The Wallacetown Fair ended on Sunday under sunny skies. It's the last fair of the year in Elgin County and was packed with things to do for the entire family.

The 34th Annual St. Thomas Fire Muster Days kicked off Saturday with the popular parade of emergency vehicles down Talbot Street lined with kids excited to see the spectacle and hear the sirens. They converged on Pinafore Park, where two days of entertainment hosted by the St. Thomas Professional Firefighter’s Association included muster competitions, antique fire trucks and apparatus, emergency displays and demonstrations, music, food, car show and interactive children’s activities.

It helps to have a village when you want to put on a Fashion Show & High Tea, especially if it includes fashions spanning three centuries. It seemed that much of the village of Sparta (plus quite a few others from outside Sparta) were committed to making that happen in a fun-filled and informative way on Saturday at the Sparta Church Museum's High Tea & Historic Fashion Show, an important fundraiser for the museum.

The promise to "remember them" was well honoured this weekend in St. Thomas with commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 91st Battalion departure for WWI.

The Third Annual Railway City Arts Crawl took place this past Friday and Saturday. It was bigger and better than ever! Along the "Crawl" we discovered artists who showcased an amazing range of unique work.    

The 2016 World Tubing Championships had it all – a great tubing competition, plenty of family activities, community spirit and successful fundraising in support of the Special Care Nursery at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital. The event received rave reviews from competitors, participants and spectators for all of the happenings from the Friday opening ceremonies to the finals and awards on Saturday afternoon

The display of Christmas lights in Port Stanley at 291 Selbourne Drive just keeps getting more awe-inspiring every year. Raymie Jewell and Dennis Taylor, along with a band of volunteers host thousands of admiring visitors to their yard's twinkling wonderland throughout December.

The Treble Makers Women's Choir continued their annual tradition of a holiday concert on Saturday. This year they presented "A Concert to End War" at Calvary United Church in Rodney. The concert theme was inspired by the anniversary of the end of World War II 70 years ago. It began with WWI and continued right through to a recent song by Canadian composer, Sarah Quartel. From the programme, "We celebrate the end of WWII and confirm our intent to do what we can to bring right human relations to the world." 

Thousands lined Talbot Street for the Aylmer Santa Claus Parade under cool but clear skies on Saturday November 28th. The Kinsmen Club is host to this parade which features floats by local businesses and bands from across the province.