Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
School bus disruptions possible next week due to driver shortages
As school begins Monday, Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services is cautioning area parents to have a back-up plan in case of service disruptions. The regional school bus authority is adv...
Sep 08, 2020
Elgin county raises Childcan flag for the first time
It's taken about 25 years, but Tuesday afternoon Dave and Maureen Jenkins of Belmont were on hand to witness the gold Childcan flag raised at the Elgin Heritage Centre in honour of Childhood Cancer Aw...
Sep 08, 2020
COVID-19: Active cases fall to 2 in SWPH region
The trend continues today as Southwestern Public Health reports no new cases of COVID-19. In addition, 3 cases have been newly marked as resolved with 2 cases coming out of Aylmer and the other Woodst...
Sep 08, 2020
Lit cigarette sparks vehicle fire in St. Thomas
The St. Thomas Police were called in to assist the St. Thomas Fire Department on Friday morning following a vehicle fire that occurred around 7 a.m. When crews arrived on scene the vehicle was fully e...
Sep 08, 2020
"A Step In Time"
On what would have been her step daughters 35th birthday, Mary Catherine Garrod began a 100 day journey of walking and cycling to raise funds to help send local kids to camp. Garrod's step daughter As...
Sep 08, 2020
Ontario expands DriveTest services throughout the province
Road tests for hopeful G2 and G class drivers resume in Ontario today. They were put on a long pause as COVID-19 entered the province. The government also extended drivers license expiration and plate...
Sep 08, 2020
COVID-19: No new cases reported by SWPH
As has been the case for 2 weeks, Southwestern Public Health is reporting no new COVID-19 cases in their coverage area. Also today, no new resolved cases are being reported. There has not been a new C...
Sep 07, 2020
What’s open and closed this Labour Day
With today being Labour Day, 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 and Elgin C...
Sep 07, 2020
High praise for MP Karen Vecchio from her mentor
St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston says he is "quite pleased" with the news his former parliamentary assistant has been appointed Deputy Houser Leader of the Official Opposition by new Conservative party le...
Sep 06, 2020
COVID-19: No news cases reported in almost two weeks
Southwestern Public Health is again reporting no new COVID-19 cases today (Sunday). As was the case yesterday, there are no new resolved cases. There has not been a new COVID-19 case in the health uni...
Sep 06, 2020
