Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
SWPH to vaccinate another 600 LTC residents by weeks end
Dr. Joyce Lock, Medical Officer of Health for Southwestern Public Health, advised yesterday that although case numbers are starting to decline, there are still 11 COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care ...
Jan 22, 2021
No in-class learning for area students until at least Feb. 10
As announced yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) by education minister Stephen Lecce, students in the Southwestern Public Health and Middlesex-London Health Unit regions will not be returning to in-class ...
Jan 21, 2021
COVID-19: SWPH reports 1 new death as 43 more cases get marked as resolved
Ontario reported 2,632 new COVID-19 cases today with 46 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 23 new cases this morning, with 43 cases resolved. One new death was reported at People Car...
Jan 21, 2021
Applications open for new Ontario Small Business Support Grant
Small businesses impacted by the provincial shutdown can apply for an Ontario Small Business Support Grant. The program is being offered to small businesses that are required to close or significantly...
Jan 21, 2021
No return to in-class learning Monday for area students
Today, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement to provide an update on which schools can resume for in-person learning: "On the advice from the Chief Medical Officer of He...
Jan 20, 2021
St. Thomas partners with Indwell to develop supportive housing projects
As part of the city's compassionate community strategy rolled out this week, St. Thomas has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Indwell Community Homes to develop supportive housing projec...
Jan 20, 2021
COVID-19: SWPH reports lowest one-day case count in the region since Christmas Day
Ontario reported 2,655 new COVID-19 cases today with 89 deaths while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 14 new cases this morning, with 67 cases resolved. It's the lowest one-day case count in th...
Jan 20, 2021
LHSC fires nurse who participated in and hosted local “Freedom Rallies”
A London nurse who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington just before the violence at the Capitol this month has been fired. Kristen Nagle was one of two Canadian nurses who drew attention for ...
Jan 20, 2021
Health Canada and StatsCan running COVID-19 Antibody Survey
Will you be one of the 48,000 Canadians selected to participate in the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey? If you are, we want to make sure you know all the details. We spoke with Erik Dorff...
Jan 20, 2021
KCCA urges residents to stay off all frozen bodies of water
With current conditions considered unsafe for on-ice activities, the Kettle Creek Conservation Authority is urging residents to stay off frozen creeks, lakes and reservoirs within the watershed. The K...
Jan 20, 2021
