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Three children, two adults badly hurt in fire pit incident-update
Three children sustained life-threatening injuries and two adults serious injuries in an incident involving an outdoor fire pit at a house at 54701Vienna Line in Bayham on Monday, July 12, at about 6:50 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police reported. Constable Troy Carlson said Elgin OPP, the OPP’s forensic identification unit and the Ontario Fire Marshal…
Read MoreTwo new cases on Tuesday, July 13
Southwestern Public Health was reporting two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Tuesday, July 13. That compared to an average of three a day reported Monday from the weekend. Ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit crept up to 14 Tuesday from 13 Monday. Bayham remained unchanged on…
Read MoreNine new cases from the weekend
Southwestern Public Health on Monday, July 12, was reporting nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford from the weekend, or an average of three per day. That’s identical to Friday, when three new cases were reported. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit dropped to 13…
Read MorePeriscope Playhouse outdoor stage opens season
Mudmen was the first musical group to appear on the new outdoor stage at Periscope Playhouse in Port Burwell on Friday night, July 9. The event was sold out, with about 80 spectators attending. Full capacity could be as high as 120 but Karen Bechard, one of the organizers, said they wanted to err on…
Read MoreRabid bat found in Ingersoll
The discovery of a rabid bat in Ingersoll has prompted Southwestern Public Health to issue a warning to all local residents. In a statement on Friday, July 9, Infectious Diseases Program Manager Elaine Reddick reported that the previous Saturday, an Ingersoll resident found what appeared to be an injured bat, and touched it in an…
Read MoreOntario going to Reopening Step 3 Friday, July 16
Ontario will further loosen COVID-19 pandemic restrictions as it moves to Step 3 of its “Roadmap to Reopen” this coming Friday, July 16. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement issued Friday, July 9, “Thanks to the tireless efforts of our frontline heroes, and the ongoing commitment of Ontarians to get vaccinated, we have…
Read MoreThree new cases confirmed
Southwestern Public Health was reporting three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, July 9, up from zero on Thursday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit rose to 17 from 16. St. Thomas and area remained unchanged Friday at four ongoing cases, West Elgin…
Read MoreOwner claims lost dog–update
Aylmer Police found this dog running at large in the area of John Street North last week, and were hoping to reunite it with its owner. The mixed-breed corgi was taken to the Animal Care Centre at 100 Burwell St. in St. Thomas, which reported Monday, July 12, that it had been claimed by its…
Read MoreNo new COVID-19 cases today
Southwestern Public Health was reporting zero new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, July 8, down from four on Wednesday. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health also fell, to 16 from 18. St. Thomas and area stayed at four cases and Aylmer and area and…
Read MoreWalnut Manor in St. Thomas closed by public health order
Southwestern Public Health on Wednesday, July 7, ordered the closure under the Health Protection and Promotion Act of Walnut Manor, a supportive living residence, in St. Thomas “due to the existence of significant health hazards,” including mould, rodent and bed bug infestations and a lack of hot running water. As a result, the health unit…
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