Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
What’s open and closed this Thanksgiving long weekend
With the Thanksgiving weekend upon us, it's important to know what's open and closed in St. Thomas and Elgin County. All municipal buildings, offices, Canada Post as well as banks in both St. Thomas a...
Oct 09, 2020
St. Thomas council structure to be revisited
With nine members sitting on city council, is St. Thomas over-represented in the council chambers at city hall? The question came up again Monday during discussion on whether the city should adopt a w...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19: Case count drops to 2 in SWPH region
Southwestern Public Health is reporting this morning only two ongoing COVID-19 cases remain in its coverage area. There are single cases in St. Thomas and Central Elgin. Both individuals are under the...
Oct 08, 2020
Body of missing Port Bruce man recovered by OPP Helicopter
The Elgin County OPP say the search for 62 year old Michael Renton has ended following the recovery of his body near the shore of Lake Erie Wednesday. Police report that Renton was located yesterday b...
Oct 08, 2020
Community steps up to support local family with gofundme following tragic accident
A gofundme has been set for the family of a 15 year old boy who was the victim of a tragic skateboarding accident that occurred in Port Stanley. On Saturday (Oct 3), Branden Pettit was out riding his ...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19: 3 resolved and 1 new case reported by SWPH
Southwestern Public Health is reporting this morning three COVID-19 cases in their coverage area have been resolved, two of them in St. Thomas and the other in East Zorra-Tavistock. A new case is bein...
Oct 07, 2020
STPS looking to ID male who pulled a gun in the city
The St. Thomas Police are looking to identify a male who pulled a gun on a witness during a physical incident early Wednesday morning. Police report that they were called to a domestic dispute on Hiaw...
Oct 07, 2020
Television series filming to begin in Port Stanley today
Port Stanley will be welcoming some guests into the village for the remainder of the week as Maine Street Productions moves in to film for a television series. The County of Elgin reports that over th...
Oct 07, 2020
City to hold virtual public consultation meeting for its pollution prevention control plan
With an increase in the severity and frequency of torrential rain storms that batter the area, the city is seeking to improve the performance of the sanitary and storm sewer infrastructure. As part of...
Oct 07, 2020
Rotary Club creates 'Music Student Fund’ thanks to Bushell Estate donation
Thanks to a donation from the Estate of Donna Vera Evans Bushell, an new 'Music Student Fund' has been created through the Rotary Club of St. Thomas Foundation. The $30,000 donation to the Rotary Club...
Oct 07, 2020
