Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Province supports infrastructure spending at STEGH
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is the recipient of close to $1.3 million in funding for this year and 2021 as part of the province's Infrastructure Renewal Fund. The investment, announced today (Mo...
Sep 14, 2020
Elgin county updates long-term care home visitor protocols
Updated visitor protocols are now in place at Elgin county's three long-term care facilities. These support outdoor and indoor visits for both essential and general visitors and pre-arranged short-sta...
Sep 14, 2020
COVID: No new cases reported again today in St. Thomas and Elgin
Southwestern Public Health this morning (Monday) is reporting no new COVID-19 cases in St. Thomas and Elgin, however there are a pair of new cases in Woodstock. That leaves a single ongoing case in Ba...
Sep 14, 2020
Increased presence by STPS expected in school zones this week
With a portion of students heading back to the classroom today for the first time since March, the St. Thomas Police Service will be putting a heavy focus on traffic control and safety in school zones...
Sep 14, 2020
2020 myFM Spirit Awards nominations now open
Nominations are officially open for our 2020 myFM Spirit Awards. General Manager at 94.1 myFM Samantha Wakefield says although this years awards will be streamed virtually on Friday, October 23rd, we ...
Sep 14, 2020
Backlog of surgeries at STEGH may not be significantly cleared until next spring
Earlier this spring, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital president and CEO Robert Biron indicated there was a backlog of well over 1,000 surgeries put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic his staff woul...
Sep 13, 2020
COVID-19: A single case remains in St. Thomas and Elgin county
St. Thomas and Elgin county continue to report no new cases of COVID-19, with just a single ongoing case in Bayham. This morning, Southwestern Public Health also reported no additional cases in Oxford...
Sep 13, 2020
For St. Anne's teacher it is all about the smile
In a time of anxiety and stress, she says this is simply a story about smiles. It's an initiative Paula Roskamp, a teacher at St. Anne's Catholic Elementary School in St. Thomas came across known as F...
Sep 12, 2020
St. Thomas Police charge Woodstock man in porn investigation
A 32-year-old Woodstock man has been arrested by St. Thomas Police after a child pornography probe by the Criminal Investigations Branch. He was arrested yesterday (Friday) and charged with possession...
Sep 12, 2020
Health unit reports no new COVID-19 cases in Elgin, one additional case in Woodstock
Southwestern Public Health is reporting another new, confirmed case of COVID-19 today (Saturday) although, as was the case yesterday, the individual does not reside in St. Thomas or Elgin. It's anothe...
Sep 12, 2020
