Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
STEGH monitoring escalating COVID-19 situation; surgeries to proceed for the time being
For the time being, surgeries, outpatient clinics and diagnostic services will continue as scheduled at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital. In an announcement this afternoon (Monday), the hospital advi...
Apr 12, 2021
Province to pivot to online learning once again
Elementary and high school students will not be returning to in-class learning after this week's spring break. This afternnoon Premier Doug Ford announced schools will move to online learning starting...
Apr 12, 2021
COVID-19: 20 new cases and one death in St. Thomas over the weekend
The province is reporting 4,401 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 15 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 65 new cases since Friday. Twenty-three cases were resolved. One death was ...
Apr 12, 2021
Additional pharmacies to begin offering COVID-19 shots in St. Thomas and Elgin
The province announced last week additional pharmacies in St. Thomas and Elgin will soon begin offering Astra-Zeneca vaccine to individuals aged 55 and over. There are six additional St. Thomas locati...
Apr 12, 2021
COVID-19 case identified at Mitch Hepburn P.S.
The Thames Valley District School Board announced this evening a positive COVID-19 case at Mitch Hepburn Public School. The school board advises all staff, parents and guardians of the school communit...
Apr 10, 2021
TVDSB announces COVID-19 asymptomatic testing to continue during spring break
During the April break, Thames valley students and staff will continue to have opportunities to access asymptomatic COVID-19 testing through the Thames Valley District School Board. We will continue t...
Apr 09, 2021
COVID-19: St. Thomas LTC numbers inching up again
The province is reporting 4,227 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 18 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 24 new cases. Sixteen cases were resolved. There were eight new cases in Ay...
Apr 09, 2021
OPP seat belt blitz results in 10 Elgin county charges
Over the Easter long weekend, the OPP conducted its seat belt campaign in which close to 8,000 traffic stops were made. In that time, the OPP responded to three road fatalities and one off-road vehicl...
Apr 09, 2021
Travelers with a COVID-19 vaccine still subject to mandatory quarantine
Getting the vaccine is a good thing. However if you return from a trip to the United States, a 14 day quarantine is still mandatory according to Canada Border Services Agency. In a statement to myFM, ...
Apr 09, 2021
MacLean's names St. Thomas the 3rd best community in Canada to live and work remotely in 2021
When it comes to functioning remotely during the pandemic, St. Thomas scores a Top 5 mark. MacLean's Magazine has just released its list of Top 25 communities to live and work remotely in 2021 and St....
Apr 09, 2021
