Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
St. Thomas AirFest announces 'Salute to All Essential Workers' taking place April 10th
The board of directors at St. Thomas AirFest have announced a special surprise for the city. On April 10th, residents of St. Thomas will be able to look to the skies and take in 'The AirFest Salute to...
Mar 02, 2021
Railway City Tourism plans to bring more elephants to St. Thomas with their newest ‘Track to the Future’ mural project
With plans to continue building on the success of the 'Track to the Future' mural project, Railway City Tourism is putting out a call to artists for their next project. Railway City Tourism is current...
Mar 02, 2021
SWPH unveils next stage of vaccination roll-out
As a result of increased COVID-vaccine supply, Southwestern Public Health is expanding the eligibility criteria. Starting today (Monday), eligibility includes community members who are 80 years of age...
Mar 01, 2021
Southwestern Public Health issues cold weather alert
Southwestern Public Health has issued a cold weather alert for the region. Environment Canada is calling for an overnight low of -12 tonight with a windchill of -20 overnight. These cold temperatures ...
Mar 01, 2021
COVID-19: SWPH reports sharp drop in new cases
The province is reporting 1,023 new COVID-19 cases this morning with six deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting just three new cases. Two cases were resolved. There was one new case in S...
Mar 01, 2021
No injuries reported in Formet Industries fire Sunday night
A stubborn fire that broke out around 8:43 p.m. Sunday night at Formet Industries in St. Thomas had fire crews on scene until after 1 a.m. Kim Destun, Fire Prevention Officer with the St. Thomas Fire ...
Mar 01, 2021
Surprise birthday party a bittersweet moment for 12-year-old and her mom
It was a surprise birthday party this tween will remember for the rest of her life. A drive-by cavalcade Saturday afternoon featuring the St. Thomas Jeepers, multiple St. Thomas police cars, a St. Tho...
Mar 01, 2021
In-class instruction at OPC paused
As COVID-19 case numbers began to soar at the Ontario Police College north of Aylmer late last week, the decision was made Friday to pause all in-person instruction for 14 days. Over the weekend, the ...
Feb 28, 2021
COVID-19: New cases soar at OPC
The province is reporting 1,062 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 20 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 31 new cases. Just four cases were resolved. There are 29 new cases in Aylm...
Feb 28, 2021
COVID-19: OPC outbreak skews case numbers in SWPH region
The province is reporting 1,185 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 16 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 17 new cases. Three cases were resolved. There are 14 new cases in Aylmer. ...
Feb 27, 2021
