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Local news in and around Aylmer and Elgin County

Dog sought in St. Thomas biting incident

September 10, 2021 | 0 Comments

Southwestern Public Health wants to talk to the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident on Centre Street, between Queen and Metcalfe streets, in St. Thomas on Wednesday, Sept. 1, between 2 and 2:30 a.m. The health unit, in a statement, said the dog was being walked by a man when it bit…

Southwestern COVID-19 cases top 40, highest in three months

September 10, 2021 | 0 Comments

Southwestern Public Health was tracking 41 ongoing cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Sept. 10, the first time it has been over 40 since June 4. On Thursday, the number of ongoing cases had stood at 37. Friday, Southwestern reported seven new confirmed cases in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, down from nine on Thursday. St.…

Fire truck, car collide at Belmont Road and Ron McNeil Line

September 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

A crash on Thursday, Sept. 9, at 2:51 p.m. involving a Central Elgin aerial fire truck and a car resulted in two persons being taken to hospital for treatment, one with serious injuries, Elgin Ontario Provincial Police report. The collision occurred at the intersection of Belmont Road and Ron McNeil Line, but the vehicles came…

Nine new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Sept. 9

September 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

Southwestern Public Health was reporting nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Sept. 9. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford increased to 37 Thursday from 33 on Wednesday. Just over 40 percent of all ongoing cases involve children from newborn through 19 years…

Missing woman sought by St. Thomas Police

September 7, 2021 | 0 Comments

St. Thomas Police Service is seeking help from the public finding a missing woman.54 year old Stephanie Doary of St. Thomas. She was last seen at the family residence Sunday September 5. She was last heard from via text around noon the next day. Her current hairstyle is shorter than in the photo. Anyone with…

COVID-19 cases in Southwestern region up by eight for second day in a row

September 3, 2021 | 14 Comments

Southwestern Public Health was reporting eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Sept. 3, the same number as on Thursday, Sept. 2. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit rose to 33 Friday from 28 Saturday. For at least the last two weeks, all the new confirmed cases involve the…

Getting copies of vaccination receipts

September 2, 2021 | 0 Comments

Southwestern Public Health is advising local residents how they can get a copy of their COVID-19 vaccination receipt, now that the Ontario government has announced immunization “passports” will be required for entry to some indoor public spaces as of Sept. 22. “With your postal code and green Ontario health card, you can print or download…

Minor injuries in van, transport crash

September 2, 2021 | 0 Comments

Two drivers sustained seemingly minor injuries during a crash between a minivan and a transport truck loaded with steel coils on Highway 3 at Quaker Road on Thursday morning, Sept. 2. The crash occurred at 7:15 a.m. Both drivers were taken to St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital for treatment of their injuries. The highway has…

Province announces “vaccine passports”

September 1, 2021 | 0 Comments

Effective Sept. 22, anyone wanting to eat indoors at a restaurant, work out at a gym or go to a movie theatre will have to present a “vaccine passport” and photo identification ensuring that they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “Fully protected” describes someone who has received two doses of vaccine at least two weeks…

Southwestern meets Ontario vaccination targets

August 31, 2021 | 0 Comments

Southwestern Public Health reported Monday, Aug. 30, that Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford had as a whole reached the vaccination targets set by the Ontario government for moving beyond Step 3 of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen. The targets required at least 80 percent of a health unit region’s eligible population (12 and older) to…

Hospital workers must be vaccinated

August 26, 2021 | 0 Comments

St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital, in a statement issued Thursday, Aug. 26, announced that given the rising number of COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization both locally and across Ontario, current staff and physicians must be fully vaccinated against the virus or submit to daily testing before each work shift. Any new staff, physicians or contractors hired…

St. Thomas mass clinic to close

August 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

Southwestern Ontario Public Health announced Friday, Aug. 20, that as of Friday, Sept. 10, its mass-vaccination clinic at Memorial Arena in St. Thomas will close its doors. COVID-19 vaccinations will move to the health unit’s St. Thomas headquarters at 1230 Talbot Street, at the eastern edge of the city, and continue on a scaled-down basis.…