Southwestern Public Health was reporting substantial drops in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across its region on Tuesday morning, Nov. 24. Aylmer and area went to six cases from 10 on Monday, St. Thomas and area to four from five, Central Elgin stayed steady at two and Bayham at one, and a new case…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Rehoboth Christian School in Norwich has voluntarily closed after an outbreak of COVID-19 there and in the community around it, Southwestern Public health announced on Sunday, Nov. 15. The number of confirmed cases in Norwich Township jumped to 18 on Sunday from a dozen the previous day. Dr. Joyce Lock, Southwestern Medical Officer of Health,…