Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
Local business collecting plastic bags to create mats for the homeless
A new business in St. Thomas is one of the drop off locations for a new project that sees plastics turned into sleeping mats for the homeless. The Butterfly Medium located at 27 Southwick Street will ...
Dec 05, 2019
"100 People Who Care" event grants $10,000 to "Every Kid at Camp" program
A new project that will send local kids with complicated special needs to summer camp was this year's winner of the Elgin St. Thomas Community Foundation's "100 People Who Care" event. The event at th...
Dec 05, 2019
Woman charged after early morning collision with police cruiser
myFM has an update in relation to the road closure at the intersection of First Avenue and Talbot Street this morning. Around 6 a.m. a collision occurred between a 58 year old St. Thomas woman and a p...
Dec 04, 2019
Local high school teachers partake in 1-day strike
Teachers and education workers in St. Thomas that are represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation are spending their day out at the picket line. Dozens of teachers and education w...
Dec 04, 2019
Kettle Creek in need of volunteers for new program
The Kettle Creek Conservation Authority is looking for volunteers for their new water monitoring program. The program would see volunteers provided with a rain gage and then input their totals daily o...
Dec 04, 2019
myFM's annual "Project Poinsettia" begins tomorrow
94.1 myFM will be holding our annual "Project Poinsettia" this Thursday and Friday. This year's Project Poinsettia will see over 800 plants delivered throughout St. Thomas and Elgin County. Senior Acc...
Dec 04, 2019
Police station repair costs surprise council
St. Thomas City Council was shocked and surprised with the repair costs at the St. Thomas Police Station. Council received a report on Monday night that outlined 20 repairs this year which totaled $17...
Dec 03, 2019
City Manager returns from volunteer trip to Honduras
St. Thomas City Manager Wendell Graves has recently returned from a trip to Honduras where he worked to help the local municipalities better develop their tourism opportunities. Graves took two weeks ...
Dec 03, 2019
Man charged after woman is struck while crossing street
A 60 year old St. Thomas man has been charged after striking a pedestrian with his vehicle. The incident occurred last night (Dec. 2) around 7:30 p.m. when a 49 year old woman crossing East Street was...
Dec 03, 2019
United Way to give back for "Giving Tuesday"
Staff from the United Way Elgin Middlesex will be out in the community today for Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a day where people are encouraged to give back to community charities and organizatio...
Dec 03, 2019
