Category Archives: Post to St. Thomas News
TVDSB high schools closed tomorrow due to teacher walkout
High Schools within the Thames Valley District School Board will be closed on Wednesday if a tentative agreement is not reached. The school board has made the decision following the announcement of a ...
Dec 03, 2019
Roundabout recommended for Kains Street
A new roundabout is one of the recommendations that City Staff are suggesting to reduce the speed of traffic in the Kains Street and Scott Street corridor. Staff began looking into the speed of traffi...
Dec 02, 2019
GoFundMe page started for local 2.5 year-old
On November 19th, Drew McMillan received some of the worst news a mother could get. Her 2.5 year old daughter Aurora was diagnosed with Advanced B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Aurora has undergone sur...
Dec 02, 2019
MP Vecchio taking on new Shadow Minister role
Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio has been named the new Shadow Minister for Women and Gender Equality. Vecchio who has spent the past four years serving on the Status of Women Committee as both...
Dec 02, 2019
Annual Jingle Mingle planned for Friday
The St. Thomas Public Library is hosting an event this Friday that is sure to bring holiday cheer to the City. Everyone both young and old is invited to attend their annual Jingle Mingle that will be ...
Dec 02, 2019
Province celebrates 1 year anniversary of Made-In-Ontario Environment Plan
The Provincial Government is celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the Made-In-Ontario Environment Plan by updating the progress that has been made to date. The plan focuses on a number of different s...
Dec 02, 2019
Kumon opens today in the Elgin Centre
A new Kumon Math and Reading Centre is officially open in the Elgin Centre. The new St. Thomas franchise that is located across from Bluenotes in the mall is an after-school academic enrichment progra...
Dec 02, 2019
STEGH Foundation holding "Giving Tuesday" fundraiser tomorrow
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation is encouraging the community to start giving back this holiday season by taking part in "Giving Tuesday." Giving Tuesday originated in the United State...
Dec 02, 2019
OPP helping to keep local residents warm this holiday season
The OPP West Region Headquarters has partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association Elgin branch to give back this holiday season. Officers at the headquarters will be collecting mittens, glove...
Dec 02, 2019
E-scooters to be legalized in Ontario in the new year
St. Thomas residents may soon see e-scooters being driven on City streets. The Provincial Government has announced that e-scooters will soon be legal to ride on public roadways in Ontario. Beginning i...
Nov 29, 2019
