Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Health unit prepares for easing of restrictions Tuesday
While it has yet to be determined which COVID-19 colour-coded zone the health unit region will enter next Tuesday, Southwestern Public Health medical officer of health Dr. Joyce Lock this afternoon ha...
Feb 10, 2021
COVID-19: seven new cases in SWPH region, just one in Elgin
Ontario reported 1,072 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 41 deaths. Meantime, Southwestern Public Health is reporting just seven new cases. A total of eight cases were resolved. One new case is rep...
Feb 10, 2021
Do More Agriculture Foundation promotes mental health for the agricultural industry
Do More Ag is a mental health organization with a focus on agricultural producers, and have their plan narrowed down to an efficient, and progressive three-pillar system designed to help with the issu...
Feb 10, 2021
TVDSB launches new initiative to provide students with virtual athletics
The Thames Valley District School Board has launched an innovative way to support student mental and physical health with virtual athletic training to help fill the void while school sports and recrea...
Feb 10, 2021
Health unit issues cold weather alert
Southwestern Public Health this afternoon (Tuesday) issued a cold weather alert for the region. Env. Canada is calling for a low of -17 tonight with a windchill of -24 overnight. These frigid temperat...
Feb 09, 2021
COVID-19: SWPH records lowest new case count in more than two months
Ontario reported 1,022 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 17 deaths. Meantime, Southwestern Public Health is reporting just two new cases, the lowest case count since Nov. 22. A total of 17 cases we...
Feb 09, 2021
Average residential sale price in St. Thomas climbs to $498,372 to start 2021
The latest housing numbers are in from the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors, who once again broke a record for residential sales last month. Starting off 2021 on a good note, LSTAR report...
Feb 09, 2021
Province to start re-opening on a regional basis
Premier Doug Ford has announced a regional reopening plan for businesses in Ontario. The state of emergency in Ontario will expire at the end of the day Tuesday (February 9th). Starting Wednesday, thr...
Feb 08, 2021
COVID-19: Just six new cases in SWPH region, two of those in St. Thomas
Ontario reported 1,265 new COVID-19 cases this morning with 33 deaths. Meantime, Southwestern Public Health is reporting just six new cases, and six cases resolved. There were two new cases in St. Tho...
Feb 08, 2021
STPS charge 24 year old with Possession of Child Pornography
Detectives from the St. Thomas Police Service's Internet Child Exploitation Unit arrested a 24 year old man on Friday following a tip from the RCMP. Police says the ICE unit began investigating the ma...
Feb 08, 2021
