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, marched from Royal Canadian Legion,…
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 the Farley Foundation which assists…
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 such projects this year. The…
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 planes in the “missing man”…
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 the United Way which has…
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 forcing the charity to consolidate…
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.
East Elgin Secondary School Grade 9 student Josh Giesbrecht, left, went to his father Pete’s workplace at Secord Home Building Centre in Aylmer on Wednesday, Nov. 5 as part of the annual Take Our Kids to Work Day. The national program supports career development by helping students connect school, the work world and their own futures. The students were hosted…
The project to develop a business plan for the future operations of East Elgin Community Complex will receive an up to $25,000 grant from the provincial government. A bylaw to authorize the signing of an agreement between the Town of Aylmer, Township of Malahide and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for the Rural Economic Development (RED) program…
With only seven votes separating the winning candidate and the runner-up in the Oct. 27 Ward 1 councillor election in Bayham, there was conjecture within the municipality if someone might call for a recount. Port Burwell’s Randy Breyer was declared the official winner of the Ward 1 (Vienna and Port Burwell areas) with 164 votes over Straffordville’s Rainey Weisler who…