Elgin County Warden Dominique Giguère, left, in a surprise move presented an Ontario Senior Citizen of the Year Award to Wendy MacMillan of Port Stanley during a council meeting on Tuesday, June 9. Ms. MacMillan is the co-chairman of the Elgin St. Thomas Age Friendly Committee and was saluted for her work in recent years…
Kaidy Shackelton, left, Adelyn Pusching and Megan Campbell were among the 280 participants in the annual Relay for Life fundraiser at East Elgin Secondary School Friday, June 5. They were taking part in a “bubble lap.” For more pictures and a story, see the June 17 edition of The Aylmer Express. (AE/Rob Perry)
Grade 12 student Lucas Wall, left, acting as Gander, N.L., Mayor Claude Elliott, watched as “Come From Away” cast members acted as if they were taking shots of screech (rum) at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School on Friday, June 5. During this portion of the musical, unplanned international visitors to the province take part in…
Aylmer native and Kitchener Rangers captain Cameron Reid emerged victorious, winning the Canadian Hockey League Memorial Cup on Sunday, May 31 in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Rangers won the final 6-2 against the Everett Silvertips of Washington state, going undefeated with a 4-0 record through the tournament. Cam assisted on two power play goals early…
Robert Pihokker, 14, left, a novice, and more-experienced player Lynzee Smith, 12, played a game of high-speed chess, one of the board games on offer at Aylmer library on Thursday night, May 21. The board-game nights are held the first and third Thursday of the month, starting at 6 p.m., until the end of June,…
Willow Beattie-Grennan, left, and Ruby Beattie Grennan, both 8, of Corinth displayed the floral sprays they were making at Aylmer Old Town Hall library late Thursday afternoon, May 14. They both like flowers and plan to keep their flower arrangements. (AE/Rob Perry)
St. Thomas District Chamber of Commerce hosted a Spring Youth Market for young entrepreneurs at the CASO Station on Tuesday evening, May 5. The event featured 23 vendors, all under 18. Artist Parker Walpole, 16, of St. Thomas said he started exploring art when he was 5. “I haven’t really stopped since I picked up…
East Elgin Secondary School visual arts teacher Robert Ponzio was on hand as a mural, “On Guard for Thee,” painted by EESS students was installed on the exterior of Colonel Talbot Branch 81, Royal Canadian Legion, in Aylmer on Thursday, April 30. The 33 young artists painted a large-format self-portrait on individual panels which, when…
The competition squad from Parkside Collegiate Institute’s “ThunderStamps” robotics team, after qualifying at a provincial championship in Niagara Falls recently, is travelling to Houston, Texas for the FIRST World Robotics Championship. They will compete against teams from around the world for the top prizes. The team is both largely sponsored and mentored by ETBO Tool…
Evan Firby, representing event sponsor Zap’s Tree Service of Aylmer, holds one of three tagged trout being transferred by Conservation Areas Supervisor Al Bradford into garbage bins full of water, to be released into Springwater Pond on Thursday, April 16. Catfish Creek Conservation Authority is preparing for its annual Trout Derby, starting Saturday, April 25,…
If everything goes as planned, St. Thomas world traveller Syed Hasan will be in Nigeria now, beginning a six-country solo tour of the African continent, on his way to increasing his lifetime total for independent nations visited to 193. Mr. Hasan is on a quest to visit all the countries in the world – 195…
Jacie Weber, 3, settled in for a nap with her teddy bear after she and other ballet/jazz dance students, two-and-a-half to four years old, performed to Oh Bear and then Teddy Bear Picnic during the 43rd annual season-ended recital for Tammy’s Dance Studio at Immanuel Christian School on Saturday, March 28. More pictures in the…