Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Ontario Government Looking to Pay You to Use Your A/C Less Often
How about if the province paid you to cut back on your use of air conditioning next summer? One program allows households with central air conditioning and a smart thermostat to volunteer to reduce th...
Oct 05, 2022
Public Health Officials Remind Hunters of Dangers of Tick Bites
Hunting season in upon us and with that still comes the possibilty of getting bit by a tick. Public Health Inspector Kim McCann says tick love the fall weather and remember to do a tick check. Using a...
Oct 05, 2022
Man Caught on Video Stealing Security Cameras
A 50-year-old St. Thomas man is proof the camera never lies. Donald Cummings is wanted on a warrant for theft under $5,000 and breach of probation after stealing security video cameras. The cameras he...
Oct 05, 2022
Community spotlight: Dream Lottery 2022 a fun and easy way to support our local healthcare system
Will this be the year you begin living the dream? The Dream Lottery in support of London's regional hospitals is back with the grand prize right in our backyard. It's a 3,200 sq. foot Woodfield dream ...
Oct 04, 2022
Fanshawe College Faculty Union Calls for Return to Indoor Masking
Fanshawe College's decision to abandon indoor masking and social distancing has created an unsafe work environment, according to the president of OPSEU Local 110. As such, the local filed a group grie...
Oct 04, 2022
CUPE Education Workers Vote Heavily in Favour of Strike
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says he's disappointed but not surprised that education workers represented by CUPE have voted 96.5 per cent in favour of a strike to back their contract demands. Lecc...
Oct 04, 2022
St. Thomas Police Investigating Assault at Skate Park
St. Thomas Police are investigating an assault Sunday around 3:30pm at the Railway City Skate Park. During an argument, a young person had an unknown substance thrown in their face which resulted in s...
Oct 04, 2022
Community spotlight: Carolinian Forest Festival welcomes students back to nature
Getting out and enjoying nature just isn't the same when you are confined to doing it virtually. That was the situation the last three years with the Carolinian Forest Festival at Springwater Conserva...
Oct 03, 2022
Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect
Minimum wage in Ontario went up over the weekend. The general minimum wage is increasing by 50 cents to $15.50. The move was announced by the Ford government in April. The 50-cent increase comes after...
Oct 03, 2022
MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Advance Polls Open in Central Elgin
Voters in Central Elgin are off to the races in this fall's municipal election. An advance poll was held Saturday as residents will be determining the outcome in several heated races. There are four m...
Oct 03, 2022
