Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Ontario announces mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students beginning 2025
Starting in September of 2025, Grade 10 students in Ontario will have mandatory Holocaust education as part of their History courses, which will include learning about contemporary impacts of rising a...
Nov 02, 2023
Community Spotlight: STFD reminds residents to check smoke alarms as Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday
As we prepare for the end of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, the St. Thomas Fire Department encourages residents to take the time to check the batteries in their smoke alarms. On November 5th at 2 a.m...
Nov 01, 2023
St. Thomas Stars forward Briir Long named GOJHL Rookie of the Month for October
Briir Long of the Jr. B St. Thomas Stars has been named the Greather Ontario Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Month for October. The forward recorded 21 points in his first 15 games with the local c...
Nov 01, 2023 Photo by: GOJHL
Joe Thornton joins Canada's Spengler Cup management team following NHL retirement
TSN is reporting that Joe Thornton will join Calgary Flames assistant GM, Brad Pascall in handling of management duties and the assembly of Canada's roster for the 2023 Spengler Cup. This comes after ...
Nov 01, 2023
Portion of Highway 3 closed as Elgin OPP investigate fatal collision
Elgin OPP are investigating a fatal collision this morning on Highway 3. Police were called to the scene of the three-vehicle head-on collision east of Wellington Road around 6:30, where a 46-year-old...
Nov 01, 2023
Ontario gas tax cut to remain in effect until next summer
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday that the province is extending a 5.7-cent cut to the gas tax until next summer. After launching the cut in July of 2022, the government has extended it seve...
Nov 01, 2023
Overnight parking rules to take effect this month in St. Thomas
Now that we're officially into November, here is your reminder that overnight parking rules come into effect later this month in St. Thomas. From November 15th through March 15th, overnight parking on...
Nov 01, 2023
Community Spotlight: Wake up on "The Right Side of the Bed" with local Author Allison Hamilton
We're just under two month into the new school year, and I'm sure some of the parents out there have experienced a few mornings where someone in the house has woken up on the wrong side of the bed. Ma...
Nov 01, 2023
Trio charged in West Elgin drug raid
Three West Elgin residents face drug and weapons charges following a raid last Friday. The OPP, Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit, Oxford-Brant CSCU, West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit and ...
Oct 31, 2023
Pride flag thefts plague Beech Street residence in Aylmer
An Aylmer residence has again been the target of the theft of Pride flags. Just before midnight on Saturday, Aylmer Police responded to the house of Beech Street where video footage shows a pair of ma...
Oct 31, 2023
