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Ten cases in Aylmer and area now
Aylmer and area, which had seen a dip in confirmed COVID-cases from a high of 11 last week to eight on Saturday, Nov. 21, saw an increase back to 10 on Monday, Nov. 23. St. Thomas and area remained steady at five cases and Bayham at one, while Central Elgin rose to two cases from…
Read MoreUpdate on local COVID-19 cases
Southwestern Public Health was tracking eight active cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Saturday, Nov. 21, down from 11 earlier in the week. St. Thomas and area has five cases, Bayham one, and a new case has appeared in Central Elgin. In Oxford, where the situation is much worse, Woodstock and area…
Read MoreElgin, St. Thomas, Oxford to move to orange alert
Southwestern Public Health announced late Friday afternoon, Nov. 20, that as of Monday, Nov. 23, its entire area would be placed in the “orange-restrict” category for COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. That’s an increase from the current yellow-protect alert. The health unit said incidents of COVID-19 had reached 28.4 cases per 100,000 residents, more institutional outbreaks were…
Read MoreBad crash on Calton Line
Two vehicles were severely damaged in a crash on Calton Line near Carter Road on Friday morning, Nov. 20, at about 10:27 a.m. Malahide Fire Chief Brent Smith said the original report indicated one car was on fire, but when firefighters began to arrive, it was mostly out. St. Thomas-Elgin paramedics took one person to…
Read MoreThird case of COVID-19 at Assumption
A third positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed by Southwestern Public Health at Assumption Catholic School in Aylmer, London District Catholic School Board announced on Thursday, Nov. 19. All parents and guardians of pupils as well as staff at the school had been notified, the board stated. Assumption would remain open and buses would…
Read MoreCases in Aylmer and area climb to 11
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Tuesday, Nov. 17, up from eight the previous day. In St. Thomas and area, the number of cases rose to four from two, while Bayham remains steady at one. Cases in Woodstock and area declined slightly to 21 from 23…
Read MoreNew subsidized apartments for Aylmer
Aylmer Mayor Mary French, left, Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, St. Thomas Director of Social Services Heather Sheridan and Joe Ostojic and Peter Ostojic of Walter Ostojic and Sons of St. Thomas were on Brown Street in Aylmer Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, to announce $1.5-million in provincial funding for a new 23-unit apartment building, essentially identical…
Read MoreSecond COVID-19 case at Assumption
A second confirmed case of COVID-19 is being reported at Assumption Catholic School in Aylmer, London District Catholic School Board announced Monday, Nov. 16. The first case was announced on Friday, Nov. 13. The board said that the school would remain open and buses would keep running.
Read MoreAylmer and area cases double, now eight
Southwestern Public Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Monday, Nov. 16, up from four the previous day. St. Thomas and area is at two cases, up from one, and Bayham stays at one case. Woodstock and area increased to 23 cases from 17, Norwich dipped slightly to 17…
Read MorePort Bruce hit by high waves, fierce winds–updated
A cottage was covered by spray from breaking waves, if not waves themselves, as high winds blew along the Lake Erie shoreline late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 15. Malahide South Station firefighters closed some roads in the community, reportedly due to concerns over the danger of falling branches or even trees. A brief but heavy rainfall…
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