Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Community spotlight: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library now available to Port Stanley youngsters
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, launched in 1995, is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children up to the age of five. And now the Kiwanis Club of Port St...
Mar 07, 2023
SWPH runs vaccination clinics all month to get youngsters caught up with immunization
Southwestern Public Health is offering vaccination clinics in six communities throughout March to allow youngsters to get caught up on immunizations. Last month the health unit notified several thousa...
Mar 07, 2023
Families bemoan lack of concise information on new government autism program
The Ontario Autism Coalition says families are having a difficult time accessing consistent, reliable and transparent information about a new government program. Kate Logue, who is a spokesperson for ...
Mar 07, 2023
City council doesn't want to wing it, asks for staff report on permitting residents to raise chickens in backyards
With high food prices the norm for the time being, many families need help. And St. Thomas resident Kay Vaughan feels the answer may be right in our own backyard. She has written to members of city co...
Mar 07, 2023
Community spotlight: Parkside's Rosie McCaw channels disappointment into a gold-medal win at OFSAA
Not only did she swim a personal best last week in Windsor, it propelled Rosie McCaw to a gold medal at the OFSAA swimming championships. The Grade 10 Parkside Collegiate Institute student spoke with ...
Mar 06, 2023
New homes targetted for thefts
A local homebuilder is reporting cases of break and enter at residences under construction in the city's south end. St. Thomas Police were advised three separate homes were entered and tools with a va...
Mar 06, 2023
Contract talks with nurse's union break down
The union representing about 60-thousand registered nurses in the province says arbitration is set for early May after contract talks with the Ontario Hospital Association broke down.The interim presi...
Mar 06, 2023
Community spotlight: Trillium funding supports digital transformation of STEAM Education Centre
The impact of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant received last spring was showcased Friday at the STEAM Education Centre in St. Thomas. The $145,900 in funding helped the centre recover from the imp...
Mar 05, 2023
Tourism sector in Elgin county to benefit from $1.3 million investment
Southwestern Ontario will benefit from $4.5 million in funding for tourism recovery and infrastructure support. The announcement was made Friday morning in London. The funding is courtesy of the Feder...
Mar 03, 2023
Post-secondary students to enjoy tuition freeze
The provincial government is extending a tuition freeze for Ontario post-secondary students for a third straight year. Ontario students will see no tuition increase in the 2023-24 school year, but col...
Mar 03, 2023
