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SWPH update on the Coronavirus
Southwestern Public Health has reiterated that no cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in St. Thomas or Elgin county. Dr. Joyce Lock, the agency's Medical Officer of Health, advises the illness is sp...
Mar 13, 2020
March Break events in Elgin County
With March Break coming up next week, here are some fun activities and events taking place throughout Elgin County. The East Elgin Community Complex will be holding free skates all week from 10 a.m. t...
Mar 13, 2020
Fanshawe open houses cancelled
Due to the rapidly changing situation with the COVID-19 virus, Fanshawe College had postponed its open houses scheduled for Saturday at all locations including including the St. Thomas/Elgin regional ...
Mar 12, 2020
Public school classes suspended two weeks
The province's public school system is the latest victim of the coronavirus outbreak. Thursday afternoon, Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Stephen Lecce,...
Mar 12, 2020
How locals feel about the Coronavirus so far
Discussion about the novel Coronavirus continues after multiple professional sports leagues have cancelled games and even suspended play indefinitely. This follows the announcement from the World Heal...
Mar 12, 2020
Library to host Amazing Race style program during March Break
St. Thomas Public Library is helping to beat that March Break boredom with their March Break at the Library: Amazing Race event. Beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 16th kids will have the opportuni...
Mar 12, 2020
St. Joe's robotics team members head to Uganda for March Break outreach trip
Members of the St. Joseph's Catholic High School robotics team will be taking their skills across the world this March Break when they travel to Uganda with Just Cause Education Outreach. Just Cause i...
Mar 12, 2020
City management team formulates coronavirus plan
With more than 118-thousand cases reported worldwide, the World Health Organization is now calling the novel coronavirus a pandemic. City manager Wendell Graves told members of council on Monday the t...
Mar 11, 2020
2020 Impact Awards finalists announced
The St. Thomas & District Chamber of Commerce has announced this years finalists for the 2020 Impact Awards. The event that will be taking place on May 14th at the St. Anne's Centre will celebrate...
Mar 11, 2020
OPP fraud prevention month
March is fraud prevention month, and the Ontario Provincial Police want to make sure everyone is wary of scams. Detective Sergeant Ted Schendera says fraud is something that's reported every day acros...
Mar 11, 2020
