Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Ontario makes moves to create a more effective Blue Box Program
The list of materials accepted by Ontario's blue box recycling program is expanding. Environment Minister Jeff Yurek says the proposed new list will include paper, plastic cups, wraps, foils, trays an...
Oct 20, 2020
Delivery disturbance food for thought for St. Thomas woman
It's a case of skip the dishes, where's the booze? A 46-year-old St. Thomas woman is charged with assault and mischief to property after roughing up a Skip the Dishes delivery person. When the intoxic...
Oct 19, 2020
COVID-19: Two new cases reported by SWPH
Ontario reported 704 new confirmed COVID-19 cases this morning (Monday) while Southwestern Public Health is advising of two new cases, one each in Ingersoll and Woodstock. There are now 18 ongoing cas...
Oct 19, 2020
Fire at a local business over the weekend
Saturday night fire destroys long time Elgin County business. Police say McBain Signs went up in flames Saturday night just before 11pm but according to ownership, effective smoke alarms may have save...
Oct 19, 2020
Local school boards looking into having police officers in their schools
Both the Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board have announced a review of their school resource officer programs following concerns raised by Black Lives Ma...
Oct 19, 2020
Halloween helmet hike for Branden
3 local businesses have teamed up with the family of a local boy who recently lost his life in a tragic skateboarding accident, to hold the upcoming "Halloween Helmet Hike for Branden". F45 Training S...
Oct 19, 2020
McKegg joins Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins announced last Wednesday they have signed forward Greg McKegg to a one-year, two-way deal. For the 28-year-old St. Thomas native, it will be his seventh NHL team since being drafted ...
Oct 19, 2020
With 10 weeks remaining, St. Thomas has yet to nail down new EarlyOn delivery model
Community Living Elgin is the service provider in St. Thomas and Elgin county for the Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres program, known as EarlyON. Its contract expires at the end of the yea...
Oct 18, 2020
COVID-19: Southwestern Public Health reporting just a single new case today
Ontario reported 658 new confirmed COVID-19 cases this morning (Sunday) with Southwestern Public Health advising of a single new case in Aylmer. There are now 16 ongoing cases in the health unit's rep...
Oct 18, 2020
COVID-19 cases inch upward in SWPH coverage area
As Ontario reports 805 new COVID-19 cases this morning (Saturday), Southwestern Public Health is advising of three new cases in its coverage area and 1 resolved. Two new cases are in St. Thomas with a...
Oct 17, 2020
