drug Mart sign from the downtown Aylmer store’s façade on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12. A flat banner Shoppers Drug Mart sign took its place until an IDA banner sign was scheduled to be put up on Nov. 21. Mr. Wright didn’t know when a permanent…
Read MoreSoldier sacrifices remembered in Springfield
Malahide Deputy Mayor Jim Jenkins laid a wreath on behalf of the township during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at the Springfield Cenotaph on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11. All of the children attending Springfield Public School attended the ceremony as did several local dignitaries, members of community organizations and local residents. A short march past…
Read MoreLargest Aylmer Remembrance Day in years
A large parade of hundreds, mostly Ontario Police College cadets and staff, marched from Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Talbot Branch 81 (Aylmer) on John Street North to the Cenotaph beside town hall on Talbot Street West and joined many local residents for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony and wreath laying on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11.…
Read MoreHundreds attend Aylmer Remembrance Day
Air Cadets Squadron 741 member and St. Thomas resident Brandon Dekeyzer, 16, left, escorted Aylmer Police Chief Andre Reymer for his wreath-laying in front of the Cenotaph beside town hall during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Tuesday morning, Nov. 11. A large parade of hundreds of participants, mostly Ontario Police College cadets and staff,…
Read MoreAylmer Vet Clinic shaves and dyes for charity
Aylmer Veterinary Clinic staff member Kendra Derrig, far left, spray dyed Dr. Jim Raddatz’s hair in multiple colours while receptionist Jen Hachey, far right, started trimming off Dr. Kirk Maltby’s moustache during the celebration of the conclusion of the October fundraising drive for the Farley Foundation on Monday, Nov. 10. The clinic raised $602 for…
Read MoreFilling Christmas boxes
Chartwell Aylmer residents Dorothy Jacques, left, and Gail Starr, right, and Immanuel Christian School pupil Eden Shelton filled shoeboxes for “Operation Christmas Child,” which sends toys, socks, toiletries and school supplies to needy children around the world. A Grade 1-2 class from the school and seniors at the long-term care home have been collaborating on…
Read More“We shall remember them”
A colour party from Last Post Branch 410, Royal Canadian Legion, left, naval reservists from HMCS Prevost in London and Elgin Air Cadets formed up at the Port Stanley Cenotaph for a Remembrance Day service on Sunday morning, Nov. 9. The service was attended by a large crowd, and included a flyby of four civilian…
Read MoreEESS climbs for United Way
Several East Elgin Secondary School students including Allie DeCoutere, Brianna Dempsey, Aubree Untch and Brennen Weber participated in the Stair Climb event at East Elgin Community Complex on Thursday morning, Nov. 6 to raise money for United Way Elgin-St. Thomas. The Stair Climb was part of EESS’s campaign to raise a total of $10,000 for…
Read MoreAylmer Relay for Life to be merged with St. Thomas event
Aylmer’s annual Relay for Life, which has raised close to a half-million dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society over the last six years, will be consolidated with one in St. Thomas and be held in that city next June. Angie Woodcock, Elgin-Middlesex manager for the Society, said dwindling revenue from and volunteers for local relays were…
Read MoreMissing Bayham girl found
The Aylmer Police confirmed that a 15-year-old of Bayham, who was reported missing and probably somewhere in Aylmer, was found safely in town on Thursday evening, Nov. 6. Police asked for the public’s assistance in locating her after she did not return to her home from East Elgin Secondary School on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
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