Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Natural gas leak prompts evacuation Tuesday afternoon
A natural gas leak at Princess and Gladstone avenues early Tuesday afternoon resulted in an evacuation of several area residences as a safety precaution. A vehicle hit the home resulting in damage to ...
Jul 15, 2020
Natural gas leak forces evacuation
A natural gas leak at Princess and Gladstone avenues early this afternoon resulted in an evacuation of several area residences as a safety precaution. A vehicle hit the home resulting in damage to the...
Jul 14, 2020
St. Thomas and Elgin County see 2nd best June for homes sales
The latest housing numbers are in from the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors. After two consecutive months of sharp declines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, local home sales saw a strong ...
Jul 14, 2020
OPP limiting access to criminal record checks
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the OPP are limiting criminal record checks to essential workers at this time. In a release sent out from the OPP West Region Headquarters, which includes Elgin C...
Jul 14, 2020
Aylmer police make arrest following a historic sexual assault from 2012
The Aylmer Police have charged a 67 year old male resident following a complaint of a historic sexual assault reported by a female from Aylmer. Police report that an investigation revealed that in 201...
Jul 14, 2020
Most of Ontario moves to Phase 3 of reopening
Most of Ontario will move to Stage 3 of reopening this week. Premier Doug Ford says starting this Friday at 12:01 am 24 regions - including the area covered by Southwestern Public Health - will move t...
Jul 13, 2020
Sunday morning fire causes extensive smoke damage to residence on Windemere Place
No injuries were reported after a fire Sunday morning resulted in extensive smoke damage to a residence on Windemere Place in St. Thomas. Chief Fire Prevention Officer Bill Todd says the fire started ...
Jul 13, 2020
City council to discuss declaring Trinity Anglican Church a heritage property
City council this afternoon will be asked to allow administration to begin the notice of intent process to declare the vacant Trinity Anglican Church a heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act...
Jul 13, 2020
Blood donation clinic tomorrow and Wednesday in St. Thomas
There is an immediate need for blood as demand continues to rise. Canadian Blood Services is back in St. Thomas this week following a very successful blood drive last month, the first one in the city ...
Jul 13, 2020
Health unit amends class order dealing with migrant workers
Two days after issuing a Section 22 order to protect the safety of temporary foreign workers working on Elgin and Oxford county farms, Southwestern Public Health today (Friday) made minor amendments t...
Jul 11, 2020
