Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Tom Marks elected Elgin County Warden for 2021
Central Elgin councillor Tom Marks last night was elected Elgin county warden for 2021. He defeated Central Elgin Mayor Sally Martyn in both an in-person and electronic vote - the first such vote in t...
Dec 09, 2020
2nd COVID-19 case confirmed at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas
The Thames Valley District School Board has announced a 2nd positive case of COVID-19 coming out of Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas. The positive case was confirmed by Southwestern Public ...
Dec 09, 2020
STPS searching for local "Grinch" following Christmas gift theft
The St. Thomas Police are continuing to investigate following a break and enter to a Confederation Drive apartment. Police say that on the morning of December 2nd, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., a thief ...
Dec 08, 2020
COVID-19: SWPH sees 20 resolved cases and 8 new
Ontario reported 1,676 new cases of COVID-19 today while Southwestern Public Health is advising of eight new cases, including two in Bayham and one each in Aylmer and Central Elgin. Twenty cases were ...
Dec 08, 2020
SWPH confirms positive COVID case at Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas
The Thames Valley District School Board has announced a positive case of COVID-19 coming out of Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas. The positive case was confirmed by Southwestern Public Heal...
Dec 08, 2020
2 COVID-19 cases confirmed at Elgin Court Public School in St. Thomas
Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified by Southwestern Public Health at Elgin Court Public School in St. Thomas. The Thames Valley District School Board immediately notified staff, and pa...
Dec 08, 2020
Two more confirmed COVID-19 cases at EESS
Southwestern Public Health has identified two more positive cases of COVID-19 at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer. This brings to four the number of ongoing cases at the school. Thames Valley Dis...
Dec 07, 2020
COVID-19: SWPH tops 100 active cases with 9 new cases reported
Ontario reported a record 1,925 new cases of COVID-19 today while Southwestern Public Health is advising of nine new cases, including three in St. Thomas and two in Aylmer. No cases were resolved. The...
Dec 07, 2020
Southwestern Public Health releases "An Open Letter to the Community"
Assuring that we will eventually see an end to this pandemic, Southwestern Public Health has put a call out to the community to conserve energy for the long months ahead, rather than spend it in disag...
Dec 07, 2020
"A Thrill of Hope" stationary parade sees huge turn out with roughly 14,000 attendees
Following months of planning and preparations, the group behind the "A Thrill of Hope" stationary parade is calling it a huge success! From opening on Friday at 4 p.m. to close on Sunday at 9 p.m., ro...
Dec 07, 2020
