Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Premier Ford announces increased restrictions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced new restrictions for the province. Outdoor recreation facilities such as golf courses, basketball courts and playgrounds will need to close. Ford says restricti...
Apr 16, 2021
Upper-level governments invest $410,000 for Valleyview Home improvements
The federal and provincial governments announced this morning close to $100 million in funding to improve 95 long-term care homes in the province. That includes a $410,000 investment for Valleyview Ho...
Apr 16, 2021
COVID-19: Ongoing case count approaches 200 in SWPH region
The province is reporting 4,812 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 25 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 30 new cases. Twelve cases were resolved. There are nine new cases in St. T...
Apr 16, 2021
Paladin Security currently seeking employees for roles at STEGH and Formet
If you're looking to advance your career in security, Paladin Security has immediate openings for licensed professionals in St. Thomas. John Cox, operations manager in St. Thomas, says these openings ...
Apr 16, 2021
Valuable childcare spaces will not materialize, provincial dollars to be returned
City council Monday pulled the plug on 88 badly needed childcare spaces on St. Catharine Street in St. Thomas at the recommendation of city manager Wendell Graves. As a result, $2.6 million in provinc...
Apr 16, 2021
Mitchell Hepburn Public School now reporting 4 active COVID-19 cases
The Thames Valley District School Board has announced a 4th positive case of COVID-19 coming out of Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas. The positive case was confirmed by Southwestern Public...
Apr 16, 2021
COVID-19: Ontario reports a single day record of 4,736 cases
The province is reporting 4,736 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 29 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 23 new cases. Twenty-four cases were resolved. There was one new death, the...
Apr 15, 2021
Vaccine eligibility once again expanded in SWPH region
Southwestern Public Health has once again added to their COVID-19 vaccine eligibility list. Immediate household/family members of Indigenous people who themselves are not Indigenous are now eligible t...
Apr 15, 2021
STEGH prepares for the transfer of patients as ICU's across the province reach capacity
With more than 640 people across the province in hospital ICU's, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is preparing for any eventuality. The hospital announced that it could include the transferring of me...
Apr 15, 2021
Mitchell Hepburn Public School reports a 3rd active case of COVID-19
The Thames Valley District School Board has announced another positive case of COVID-19 coming out of Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas. The positive case was confirmed by Southwestern Publ...
Apr 15, 2021
