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What's open and closed this Easter long weekend
With the Easter long weekend approaching, here's what's open and what's closed in St. Thomas and Elgin County. All municipal buildings and offices in both St. Thomas and Elgin County are closed for th...
Apr 01, 2021
Premier Ford expected to announce Province wide shutdown today
Ontario may be moving into another provincial shutdown this weekend. Several sources have learned Ontario is expected to announce a 28-day provincewide "shutdown" today amid an alarming spike in cases...
Apr 01, 2021
COVID-19 case reported at Forest Park Public School in St. Thomas
The Thames Valley District School Board has announced a positive case of COVID-19 at Forest Park Public School in St. Thomas. The positive case was confirmed by Southwestern Public Health and Thames V...
Apr 01, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination eligibility expanded in SWPH region
Southwestern Public Health announced this afternoon (Wednesday) more groups have been added to the eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination. These include residents, primary essential caregivers and staff...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID-19: Ongoing cases approaching 100-mark again
The province is reporting 2,333 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 15 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 18 new cases. Ten cases were resolved. Sixty-eight of the confirmed cases i...
Mar 31, 2021
Three COVID-19 cases now active at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
The Thames Valley District School Board is now reporting 3 active cases of COVID-19 at Central Elgin Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas. The school board assures the community all staff, parents and g...
Mar 31, 2021
Sparta couple feeling overwhelmed with million-dollar win
Saying 'Yes' to ENCORE is a million-dollar feeling for Chris and Sandy Barber of Sparta. In the March 20th LOTTO 6/49 draw, the couple matched all seven ENCORE numbers in exact order to win $1 million...
Mar 30, 2021
Damage extensive in smoky blaze next to Flying M Truck Stop
A major blaze yesterday afternoon north of Talbotville blanketed the area in thick black smoke visible for miles. It broke out in the shop area of the Flying M Truck Stop just after 3 p.m. London Fire...
Mar 30, 2021
Elgin OPP investigating copper wire theft from submarine compound in Port Burwell
The theft of copper wire from the compound that surrounds the HMCS OJIBWA Submarine in Port Burwell has Elgin County OPP investigating. Police say that chain link fence of the compound was cut open on...
Mar 30, 2021
COVID-19: New cases drop after weekend spike in numbers
The province is reporting 2,336 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 14 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 12 new cases. Twenty cases were resolved. There were two new cases in St. T...
Mar 30, 2021
