Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday, Oct. 1, announced an immediate $3 an hour pay raise for personal support workers (PSWs) employed by long-term care homes or working in home and community care and in children’s, community and social service agencies. Another 12,300 working in public hospitals will get a $2 an hour raise. Premier…
Southwestern Public Health is reporting seven confirmed ongoing cases of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area on Wednesday, Sept. 30. That’s an increase by two from the previous day. No other cases are being reported in Elgin or Oxford counties as this time.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 being tracked by Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas and area increased to five, as of Wednesday, Sept. 30. One ongoing case continues to be monitored in Woodstock. No other cases are reported in Elgin or Oxford counties. A provincial website has revealed that a pupil was involved…
An Aylmer Police investigation is underway after a tractor-trailer transport truck clipped construction scaffolding at the Bank of Montreal on Talbot Street East, and then fled the scene, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 29. The right-turning lane on Talbot Street East at the intersection with John Street was blocked for several hours during cleanup. No…
A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas, Thames Valley District School Board announced on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29. The board stated it had immediately notified staff members and the parents or guardians of all children attending the school Southwestern Public Health, the board said, found no evidence…
Southwestern Public Health was reporting a second new case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in St. Thomas on Monday, Sept. 28. The first had appeared over the weekend. Four cases continue to be monitored in Woodstock.
Southwestern Public Health reported a new case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in St. Thomas and area on Saturday, Sept. 26. The health unit continues to track one ongoing case in Central Elgin, and four in Woodstock. Meanwhile, the Ontario government further tightened pandemic restrictions in response to a growing number of cases across the…
Southwestern Public Health announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 25, that it was looking into what it considered a “probable” case of COVID-19 at St. Thomas Community Christian School. The health unit, in a statement, said it had been notified by the school, and Principal Jason Schouten had contacted”members of the broader school community” about what was…
IGPC Ethanol Inc. alerted the town of Aylmer to a hazardous material leak at 89 Progress Drive at about 7 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24. The gas leaking was the company’s main product – fuel grade ethanol. The product is highly flammable but not toxic, said Chief Operating Officer Kevin Norton. No one in the…
Southwestern Public Health on Thursday, Sept. 24, was reporting just one ongoing case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Elgin and St. Thomas, that being in Central Elgin. The number of ongoing cases in Woodstock and area has declined in the last couple of days to six from eight.
Dr. Joyce Lock, medical officer of health for Southwestern Public Health, issued a statement Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, asking that local residents book appointments for COVID-19 testing only if they have a symptom of the disease. Those instructed by a physician or public health to see testing should also do so, Dr. Lock said. “The…
The first case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in the Thames Valley District School Board was revealed to be at H.B. Beal Secondary School on Monday, Sept. 21 Neither TVDSB nor Middlesex-London Health Unit was willing to say if the case involved a student, teacher or other staff member. However, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, a…