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Three charged after service
Three persons from Perth County have been charged in connection with an incident following an in-person service at Aylmer Church of God on Sunday, April 25. In a statement, Aylmer Police said that the service had been monitored by officers starting at 10:30 a.m. in anticipation of breaches of Ontario’s COVID-19 pandemic orders. “A large…
Read MoreArrests after Church of God Service
Aylmer Police arrested a man (in red-and-black jacket) after repeatedly telling him he was too close to them, across from Aylmer Church of God on Sunday afternoon, April 25. The man, who wasn’t wearing a face mask and had been inside the church, had been holding a cell phone close to the officers’ faces, demanding…
Read MoreSouthwestern records 76th COVID-linked death
Southwestern Public Health announced on Friday morning, April 23, that a St. Thomas man in his 60s had died as a resulted of COVID-19. This is the 76th fatality since the pandemic started. The health unit also reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, down from 26 the…
Read MoreTwo charged at Church of God are Toronto police officers-updated
A North York man, 42, and a Scarborough woman, 41, charged in connection with an alleged breach of pandemic restrictions at Aylmer Church of God on Tuesday night, April 20, identified themselves as Toronto police officers at the time in a video released on Ontario MPP Randy Hillier’s social media post. The video shows an…
Read MoreParking lots, washrooms closed at Elgin beaches
Elgin County Warden Tom Marks, in a statement Thursday, April 22, announced that while park trails and playgrounds remain open in local municipalities, other outdoor recreational facilities, including golf courses, soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball diamonds and skateparks are shut down because of provincial COVID-19 emergency orders. “Residents must stay home except for…
Read MoreFord: mea culpa
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, in a news conference on Thursday morning, April 22, acknowledged his government had erred the previous week in giving police additional powers to randomly stop motorists and pedestrians to see if they’re obeying a COVID-19 “stay-at-home” order. The powers were announced late Friday afternoon, April 16, in response to dire predictions…
Read MoreSouthwestern records 75th COVID-19 death.
Southwestern Public Health reported 26 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Thursday, April 22, down from 28 on Wednesday. More significantly, the number of ongoing cases being tracked in the region dropped to 168 from 198. However, Southwestern also announced the 75th death in its area linked to COVID-19…
Read MoreSouthwestern reports 74th COVID-19-related death
Southwestern Public Health on Wednesday, April 21, reported the 74th death connected to COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford since the pandemic began, a St. Thomas man in his 70s. The health unit also reported 28 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 in the region, up from 12 the previous day. Southwestern is currently tracking…
Read MoreFour charged at Church of God
Aylmer Police have charged four persons with violating COVID-19 emergency orders while at Aylmer Church of God on John Street North on Tuesday night, April 20. In a statement, Police Chief Zvonko Horvat said a complaint from the public about a large gathering at the church was received Tuesday at 8:18 p.m. Officers went to…
Read MoreOver 42,000 vaccinated at least once so far in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health, as of Monday, April 19, reported that 42,436 residents of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford have so far received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The health unit’s target is 150,000, or three-quarters of all the adults in its region. The number vaccinated to date includes 9,587 in Elgin, 9,340 in…
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