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What's Good in St. Thomas-Elgin? Police Week shines light on evolving role of local services
As communities across Ontario recognize Police Week, the St. Thomas Police Service is using the opportunity to highlight how policing continues to evolve through partnerships, prevention, and communit...
May 12, 2026
St. Thomas Police investigating damage to Community Resource Unit van
St. Thomas Police Service is investigating after one of its Community Resource Unit vehicles was damaged downtown. Police say the incident happened Monday while the Community Resource Unit van was par...
May 12, 2026
Why preventing sexual violence starts with everyone
May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month in Ontario, and a Lanark County advocate says awareness, consent and bystander action all play a role in prevention. Erin Lee, a member of the Ontario Domestic V...
May 12, 2026
Impact Awards success leads to support for The INN St. Thomas-Elgin
The St. Thomas & District Chamber of Commerce is giving back to the community following the success of its 2026 Impact Awards. The Chamber announced a $3,500 donation to The INN St. Thomas-Elgin, ...
May 12, 2026 Photo (left to right): Paul Jenkins, Colton Homewood, Scott Wilkins, Brian Elliott, Nathan Cross, and Jennifer Babcock.
Ron McNeil Line intersection work to be completed this month
Dalewood Road will be closed in stages this month to complete work begun late last year. New traffic signals were installed in December, and turning lanes are now being added to support long-term inte...
May 12, 2026
The St. Thomas and Elgin County 48
Here's what's going on in St. Thomas and Elgin County over the next 48 hours. Today: The STPL Book Club is back on Tuesday! Join the monthly book club from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Carnegie Room (Lower...
May 12, 2026
MP Andrew Lawton to host a Seniors Cyber Security Information Session
No matter the police service, it is rare now that a media release does not reference a fraud or scam targeting unsuspecting individuals. Recognizing the financial and emotional toll on the victims, ev...
May 11, 2026 Christian Wiediger / Unsplash
What's good in St. Thomas and Elgin? Lifejacket Day at Lake Margaret aims to boost water safety awareness ahead of summer
Families in St. Thomas will have a chance to take part in a hands-on water safety event later this month aimed at preventing drownings and promoting safe boating practices ahead of summer. The Elgin C...
May 11, 2026
Authorities looking for federal offender with ties to southwestern Ontario
Update: The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad advises the public that Seery has been apprehended in Simcoe, ON. The Provincial R.O.P.E. Squad would like to thank the public and the media for th...
May 11, 2026
City council approves draft temporary bylaw to allow backyard swimming lessons for two more years
Again this summer, the sound of youngsters splashing around in the pool as they learn to swim will echo in the neighbourhood of 21 Philip Street in St. Thomas. Last Monday (May 4), members of council ...
May 11, 2026
