Aylmer turned 1-2-5 and celebrated in a big way the past weekend, from the opening ceremonies on Thursday to the Saturday Kinsmen Parade on Talbot Street to Sunday Canada Day events at the East Eglin Community Complex. Check out photos from Saturday in the slideshow below and catch up on 125 plus years of Aylmer history, from 1835 when the hamlet was named after Lord Aylmer.
Slideshow below of scenes from Saturday
Aylmer Timeline 1835 - 1982
1835....Hamlet is named after Lord Aylmer
1871....Air Line railway is built through Aylmer
1872....Aylmer incorporated as a village
1874....Old Town Hall is built
1881....Aylmer Canners established
1886....Aylmer High School built
l887....Aylmer incorporated as a town
l893....Aylmer Condensed Milk Factory built(later sold to Carnation)
1913....Post Office (present Town Hall) built
l934....Brown House fire, 3 deaths
l941....Aylmer RCAF Base built (later Ontario Police College)
l946....Imperial Tobacco Plant opens
l965....Propane Truck fire destroys 33 businesses
l982....Old Town Hall becomes a Library
1871....Air Line railway is built through Aylmer
1872....Aylmer incorporated as a village
1874....Old Town Hall is built
1881....Aylmer Canners established
1886....Aylmer High School built
l887....Aylmer incorporated as a town
l893....Aylmer Condensed Milk Factory built(later sold to Carnation)
1913....Post Office (present Town Hall) built
l934....Brown House fire, 3 deaths
l941....Aylmer RCAF Base built (later Ontario Police College)
l946....Imperial Tobacco Plant opens
l965....Propane Truck fire destroys 33 businesses
l982....Old Town Hall becomes a Library
Source: www.aylmer.ca
Did You Know?
Aylmer Ontario is sometimes referred to as Aylmer West to distinguish it from Aylmer East in Quebec.
Did You Know?
Aylmer Ontario is sometimes referred to as Aylmer West to distinguish it from Aylmer East in Quebec.
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