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Harvard flyby in memory of Bob Newell
Four Harvard airplanes flew by Doug Newell’s property on Springfield Road south of Glencolin Line on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18. The multiple flybys were a tribute to Mr. Newell’s father Bob Newell who died peacefully of natural causes at age 91 at his Tillsonburg home on Oct. 10. His wife of 67 years, Dorothy, and…
Read MoreOlaf visits McGregor Public School
Kade McLeod, left, was thrilled to meet Olaf, the snowman from the 2013 Disney animated movie Frozen, who paid a surprise visit to McGregor Public School in Aylmer on Friday, Oct. 17 for the latest Movie Night. After the young and the young at heart had a chance to meet Olaf, Frozen was shown in…
Read More“Free” library space never formally offered
Former Aylmer resident and businessman Peter Banman says he offered to purchase the remaining almost 6,000 square feet of vacant ground floor commercial space at Aylmer Trillium Park condominiums for over $1-million and donate it to the Town of Aylmer as a gift in May before withdrawing the offer just over a week later. When…
Read MoreBaby girl delivered on 401 on ramp
A baby girl arrived sooner than expected and in an unlikely place on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 15. Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Laurie Houghton said at 7:47 a.m. officers responded to a report of a woman in labour and about to deliver her baby at the Highway 401 westbound on ramp from…
Read MoreCrash closes Hwy. 3 east of Aylmer
A head-on collision between a pickup truck and a tractor trailer had Highway 3 (Talbot Line) closed to traffic east of Aylmer between Heritage Road and Culloden Road for much of the day on Thursday, Oct. 16. Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson said the crash happened at about 6:35 a.m. just east of Springer…
Read MoreCr. Russ Matthews resigns
Central Elgin councillors on Tuesday, Oct. 14, accepted with regrets the resignation of Ward 4 Councillor Russ Matthews. He informed council in a letter that, as of Oct. 1, he no longer owned or rented land in Central Elgin, disqualifying him from office. Councillors decided to take no action to fill the vacancy before the…
Read MoreChickens delight pupils in Springfield
Fifteen teachers and support staff at Springfield Public School, led by Principal Jennifer Burns, right, dressed up as chickens and danced to the Chicken Dance song during an assembly at the school on Friday, Oct. 10. The staff challenged the pupils to raise $500 or more for the Terry Fox Foundation and if they reached…
Read MorePacked house for Bayham all-candidates meeting
Well over 200 interested citizens filled Vienna Community Centre for the Aylmer Express-sponsored Bayham all-candidates meeting on Thursday night, Oct. 9. All of the candidates in the Oct. 27 municipal election answered a series of questions from those attending the almost two and a half hour event. Although other topics were broached, the HMCS Ojibwa…
Read MoreTornado Fun Run supports Sunshine kids
Friends Madeleine Krahn, left, and Alexandra Couto, both 11, participated in the 36th annual Ontario Police College Tornado Fun Run on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Between 700 and 800 runners, walkers, cyclists, rollerbladers and skateboarders were expected to take part and raise an estimated $15,000 for The Sunshine Foundation (which will receive 75 percent) and the…
Read MoreLearning fire safety at Straffordville PS
Deputy Chief Chris McQuiggan, left, of Bayham Volunteer Fire Department and Captain Greg Coles, right, outfitted Straffordville Public School Kindergartener Logan Staley, middle, in a “bunker suit” and helmet during a fire safety presentation, Tuesday, Oct. 7. Deputy Chief McQuiggan is holding “Sparky,” a puppet used to help teach safety lessons.
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