Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Police lay multiple charges following an altercation during disturbance call
A 41 year old Central Elgin resident is facing a slew of charges following an altercation with police. On April 9th around 6:30 p.m. the Elgin County OPP responded to a report of a disturbance between...
Apr 17, 2020
City Council weighing all options to fill vacant seat
St. Thomas city council made no decision at Tuesday's meeting on filling the vacant seat following the death last month of Linda Stevenson. Members officially declared the seat vacant and under the On...
Apr 17, 2020
COVID-19: 4 new cases makes 18 active cases in St. Thomas and Elgin
Southwestern Public Health is reporting a total of 18 confirmed and active cases of COVID-19 within St. Thomas and Elgin County. This follows the news of the 3rd death as a result of the virus in Elgi...
Apr 16, 2020
Police find abandoned bag containing weapons and stolen property
The St. Thomas Police are investigation after officers seized an abandoned bag containing suspected stolen property including multiple weapons. Officers on Community Patrol seized the abandoned brown ...
Apr 16, 2020
Trudeau announces commercial rent assistance coming and emergency business account has been expanded
More help for Canadian businesses has been announced by the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says they are expanding the emergency business account to help with any cash flow problems...
Apr 16, 2020
CAA offering free roadside assistance to healthcare workers and first responders
The Canadian Automobile Association is helping out during the coronavirus outbreak. CAA released a statement and it said they are supporting healthcare workers and first responders by offering them fr...
Apr 16, 2020
Aylmer Corner Cupboard open to serve the community during COVID-19 pandemic
Although demand has not significantly increased at Aylmer's Corner Cupboard food bank during the COVID-19 pandemic, manager Liz McConnell anticipates that situation will quickly change. McConnell welc...
Apr 16, 2020
Karen Vecchio to donate pay increase to local food banks
Not only is Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio donating her automatic increase in salary to local charities, she is calling for new legislation to remove the pay raise this year. It came into eff...
Apr 16, 2020
#SewStrong St. Thomas Elgin needs you
An enthusiastic community of sewers and those with 3-D printer capability has banded together to create items to help frontline and essential workers wear their personal protective equipment more comf...
Apr 15, 2020
Trudeau expanding CERB payments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced they are expanding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). Trudeau says they are topping up the pay of essential workers making less than $2,500 a mon...
Apr 15, 2020
