Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
More Hands-On Learning the Goal of Ontario's new Science and Tech Curriculum
Ontario is updating its curriculum in both computer science and technological education to include more hands-on learning. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the changes will give students experien...
Dec 13, 2022 Christian Wiediger / Unsplash
St. Thomas Man Pulled Over for Driving a Vehicle When He Shouldn't Be
A 40-year-old St. Thomas man who has never been licenced to drive faces a variety of charges after being stopped by police Sunday night on Park Avenue. He previously had been charged with dangerous dr...
Dec 13, 2022
Project Tiny Hope Gets the Green Light From Council
While members of city council last night (Monday) had questions about parking and garbage collection, there was unanimous approval to proceed with zoning bylaw amendments for the Project Tiny Hope dev...
Dec 13, 2022
Olivia & Noah Top Ontario's Popular Baby Names List for 2022
The top baby names in Ontario in 2021 was released Monday and Olivia has been the most popular name for girls for over a decade, with 12 consecutive years in the number one spot. Coming in as the seco...
Dec 13, 2022 Fé Ngô / Unsplash
Community spotlight: The Grace Cafe has come a long way from plugging in a coffee maker
The Grace Cafe celebrated its eighth anniversary on Saturday with a full house of guests, as founder and CEO Ginny Trepanier calls those who drop in for food, clothing, comfort and company. On a typic...
Dec 12, 2022
Ontario Government Reaches Tentative Deal with Second Education Union
The province has reached a tentative deal with school staff represented by the Ontario Council of Educational Workers. OCEW says in a statement that the deal, announced Sunday, was reached after multi...
Dec 12, 2022
Homelessness & State of Downtown Core Top of Mind for St. Thomas Residents: Survey
As city staff began work on the 2023 budget, residents were encouraged to answer a few basic questions about their expectations for the coming year. During October, approximately 600 people participat...
Dec 12, 2022
Roughly 360,000 Ontario Residents Affected by COVID Vaccine Data Breach
The Ontario government says it has been working with police and the privacy commissioner on a vaccine database breach that affected the personal information of hundreds of thousands of people in the p...
Dec 12, 2022
Community spotlight: Pick up a little extra gift when shopping this Christmas and bring a smile to a senior
What started as a simple to way to bring a little joy to a few residents of a long-term care home has wildly exceeded the expectations of Bill and Sherry Marlatt. This year's edition of their Smiles f...
Dec 11, 2022
Moving forward with Project Tiny Hope
First announced in May of last year, preparatory work is proceeding with Project Tiny Hope. It will consist of a cluster of tiny homes and outdoor amenities on two acres of land at 21 Kains Street, th...
Dec 10, 2022
