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Two new cases in Southwestern region, ongoing down by three
Southwestern Public Health was reporting two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, June 24, down from four on Wednesday. The number of ongoing cases also dropped, to 29 from 32. Ongoing cases in St. Thomas and area dipped to 10 Thursday from 11 Wednesday, while Aylmer and area,…
Read MoreRichard Tobola of Malahide dies in backhoe mishap
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police are reporting that Richard Tobola, 62, of Malahide died suddenly after a mishap involving a backhoe in a wooded area on the north side of Nova Scotia Line between Richmond Road and Carter Road on Wednesday, June 23, just after 11 a.m. OPP, Malahide firefighters and Elgin County paramedics rushed to…
Read MoreDelta variant cases start to rise
Southwestern Public Health reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Wednesday, June 23, up from two the previous day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit stands at 32, up from 30 the previous day. Southwestern also disclosed that to date, five cases involving…
Read MoreOnly two new confirmed cases for Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Tuesday, June 22. On Monday, the health unit had announced 11 new cases from over the weekend, or an average of just under four a day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit remained…
Read MoreMissing person sought by St. Thomas Police
St. Thomas Police are asking the public’s health in finding Jeffrey Wardle, 43, of St. Thomas, who was last seen at the family resident in the southeast corner of the city on Sunday night, June 19. He might be wearing jeans, a T-shirt and black running shoes. He has short red hair, and is clean-shaven…
Read MoreEleven new cases over weekend
Southwestern Public Health on Monday, June 21, reported 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Elgin, St. Thomas over the weekend, or an average of just under four a day. The number of ongoing cases being tracked by the health unit now stands at 30, up from 28 on Friday. Ongoing case in St. Thomas…
Read MoreSouthwestern switching to Moderna for a few days
Southwestern Public Health will switch to the use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at its mass immunization clinics after receiving word the region’s next shipment of Pfizer would be delayed for two or three days. The health unit, in a statement Sunday afternoon, June 20, said that on Monday, June 21, Pfizer would be offered only…
Read MoreYurek, Hardeman out as Cabinet ministers
Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek lost his job as Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in Cabinet shuffle announced by Premier Doug Ford on Friday, June 18. MPP Yurek was replaced by Northumberland-Peterborough MPP Dave Piccini. MPP Yurek, who has been in the Cabinet since July of 2018, was formerly Minister of Natural Resources…
Read MoreFire destroys Jackson Line house
A fire destroyed a home at 57148 Jackson Line in Bayham on Tuesday night, June 15, at about 9:15 p.m. Both occupants got out safely. Bayham Fire Chief Harry Baranik said both fire stations in the municipality rushed to the scene, with 25 firefighters turning out. Malahide Fire Service sent a tanker truck and 10…
Read MoreCases rising but very slowly
The Southwestern Public Health region continues to experience a slow upward creep in the number of ongoing COVID-19 cases being tracked in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford. The health unit reported three new confirmed cases on Friday, June 18, down from four the previous day, but the total number of ongoing cases increased slightly to…
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