Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
COVID-19: Three new St. Thomas cases reported Sunday
Southwestern Public Health is reporting this morning (Sunday) three new COVID-19 case in St. Thomas. Yesterday a new case was reported in Bayham and it brings to four the number of ongoing cases in St...
Jul 19, 2020
Jaycees pool may yet open this summer
myFM has learned the city is going to re-evaluate its decision to keep Jaycees pool closed this summer due to COVID-19 restrictions. At the July 13 council meeting, Coun. Lori Baldwin-Sands requested ...
Jul 18, 2020
COVID-19 update: 1 new Elgin case
Southwestern Public Health is reporting this morning (Saturday) a new COVID-19 case in Elgin county. The infected individual lives in Bayham and it brings to three the number of ongoing cases as of th...
Jul 18, 2020
Is mandatory wearing of masks in public indoor spaces on the way?
Will the city follow the lead of other municipalities in the province and mandate the wearing of face masks in public places? As of today (Saturday) masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces in ...
Jul 18, 2020
Nurse protest targets MPP Jeff Yurek's office
For the second time in three weeks, MPP Jeff Yurek's St. Thomas office has been the target of a healthcare-related protest with the latest being Friday. About 30 nurses gathered over the noon hour to ...
Jul 18, 2020
City playgrounds now open
With the move into Phase 3 of re-opening the province, young children will be able to transition again from screen time to play time. City manager Wendell Graves confirmed the city's playgrounds have ...
Jul 17, 2020
SWPH issues heat warning in advance of high forecasted temperatures over the weekend
Southwestern Public Health has issued an early heat warning for July 18-19 based on forecasted temperatures reaching the low thirties with humidex values possibly reaching 40C across our region. Durin...
Jul 17, 2020
OPP seize drugs and shotgun during R.I.D.E check
The Elgin County OPP have arrested and charged 2 people following a R.I.D.E. check that took place on Dalewood Road. The OPP report that around 1:47 a.m. this morning (July 17) officers were conductin...
Jul 17, 2020
St. Thomas's Galaxy Cinemas among theatres not ready to reopen
As St. Thomas and Elgin County move into Phase 3 of reopening the province today, something that won't be opening locally is Cineplex's Galaxy Cinemas. Canada's largest cinema chain says even through ...
Jul 17, 2020
Swing money over from Warden's Golf Tournament to United Way
Bounced out of its normal June tee-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the County of Elgin's annual Warden's Golf Tournament re-booked for the fall has now been cancelled this year. Instead, Warden Dave...
Jul 16, 2020
