Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
New staff COVID-19 case reported at Terrace Lodge
Southwestern Public Health this evening (Sunday) is advising of an additional staff member at Terrace Lodge in Malahide testing positive for COVID-19. This brings to four the number of impacted staff ...
Jan 03, 2021
Drive-in church service protestors: 'It's not about religion or politics, it's for safety'
Apart from one minor scuffle, this morning's Church of God drive-in service was held in compliance with all COVID-19 restrictions according to Aylmer Police. About 30 vehicles lined the roadside outsi...
Jan 03, 2021
COVID-19: New cases drop from yesterday's one-day record
Ontario reported 2,964 new COVID-19 cases today while Southwestern Public Health is reporting 44 new cases this morning, with 20 cases resolved. There were 8 new cases in St. Thomas, 3 in Aylmer and o...
Jan 03, 2021
SWPH region sets another single-day COVID-19 record today
Ontario reported 3,363 new COVID-19 cases this morning along with 2,476 on Friday. Southwestern Public Health, meantime, is reporting 18 new cases yesterday and 75 this morning - another single-day re...
Jan 02, 2021
St. Thomas Police hunt for suspect in armed robbery
A north end St. Thomas neighbourhood had its own shutdown of sorts Friday night after an armed robbery at a convenience store. Around 9 p.m., police were called to the area around Fenlon's Family Mark...
Jan 02, 2021
Province's finance minister steps down after holiday getaway controversy
Ontario MPP Rod Phillips is stepping down from his role as finance minister in the fallout from a Caribbean holiday that went against COVID-19 pandemic guidelines urging people to stay at home. News o...
Dec 31, 2020
STPS seize $172K in drugs during bust
Following a months long investigative project by the St. Thomas Police Street Crimes Unit that started back in the fall, two people are in custody and a large amount of illicit drugs along with severa...
Dec 31, 2020
SWPH sees new single day record at 71 with projections of 100 daily cases for January
As our daily COVID-19 update suggests, Southwestern Public Health has recorded its highest single day increase in the region to-date with 71 new cases announced today, exceeding the previous record of...
Dec 31, 2020
SWPH region sees significant spike in COVID-19 cases today
Ontario reported 3,328 new cases of COVID-19 today (Thursday), another one-day record. Southwestern Public Health, meantime, is reporting 71 new cases this morning with 38 cases resolved. There are 19...
Dec 31, 2020
Impaired driver causes gas leak on Maple Street
A 47 year old St. Thomas man has been arrested for Impaired Driving after causing a gas leak on Maple Street Wednesday night. Police report that the man struck a gas meter attached to his neighbours h...
Dec 31, 2020
