The Peanut Gallery

We had the opportunity to sit down with Miles and Jessica to discuss Planet Youth. If you haven't heard of Planet Youth and the impact the organization is having on reducing and stopping substance us…

We chat with our friend and fellow MAC board member Ingrid VandenBorre about finding a healthy family balance with kids in competitive sports and how sports can impact building a healthy unified comm…

Lots of updates coming for the MAC project in the near future! Before that...Patrick and Albert take some time to answer some frequently asked questions about the project.

We spend some time with MAC Board President Linda talking about her life - immigrating to a new country, dealing with bullying and the unique impact that sports had on her life in high school and con…

We sit down with our resident basketball superstar and board member to talk about sports, life and the impact that coaches can play in our life.

Does it matter if a community can offer kids and adults a space to play year round? Sports have had a big impact in our lives and we believe they matter for a healthy community. This belief is one of…

We are back and we are recording new interviews! If you've forgotten - this podcast is about sharing people's stories and getting to know our community better. Our first series of interviews will be …

Today we sat down with Paul Cowley. Paul has been very instrumental in developing the emergency shelter here in Aylmer. The shelter serves throughout the winter to ensure that emergency housing is av…

This week, as we continue with our series about  “Hometown Hero’s”, we sat down with our special guest Ali Neville. Ali shared with us her family’s history of community involvement from the beginning…

Today we had the opportunity to sit down with Aylmer Kinsmen member Justin Benner & talk about the importance of volunteering and being involved in your community. If you'd like more info about the A…

We are grateful to again sit down and talk with Karen Vecchio. Karen is a good friend to the gallery and is our current MP here in Elgin-Middlesex-London. We discuss the recent events in politics and…

We had the opportunity once again to sit down with former liberal party candidate Afeez Ajibowu to discuss his journey from Africa, to England and finally Canada. Now calling London Ontario home,  Af…

We had the opportunity to sit down with Jason Dykstra to discuss ways to approach conflict in relationships. The reality is that even when we want to reconcile, we often struggle to know how. Jason h…

For better or worse, through sickness and health, for richer or poorer…till death do us part. 

Sometimes the most challenging relationships are the ones in our own homes…the ones we choose. No one get…

In an ideal situation, families get along without rift or division…but in real life, we can easily be divided by the way we understand things. Sexuality is one of those topics that easily divides us.…

Welcome to season 2 of The Peanut Gallery Podcast! 

This year we are focusing on "taking hate out of the conversation" 

We've had the opportunity to sitting down and chat with some really cool people w…

On January 22nd, 2015, Rachel Wall’s life would change forever. Her dad, a very loved man in our community, was tragically killed in a vehicle accident. Nothing can prepare us for the death of a love…

Today we sit down with Danielle Neilson.

This week we headed out to learn more about an exciting new Farmer’s Market that is coming to Aylmer. We toured the Elgin Innovation Center (Former Imperial Tobacco building) to see the progress and …

This week we sat down with Franklin Yeo, the son of a British war bride. Frank shared with us the story of his Father, a Canadian soldier, who won the heart of a young British woman during the height…