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Over a week with no new COVID-19 cases
Southwestern Public Health hasn’t recorded a single new case of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock since Friday, April 24. As of Saturday morning, Southwestern’s website was reporting seven ongoing cases in Elgin and St. Thomas. St. Thomas has four cases, and Aylmer Malahide and Dutton Dunwich one each. Oxford…
Read MorePremier announced some businesses can open May 4
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Friday, May 1, that some businesses, including garden centres and nurseries, would be allowed to re-open for business starting Monday, May 4. Golf courses and marinas were also given the go-ahead to start preparing for the 2020 season, but can’t actually re-open yet. “We are allowing certain businesses to…
Read MoreNo charges for April 26 Church of God service
Chief Zvonko Horvat announced Thursday, April 30, that Aylmer Police would not lay any charges in connection with a drive-in service conducted by Aylmer Church of God on John Street North on Sunday, April 26. Police believed they had reasonable and probable grounds to lay a charge for a violation of Ontario’s emergency order banning…
Read MoreElgin St. Thomas COVID-19 cases down to seven confirmed
Southwestern Public Health was reporting seven cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Elgin and St. Thomas on Wednesday, April 29. St. Thomas has four cases, and Aylmer, Malahide and Dutton Dunwich one each. The health unit reported 16 confirmed cases ongoing in Oxford. So far, 32 residents of Elgin, St. Thomas and Woodstock…
Read MoreConservation authorities issue flood watch for Lake Erie shoreline
Catfish Creek, Kettle Creek and Long Point Regional conservation authorities have all issued alerts about high Lake Erie water levels, which could potentially cause flooding or erosion when combined with strong winds. Winds are expected to range between 28-37 kilometres per hour in the area throughout the day and tomorrow (Thursday). A possible wave uprush…
Read MoreAylmer Police consulting Crown Attorney on church charges
Aylmer Police Chief Zvonko Horvat, in an announcement on Tuesday, April 28, stated that evidence of the Sunday, April 26, drive-in service at Aylmer Church of God had been provided to the Crown Attorney. Together, he said, they would decide on how to proceed, but he also noted that the evidence was for a “Part…
Read MoreMissing woman sought
St. Thomas Police are requesting for help locating Nicole Rapposelli. She is five feet four inches tall and weighs about 115 pounds. Police are concerned for her well-being, and ask anyone knowing where she is to contact them.
Read MoreCOVID-19 update for Monday, April 27
Southwestern Public Health is reporting 12 active cases of COVID-19 in Elgin and St. Thomas. Six are in St. Thomas, three in Dutton Dunwich and one each in Aylmer, Malahide and Bayham. Southwold and West Elgin have no active cases at this time. So far, Southwestern Public Health has confirmed through testing a total of…
Read MoreChurch of God goes ahead with drive-in service, Aylmer Police record video
About 70 vehicles were parked at Aylmer Church of God on John Street North for a drive-in service on Sunday morning, April 26. Two Aylmer Police officers took video recordings of the gathering, but didn’t issue any tickets immediately for illegally gathering under Ontario’s emergency orders regarding COVID-19 pandemic precautions. Pastor Henry Hildebrandt said afterward,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 update for Friday, April 24
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 13 ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by medical testing in Elgin and St. Thomas and 17 in Oxford County on Friday morning, April 24. The local cases included six in St. Thomas, three in Dutton Dunwich, and one each in Aylmer, Malahaide, Bayham and West Elgin. So far during the…
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