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| • | Aylmer, Ontario is a town in Elgin County in southern Ontario, Canada, just north of Lake Erie, on Catfish Creek. It is 20 km south of Highway 401. The population of Aylmer is 7,018 (2001 census).
It was named after Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer, who was Governor General of British North America from 1830 to 1835. It is sometimes referred to as Aylmer West, to distinguish it from Aylmer East, Aylmer, Quebec.
In the mid-1970s, many German-speaking Mennonites began immigrating to the Aylmer area from northern Mexico due to hardships there. The Mennonites had moved to Mexico from Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the 1920s and therefore most retained their Canadian citizenship. By the early 21st century, over 50% of the Aylmer and area population had a German-Mennonite background.
An RCAF training station was located here from 1941 - 1961. This station is now home to the Ontario Police College.
In 2001, Aylmer gained national attention after child welfare seized 7 children from their home against their will after their parents, members of the Church of God in Aylmer, were accused of spanking them excessively. The children were returned to their home in the same month with an agreement to not use physical punishment. This restriction was lifted later.
The tobacco growing industry played a large part in the economic development of Aylmer. Imperial Tobacco built a plant here in the mid 1940's. At its peak Imperial employed over 800 full-time and seasonal workers. After declining tobacco sales in Canada, Imperial began downizing in the 1990's. In October 2005, Imperial Tobacco announced that the Aylmer and Guelph, Ontario plants would close. Aylmer's plant is expected to close in early 2007, putting the remaining 75 employees out of work. The current average wage at Imperial Tobacco in Aylmer is $45 per hour. The town council is actively putting a plan in place to attract automotive-related ind
Source: [wikipedia: aylmer, ontario]
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