The number of confirmed ongoing cases of COVID-19 being reported by Southwestern Public Health reached triple digits with 102 on Monday, Dec. 7, and the health unit issued a letter that day urging all residents to fight the disease together. Aylmer and area saw an increase to 19 cases on Monday from 17 on Sunday,…
The number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southwestern Public Health Region continues to climb. The number of cases in Aylmer and area on Sunday, Dec. 6, stood at 17, up from 15 the day before, and St. Thomas and area rose to 19 from 16. Bayham jumped to five cases from one,…
Elgin County announced on Saturday night, Dec. 5, that an employee at Terrace Lodge long-term care home in Malahide has tested positive for COVID-19, and is now self-isolating at home. At this time, the county stated, no other cases had been reported among staff or residents. Terrace Lodge was working with Southwestern Public Health to…
A total of 1,859 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across the province on Saturday, Dec. 5, a new record for Ontario. Locally, the number of cases in St. Thomas and area jumped to 16 from 12 the previous day, and rose in Aylmer and area to 15 from 14. Southwold remained at one case, while…
Southwestern Public Health on Friday, Dec. 4, announced the eighth fatality in this region linked to COVID-19 after the death of a man in his 80s. The health unit released no other information about the man, but did state the Southwestern region, made up of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, had experienced one of its…
The Rural Education Task Force of Thames Valley District School Board has opened an online “thought exchange,” seeking the opinions of residents on the needs of schools in the countryside. Elgin St. Thomas Trustee Meagan Ruddock said that the question being posed was straightforward. “What are the unique challenges and opportunities of our TVDSB rural…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 13 ongoing confirmed cases of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area on Thursday, Dec. 3, up from 10 the previous day. The number of cases in Aylmer and area stayed even at seven. In Oxford, Woodstock and area dropped to 21 from 26, Ingersoll and area increased slightly to 10…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting its seventh death from COVID-19 on Wednesday, Dec. 2. In addition, 10 confirmed ongoing cases of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area were reported on Wednesday, Dec. 2, double the previous day. Aylmer and area also saw an increase, to seven from five. In Oxford, Woodstock and area dropped to…
A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified by Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in St. Thomas. Parents and staff in the St. Joseph’s community have been notified of the case, London District Catholic School Board announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The school will remain open and school buses will continue to operate.…
A second confirmed case of COVID-19 has been reported in East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer. Late Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1, Thames Valley District School Board announced the second case. The first was announced on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 29. The board said all parents and staff of EESS had been immediately notified. The school will…
Malahide Deputy Mayor Dominique Giguère on Tuesday, Dec. 1, kicked off the fundraising campaign to purchase amenities to improve the lives of Terrace Lodge long-term care home residents as part of a project to expand and renovate the home. A committee led by Deputy Mayor Giguère hopes to bring in $650,000 over three years. An…
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Aylmer and area rose to six on Monday, Nov. 30, from three the previous day. Southwestern Public Health reported St. Thomas and area remained at seven cases, Central Elgin at two, Bayham at one and Dutton Dunwich at one. Woodstock and area saw a slight decline to 28…