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Shoppers Drug Mart to become an IDA store
Its official – the Aylmer Shoppers Drug Mart in Aylmer will change its banner to an IDA store in mid-November. The change of hands of the store was made official on Friday, Oct. 31 when the Competition Bureau, a federal government agency, announced via a media release that it had approved the sale of 10…
Read MoreHouse fire kills a cat in Straffordville
A fire at a home on Arthur Street in Straffordville on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 31 killed a cat but the family dog managed to escape with the help of neighbours. Dorothy and Joe Neville weren’t at home when the fire started in their home and their next door neighbours, Bryan and Penny Bachmeier,…
Read MoreSpooky and fun costumes at Davenport
Many Davenport Public School pupils (and staff members) in Aylmer dressed up in costumes on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31. Some of the best costumes belonged to, from left, Rachel Shea, Josie Gee, Noah Sporbeck, Tao De Ryk, Ethan Mills-Baxter, Connor Dawson and Austin Irwin. A series of dances were held at the senior elementary school…
Read MoreFunds raised in memory of Josh Field
Kathryn Field, left, and her husband Nigel of Belmont accepted a $301.35 donation from Dad N Daughters Fish and Chips owner Rodger Greenlaw of Aylmer on Thursday night, Oct. 30. The money, collected by customer donations over the summer from the restaurant’s juice fountain, went towards the Josh Field Support Network. The couple established the…
Read MoreSilly String in Sparta
Sparta Public School pupils pelted teachers with Silly String during an assembly on Thursday, Oct. 30. The teachers had volunteered to do so, as long as pupils met their goal of raising $1,500 for the annual Terry Fox Run, which they did.
Read MoreLearning about pumpkins at Clovermead
Pupils from Springfield Public School (Grades 1-3) and London Byron Somerset Public School watched as a small pumpkin was shot from a large catapult at Clovermead Adventure Farm north of Aylmer on Wednesday morning, Oct. 29. The beekeeping farm hosted school field trips from across the region that week and taught pupils all about pumpkins…
Read MoreCurrie wins Aylmer mayor race in landslide
Newcomer Greg Currie is Aylmer’s new mayor after garnering more than double the amount of votes than incumbent Jack Couckuyt. In the unofficial results after all polls had reported in shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday night, Oct. 27, mayor-elect Currie had 1,052 votes compared with Mr. Couckuyt’s 405 votes. Former Aylmer Mayor Bob Habkirk…
Read MoreCurrie leads in race for Aylmer mayor
In what’s shaping up to be a huge upset, with 11 polls reporting out of 13, challenger Greg Currie has a tremendous lead in the race to become Aylmer’s new mayor. He has 832 votes to 327 for incumbent Jack Couckuyt and 167 for former Mayor Bob Habkirk. In the race for deputy mayor, Mary French leads with 604 votes…
Read MoreEns, Southwick win in Bayham
With all polls reporting for Bayham’s election Monday, Oct. 27, incumbent Mayor Paul Ens defeated challenger Roger James 961 to 516 to win re-election. Incumbent Cliff Evanitski led Councillor Tom Southwick of Port Burwell in the race for deputy mayor much of the night, but in the end overwhelming support from the south end gave…
Read MoreWolfe upsets Jenkins in Malahide
Councillor Mike Wolfe bested incumbent Jim Jenkins, 1,310 votes to 955, to win election as Malahide’s new deputy mayor, Monday, Oct. 27. In Ward 1, incumbent Councillor Mark Widner held onto his seat over challenger George Steenbergen, 370 votes to 185. In Ward 2, incumbent Cr. Max Moore did the same over challenger Paul Vanderwyst,…
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