Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Fanshawe College Hosting Open House Saturday
Fanshawe College is holding an open house this Saturday (October 29th) Everything takes place from 10 AM until 2 PM at campuses in St. Thomas, London, Clinton, Simcoe and Woodstock. Meet staff and stu...
Oct 24, 2022
For council candidate Steve Wookey, any thoughts of a mayoral run are in the past
After finishing third behind Joe Preston and Heather Jackson in the 2018 municipal vote, it appeared Steve Wookey's time on council may have run out. However, in March 2020, council was faced with the...
Oct 23, 2022
Community spotlight: Yes, men can get breast cancer, just ask Brian Lynch
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Brian Lynch of St. Thomas wonders why, in all of the promotional material, there is no mention of men. He calls it a gut punch because he is a male breast can...
Oct 23, 2022
'I will be a strong voice for the marginalized and disenfranchised' - St. Thomas municipal council candidate Harald Schraeder
Having retired after 30 years with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ministry of Environment and Energy, Harald Schraeder feels the next logical step would be to run for St. Thoma...
Oct 22, 2022
'I really felt it was important to step up and give people another option' - St. Thomas mayoral candidate Heather Jackson
It's a rematch of the 2018 mayoral campaign in St. Thomas with Heather Jackson determined to erase the 542-vote differential as she challenges incumbent Joe Preston, who is seeking his second term as ...
Oct 22, 2022
St. Thomas' paperless election - Internet voting: 'It's all about balancing risks and benefits'
City council's unanimous approval of a move to a paperless municipal vote in 2022 generated plenty of pushback, questions and conspiratorial warnings. So, why not go right to the target of all this di...
Oct 21, 2022
Small Business Week: 'From the Vines' a Unique Wine Bar Experience Right at Home
This is small business week, a national celebration of Canadian entrepreneurs. Today myFM and the Small Business Enterprise Centre salutes From The Vines. For a night out with a decided difference, vi...
Oct 21, 2022
Parents of School-Aged Children Can Apply for "Catch Up" Payments from Ontario Government
Education Minister Stephen Lecce has announced new funding for parents to help students "catch up'' from the pandemic. He says parents of school-aged children can apply starting today for payments of ...
Oct 21, 2022 Taylor Flowe / Unsplash
Just Over 50% of Ontario Grade 9 Students Meet Provincial Math Standard
Some standardized math test scores in the province are down, while others are stagnant at low rates. EQAO results were released yesterday for the first round of tests written by Grades 3, 6 and 9 stud...
Oct 21, 2022
Doug Tarry Homes 'are all in' with $500,000 gift to Hospice of Elgin
In September of 2019, the province announced a new 8-bed residential hospice would be coming to Elgin county with $1.6 million in funding for the St. Joseph's Health Care Society to open the facility....
Oct 20, 2022
