Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
School purpose vehicles cancelled in Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin Counties
With an incoming storm, the decision has been made to cancel some transportation. In a Tweet earlier today, Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services announced school purpose vehicles are c...
Mar 03, 2023
Community spotlight: International Women's Day to be celebrated through 'A Brighter Future'
The YWCA St. Thomas Elgin will celebrate International Women's Day March 8 in colourful fashion. At that time the winning design in their mural project will be officially unveiled. So as not to take a...
Mar 02, 2023
This is Fraud Prevention Month: Would you know if you were being scammed?
Police forces along with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, and Competition Bureau of Canada have launched the 19th annual Fraud Prevention Month. This year the focus of the campaign is all about the tri...
Mar 02, 2023
OPP West Region to undertake community satisfaction survey
If you get a letter in the mail from West Region OPP, it's not what you think. An invitation is being mailed to select households asking recipients to participate in a community satisfaction survey. T...
Mar 02, 2023 Christian Wiediger / Unsplash
Community spotlight: Community Paramedicine program launched in Elgin county and St. Thomas
Wednesday saw the launch of a community paramedicine program serving St. Thomas and Elgin county. Already operating in more that 50 communities across Ontario, the program is fully funded by the provi...
Mar 01, 2023
Addressing the mental health challenges in the ag sector
The first annual national symposium on agricultural mental health takes place March 8th. The free virtual symposium is being hosted by The Guardian Network, a volunteer group focused on suicide preven...
Mar 01, 2023
Port Stanley Polar Bear Dip: Dive in for the cause
This Saturday, take a plunge for children facing childhood cancer. The Port Stanley Polar Bear Dip returns to the frigid water at Little Beach and adventure-seekers are encouraged to dive in for the c...
Mar 01, 2023
Community Spotlight: EBRC celebrates International Women's Day, 'Together We Rise'
For more than 100 years, March 8 has been a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and promote gender equality. To commemorate International Women's Day this year, the Elgin Business Resource C...
Feb 28, 2023
Striving to improve the mental health of agricultural workers
The Farmer Wellness Initiative is providing access to free counselling services tailored around Ontario producers and their families. It's funded through the CMHA and run through The Guardian Network ...
Feb 28, 2023
According to survey, more mental health supports needed for students
Hundreds of Ontario principals say they are under-resourced to support the mental health of students, who continue to struggle with the effects of the pandemic. A survey of over 1,000 principals acros...
Feb 28, 2023
