Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
CUPE Says it Will Hold Walkout Friday Despite Pending Provincial Legislation
Members of Ontario's legislature are set to debate a bill that would impose a contract on education workers and ban them from striking. The Progressive Conservative government has ordered the legislat...
Nov 01, 2022
Building Work to Cause Traffic Disruptions on Steele St. Wednesday
City crews will be undertaking work at 28 Steele Street on Wednesday which will disrupt traffic flow. The job is expected to be completed by the end of the day. A detour route will be in effect.
Nov 01, 2022
Community spotlight: Could CECI be the spawning ground for another media celebrity?
From the school that brought you Rachel McAdams, could the next breakthrough actor be Evan Adamson? He's a Grade 12 student at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute who appears in Episode 3 of a Netflix ...
Oct 31, 2022
Provincial Government to Introduce Legislation to Avoid Education Support Staff Strike
TORONTO - Ontario's education minister says he intends to introduce legislation Monday to avert a looming support staff strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 55,000 ed...
Oct 31, 2022
OPP Issue Safety Tips for Trick-or-Treating on Halloween Night
It's officially "the day." Kids all across the world are getting their costumes ready and daydreaming about the candy they will be getting tonight for Halloween. The OPP want to make sure that tonight...
Oct 31, 2022
Woman Drives to Police Station to Report Crash, Only to be Arrested for Impaired Driving Herself
It's a case of doing the right thing but perhaps at the wrong time. St. Thomas Police arrested a 30-year-old Aylmer woman after she drove to the police station to report a minor collision. Officers su...
Oct 31, 2022
Community spotlight: Retired city firefighter recognized for his fundraising efforts
For more than three decades John Boe served with the St. Thomas Fire Department. For much of that time he was the muscular dystrophy fundraising chair. Last week at the main fire hall, he was recogniz...
Oct 30, 2022
Port Burwell pair charged in three-vehicle collision involving stolen vehicle
Two Port Burwell residents have been charged following a three-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon in Bayham. The crash occurred on Heritage Line near Maple Grove Road and when Elgin OPP arrived, the...
Oct 28, 2022
STEGH Urges Public to Maintain Safety Measures Amid Capacity Issues
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital advised Thursday that it is experiencing capacity issues. Combined with staffing concerns and occupancy rates, it means a shortage of beds and longer emergency wa...
Oct 28, 2022
Community spotlight: Annual poppy campaign launched Thursday at St. Thomas city hall
Through the simple act yesterday of pinning a poppy on St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston, it signaled the launch of the annual poppy campaign in the city. With members of the colour party from Royal Canadi...
Oct 27, 2022
