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Terrace Lodge staffer positive for COVID-19
Elgin County announced on Saturday night, Dec. 5, that an employee at Terrace Lodge long-term care home in Malahide has tested positive for COVID-19, and is now self-isolating at home. At this time, the county stated, no other cases had been reported among staff or residents. Terrace Lodge was working with Southwestern Public Health to…
Read MoreAnother new provincial record for COVID-19
A total of 1,859 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across the province on Saturday, Dec. 5, a new record for Ontario. Locally, the number of cases in St. Thomas and area jumped to 16 from 12 the previous day, and rose in Aylmer and area to 15 from 14. Southwold remained at one case, while…
Read MoreEighth death in area linked to COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health on Friday, Dec. 4, announced the eighth fatality in this region linked to COVID-19 after the death of a man in his 80s. The health unit released no other information about the man, but did state the Southwestern region, made up of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford, had experienced one of its…
Read MoreTVDSB seeks public opinion on rural schools
The Rural Education Task Force of Thames Valley District School Board has opened an online “thought exchange,” seeking the opinions of residents on the needs of schools in the countryside. Elgin St. Thomas Trustee Meagan Ruddock said that the question being posed was straightforward. “What are the unique challenges and opportunities of our TVDSB rural…
Read MoreSt. Thomas cases keep rising
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 13 ongoing confirmed cases of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area on Thursday, Dec. 3, up from 10 the previous day. The number of cases in Aylmer and area stayed even at seven. In Oxford, Woodstock and area dropped to 21 from 26, Ingersoll and area increased slightly to 10…
Read MoreSeventh death reported linked to COVID-19
Southwestern Public Health was reporting its seventh death from COVID-19 on Wednesday, Dec. 2. In addition, 10 confirmed ongoing cases of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area were reported on Wednesday, Dec. 2, double the previous day. Aylmer and area also saw an increase, to seven from five. In Oxford, Woodstock and area dropped to…
Read MoreFirst COVID-19 case at St. Joseph’s High School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been identified by Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in St. Thomas. Parents and staff in the St. Joseph’s community have been notified of the case, London District Catholic School Board announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The school will remain open and school buses will continue to operate.…
Read MoreSecond case at EESS
A second confirmed case of COVID-19 has been reported in East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer. Late Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1, Thames Valley District School Board announced the second case. The first was announced on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 29. The board said all parents and staff of EESS had been immediately notified. The school will…
Read MoreFundraising kicks off for Terrace Lodge
Malahide Deputy Mayor Dominique Giguère on Tuesday, Dec. 1, kicked off the fundraising campaign to purchase amenities to improve the lives of Terrace Lodge long-term care home residents as part of a project to expand and renovate the home. A committee led by Deputy Mayor Giguère hopes to bring in $650,000 over three years. An…
Read MoreAylmer and area cases rise to six from three
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Aylmer and area rose to six on Monday, Nov. 30, from three the previous day. Southwestern Public Health reported St. Thomas and area remained at seven cases, Central Elgin at two, Bayham at one and Dutton Dunwich at one. Woodstock and area saw a slight decline to 28…
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