Posts by Rob Perry
Presumptive COVID-19 case at Straffordville PS confirmed
Thames Valley District School Board announced Thursday night, Nov. 12, that a “presumptive case” of COVID-19 at Straffordville Public School has been confirmed by medical testing. The school board said that staff as well as parents and guardians of all Straffordville pupils had been notified. The school will remain open and buses will continue to…
Read MoreSharp uptick in COVID-19 cases in Oxford
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oxford took a sharp swing upward on Thursday, Nov. 12, Southwestern Public Health reported. Locally, the number of ongoing cases in Aylmer and area dropped to four from five, while St. Thomas and area continued to have one. But in Oxford, cases increased almost across the board,…
Read MoreThree new COVID-19 cases in Aylmer
Southwestern Public Health was tracking five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Wednesday, Nov. 11, up from two the previous day. A new case also appeared in St. Thomas and area. Bayham, which had dropped to four cases on Tuesday from 32, went to zero, but a “presumptive” case has been diagnosed…
Read More“Presumptive” COVID-19 case at Straffordville Public School
Southwestern Public Health has announced a “presumptive case” of COVID-19 in an ill individual who attended Straffordville Public School on Friday, Nov. 6. The diagnosis has not yet been confirmed by testing, Thames Valley District School Board revealed in a statement on Tuesday night, Nov. 10. However, TVDSB said it immediately notified all staff, parents…
Read MoreBayham cases drop drastically
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bayham took a huge step downward on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The previous day, Southwestern Public Health was reporting 32 ongoing cases in that municipality, all related to an outbreak among farm workers residing in bunkhouses. On Tuesday, that number was just four. Aylmer and area continued to…
Read MoreCases pop up all over Oxford
The number of confirmed by COVID-19 cases rose to two from one in Aylmer and area on Monday, Nov. 9, but Bayham saw a slight improvement, dropping by two to 32, Southwestern Public Health reported. However, in Oxford County, new cases popped up all over the map. Woodstock and area has eight cases, Norwich and…
Read MoreSeveral hundred march through Aylmer for “Freedom”
About 750 protestors, some from as far as Toronto, marched through Aylmer on Saturday, Nov. 7, against COVID-19 pandemic precautions, insisting every Canadian should be free to choose what measures they did or didn’t take. The march started almost an hour later than expected, and by 4 p.m. was heading back to its starting point…
Read MoreCounter-protesters ask, “Be Kind, Wear a Mask”
Counter-protesters took to the street in downtown Aylmer on Saturday morning, Nov. 7, to ask passing motorists to “Be Kind, Wear a Mask.” Some passing drivers honked in support. The counter-protest was in response to a “Freedom March” being held that afternoon insisting that Canadians had the right to decide for themselves if they wanted…
Read MoreOPP traffic warning for Aylmer protest
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police is warning area motorists to be aware of potential traffic delays during their travels today between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Highway 3 (Talbot Street) at the west end of Aylmer. “Protest activities in the area may periodically delay or interrupt the normal flow of traffic and at times traffic…
Read MoreThursday’s COVID-19 count
Southwestern Public Health was monitoring 46 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, Nov. 5, most of them in Bayham. The number in that community increased slightly to 35 from 34, while Aylmer and area and St. Thomas and area remained steady at one case each. Oxford saw some decline,…
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