Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Community to benefit from new audiovisual production studio at STEAM Education Centre
Thanks to funds received through the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the STEAM Education Centre is preparing to build an audiovisual production technology-based studio for St. Thomas. The studio will be ...
Apr 22, 2021
City council sinks any hope of opening up Lake Margaret to fishing and canoeing
While permitted on the pond in Pinafore Park, fishing and canoeing on Lake Margaret won't be happening anytime soon. Members of city council voted 5-4 Monday to not proceed with an environmental asses...
Apr 21, 2021
COVID-19: 10 new cases and one death today in St. Thomas
The province is reporting 4,212 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 32 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 28 new cases. Twenty-one cases were resolved. There was one new death, a St...
Apr 21, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Mitchell Hepburn Public School
A COVID-19 outbreak has officially been declared at Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas. The Southwestern Public Health Unit has reported at least 5 active cases of COVID-19 in the school com...
Apr 21, 2021
Aylmer Police lay charges following large gathering at Church of God
As a result of a public complaint received by the Aylmer Police Service, at least 4 individuals have been charged under the Reopening Ontario Act following a large gathering at the Church of God last ...
Apr 21, 2021
Periscope Playhouse in Port Burwell plans to build new outdoor venue thanks to provincial funding
Periscope Playhouse in Port Burwell is one of a half-dozen local groups and organizations sharing in over $600,000 in provincial funding. MPP Jeff Yurek made the announcement Friday morning and advise...
Apr 21, 2021
Dream Lottery set to sell out with 85% of tickets already sold
Dream Lottery is back, helping support area hospitals and the patients and families across Southwestern Ontario that utilize them, and they're set to sell out! Tickets are approaching 85 per cent sold...
Apr 21, 2021
COVID-19: Lowest new case count in SWPH region in two weeks
The province is reporting 3,469 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 22 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 12 new cases. Nineteen cases were resolved. There was one new death, a St. ...
Apr 20, 2021
Periods of snow expected this evening into Wednesday
Environment Canada's three-word outlook for Wednesday - periods of snow - perhaps is a sign Mother Nature has a sense of humour chuckles meteorologist Steven Flisfeder. Depending where you are in sout...
Apr 20, 2021
'Federal budget does provide some targeted supports for EML constituents' - MP Karen Vecchio
Elgin-Middlesex-London reacts to this afternoon's (Monday) federal budget: "The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a major burden on families and businesses across our country. With new restrictions recentl...
Apr 19, 2021
