Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Public forum a chance to identify candidates' direction on poverty in St. Thomas and Elgin
With an estimated 20 per cent of children in St. Thomas and Elgin living in low-income households, the June provincial election is an opportunity to vote to improve lives in the community. Find out wh...
Apr 28, 2022
COVID-19: SWPH announces 3 additional deaths in Wednesday report
Southwestern Public Health reported at least 54 new COVID-19 cases since Monday with 78 resolved. There were three new deaths, a female in her 90s and another female in her 50s linked to an outbreak a...
Apr 28, 2022
Pita Pit St. Thomas set to match donations for World Wish Day Friday
World Wish Day returns tomorrow, and our local Pita Pit has teamed up with Make-A-Wish Canada in an effort to help create hope for children with critical illnesses. The special day, which takes place ...
Apr 28, 2022
Community spotlight: Trillium grant expands horizon of Elgin County Railway Museum
People living in Sudbury or Sydney, Australia can now enjoy virtual tours of the Elgin County Railway Museum. An Ontario Trillium Foundation grant is allowing the museum to invest in its future and bu...
Apr 27, 2022
GO-VAXX bus coming back to St. Thomas
With restrictions eased and summer festivities being planned, a number of vaccinations clinics hosted by Southwestern Public Health will allow residents the opportunity to stay as protected as possibl...
Apr 27, 2022
Province looking to raise WSIB coverage from 85% to 90%
The Ontario Government is working closely with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to raise compensation for workers who have been injured or come down with illness while working. Right now, work...
Apr 27, 2022
Pair of St. Thomas Police 'boots-on-the-ground' initiatives benefit from provincial dollars
The St. Thomas Police Service is to receive $787,000 in provincial funding over a three-year period for a pair of community-based safety and policing initiatives. Some of that money will allow for a u...
Apr 26, 2022
Man charged after attack with spiked wooden club
A 32 year old male has been charged with aggravated assault following a disturbance outside the local homeless shelter early this morning. Daniel Corlett is alleged to have struck another man with a l...
Apr 26, 2022
St. Thomas man sentenced to 6 years in prison following drug seizure in 2020
Following an investigation by the St. Thomas Police Street Crime Unit back in 2020, 33 year old Sonny Cloutier of St. Thomas has been sentenced to six years in prison. Cloutier received the sentence a...
Apr 26, 2022
Scammer attempts to defraud Aylmer business
Aylmer Police are warning the public following an attempted scam targeting a local business. The police service received the complaint from a business on Talbot Street West after a male caller contact...
Apr 26, 2022
