Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Proposed legislation set to cut gas tax across Ontario beginning July 1st
Ontario's Progressive Conservative government has introduced legislation that would cut provincial gas taxes by 5.7 cents a litre for six months starting after the June provincial election. If passed,...
Apr 05, 2022
Microsoft scam costs St. Thomas resident thousands of dollars
Another scam has hit the area, this time costing a resident $8700. The St. Thomas Police note the complainant received an email from Microsoft alerting her that her computer had been hacked and to cal...
Apr 05, 2022
Community Spotlight: "Uplift" your voice with SBEC's first in person event of the year
After spending last month highlighting women throughout our small business community, the Small Business Enterprise Centre will continue the conversation with their first in-person event of 2022. The ...
Apr 05, 2022
Stars blank Sarnia, open playoffs against London
The St. Thomas Stars closed out the regular season Sunday with a convincing 4-0 win home over the cellar-dwelling Sarnia Legionnaires. Ryan Cooper led the way with a three-point evening including his ...
Apr 04, 2022
New travel requirements now in effect across Canada
It's a big step toward returning to the days of pre-pandemic travel as vaccinated travellers can now enter Canada without a COVID-19 test. The new regulations, which came into effect Friday, only appl...
Apr 04, 2022
GO VAXX Bus to remain in Aylmer until Thursday
The St. Thomas COVID-19 vaccination clinic is now operating out of the Southwestern Public Health office at 1230 Talbot Street. The clinic will operate on a walk-in only basis Mondays, Wednesdays and ...
Apr 04, 2022
Community Spotlight: 80 new beds on the way for two St. Thomas LTC homes
There was positive financial news last week for two long-term care facilities in St. Thomas. Caressant Care Bonnie Place and Mary Bucke are to receive provincial funding for additional beds and upgrad...
Apr 02, 2022
Police officer assaulted during arrest
A St. Thomas Police officer was assaulted Friday evening while attempting to arrest a female. Officers were called to a city residence where a 34-year-old female allegedly was assaulted by another 34-...
Apr 02, 2022
Lincs lay on the goals against visiting Stars
The St. Thomas Stars opened and closed the scoring Friday night in St. Marys, trouble is the Lincolns sandwiched seven goals in between for a 7-3 victory to close out their regular season. Maddox Amar...
Apr 02, 2022
St. Thomas continues tradition with World Autism Awareness Day flag raising
The Autism Awareness flag was raised for the first time at St. Thomas city hall in 2011- also marking the first time in Canada. Today it was raised for the 11th time in St. Thomas, largely thanks to t...
Apr 01, 2022
