Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
COVID-19: Provincial daily case count lowest in two months
The province this morning is reporting 306 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily count since early August, with two deaths. Southwestern Public Health is reporting 13 new cases with seven resolved. The...
Oct 13, 2021
Community spotlight: Retired St. Thomas postal worker calls for sweeping mental health/homelessness changes
Dennis Kalichuk of St. Thomas retired from Canada Post at the end of July, but instead of golfing or fishing he started a movement. Beginning with a petition asking the province for sweeping changes t...
Oct 12, 2021
St. Thomas hires new city manager
St .Thomas today (Tuesday) announced the hiring of its new city manager, someone who is very familiar with city hall. Sandra Datars Bere will step in over the winter upon the retirement of current cit...
Oct 12, 2021
COVID-19: 53 new cases reported in SWPH region over the long weekend
The province this morning is reporting 848 new COVID-19 cases over the past two days, with two deaths. Southwestern Public Health is reporting 53 new cases since Friday with 50 resolved. There were ei...
Oct 12, 2021
Active home listings in LSTAR region reach unprecedented low
The latest housing numbers are in from the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors. LSTAR reports 864 homes exchanged hands in the region, marking their 2nd best results ever for September, sinc...
Oct 12, 2021
Community spotlight: Provincial funding for long-term care homes "a game-changer"
The province has announced it is providing up to $270 million this year to increase staffing at long-term care homes by more than 4,000 workers. Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-Term Care, said it's a c...
Oct 11, 2021
Malahide man charged in fatal crash Saturday on Richmond Line
OPP have identified the two people killed Saturday evening in a pickup truck rollover on Richmond Line as 26-year-old Neil Banman of Chatham-Kent and 29-year-old Peter Harder of Aylmer. The driver of ...
Oct 10, 2021
Two killed Saturday evening in east Elgin vehicle rollover
OPP advise speed, alcohol and lack of seatbelts are considered factors in a vehicle rollover Saturday evening in east Elgin that killed two people. Just before 9 p.m., Elgin and Norfolk OPP along with...
Oct 10, 2021
Stars furious comeback effort falls short in Komoka
The Kings cruised into the third period Saturday night in Komoka with a comfortable 5-2 cushion over the Stars and then had to hold off a furious St. Thomas comeback effort to escape with a 7-5 home w...
Oct 09, 2021 Ben MacRobbie
Province is lifting some capacity limits
As of today (Saturday), the province is returning to 100 per cent capacity limits in selected indoor and outdoor settings where proof of vaccination is required. These include concert venues, theatres...
Oct 09, 2021
