Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Ontario to begin reporting school absenteeism data
Ontario parents will have a little more information about the state of the province's classrooms today. The government is set to start posting absenteeism data from schools online. It will show how ma...
Jan 24, 2022
Burpees & Brews looks to show support for local businesses across St. Thomas-Elgin
With residents of St. Thomas-Elgin continuing to feel the effects of provincial lockdowns, a new initiative has been launched to get people up and moving, while also supporting local. Burpees & Br...
Jan 24, 2022
'I really want to put my leadership experience and, hopefully, a little bit of common sense to work for the people of EML' - Rob Flack
Acclaimed last week as the PC candidate for Elgin-Middlesex-London in the June provincial election, this will not be Rob Flack's first political campaign. He finished second in London West in last yea...
Jan 23, 2022
Big payoff for trio of St. Thomas Pools players
Three St. Thomas residents turned a $5 bet into $88,000 with Pools card 37 last weekend. Christopher Szkaliczky and Andrew and Tyler Baughman have been playing as a group for two years with this being...
Jan 23, 2022
COVID-19: New cases exceed resolved for the first time since Jan. 6
The province this morning is reporting at least 7,165 new COVID-19 cases with 64 deaths. A total of 4,114 individuals across the province are hospitalized with 590 in ICU and 366 on ventilators. South...
Jan 21, 2022
Community Spotlight: MOH calls on residents of St. Thomas-Elgin-Oxford to get boosted
With more than 26,000 residents, aged 50+ in the Southwestern Public Health region still not having received their booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the areas Medical Officer of Health is putting ...
Jan 21, 2022
COVID-19: STEGH outbreak declared over
The province this morning is reporting at least 7,757 new COVID-19 cases with 75 deaths. A total of 4,061 individuals across the province are hospitalized with 594 in ICU. Southwestern Public Health i...
Jan 20, 2022
Ontario announces gradual reopening plan starting January 31st
The province of Ontario has announced a gradual reopening plan that starts Monday, January 31st, 2022. The news was shared this morning by Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott. Ford...
Jan 20, 2022
Aylmer's Ontario Police College to host pop up COVID-19 clinic Friday
With a number of residents still waiting on first, second, and booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, a pop up clinic will be taking place at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer tomorrow. The clinic ...
Jan 20, 2022
Provincial Gas Tax program supports public transit in St. Thomas
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek has announced $422,877 in funding to support public transit in St. Thomas. The funding is part of the province's Gas Tax program and is determined by the number o...
Jan 20, 2022
