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Bad crash on Calton Line
Two vehicles were severely damaged in a crash on Calton Line near Carter Road on Friday morning, Nov. 20, at about 10:27 a.m. Malahide Fire Chief Brent Smith said the original report indicated one car was on fire, but when firefighters began to arrive, it was mostly out. St. Thomas-Elgin paramedics took one person to…
Read MoreThird case of COVID-19 at Assumption
A third positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed by Southwestern Public Health at Assumption Catholic School in Aylmer, London District Catholic School Board announced on Thursday, Nov. 19. All parents and guardians of pupils as well as staff at the school had been notified, the board stated. Assumption would remain open and buses would…
Read MoreCases in Aylmer and area climb to 11
Southwestern Public Health was reporting 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Tuesday, Nov. 17, up from eight the previous day. In St. Thomas and area, the number of cases rose to four from two, while Bayham remains steady at one. Cases in Woodstock and area declined slightly to 21 from 23…
Read MoreNew subsidized apartments for Aylmer
Aylmer Mayor Mary French, left, Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Jeff Yurek, St. Thomas Director of Social Services Heather Sheridan and Joe Ostojic and Peter Ostojic of Walter Ostojic and Sons of St. Thomas were on Brown Street in Aylmer Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, to announce $1.5-million in provincial funding for a new 23-unit apartment building, essentially identical…
Read MoreSecond COVID-19 case at Assumption
A second confirmed case of COVID-19 is being reported at Assumption Catholic School in Aylmer, London District Catholic School Board announced Monday, Nov. 16. The first case was announced on Friday, Nov. 13. The board said that the school would remain open and buses would keep running.
Read MoreAylmer and area cases double, now eight
Southwestern Public Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area on Monday, Nov. 16, up from four the previous day. St. Thomas and area is at two cases, up from one, and Bayham stays at one case. Woodstock and area increased to 23 cases from 17, Norwich dipped slightly to 17…
Read MorePort Bruce hit by high waves, fierce winds–updated
A cottage was covered by spray from breaking waves, if not waves themselves, as high winds blew along the Lake Erie shoreline late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 15. Malahide South Station firefighters closed some roads in the community, reportedly due to concerns over the danger of falling branches or even trees. A brief but heavy rainfall…
Read MoreNorwich Christian school shuts down due to COVID-19
Rehoboth Christian School in Norwich has voluntarily closed after an outbreak of COVID-19 there and in the community around it, Southwestern Public health announced on Sunday, Nov. 15. The number of confirmed cases in Norwich Township jumped to 18 on Sunday from a dozen the previous day. Dr. Joyce Lock, Southwestern Medical Officer of Health,…
Read MoreWoodstock and Oxford cases keep climbing
The number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oxford County continues to steadily climb. Locally, Southwestern Public Health was continuing to report four cases in St. Thomas and area and one in Aylmer and area, unchanged from two days earlier. However, in Oxford, Woodstock and area was up to 18 cases, Norwich and area 12,…
Read MoreAbout 200 march in St. Thomas protest
About 200 protestors, rejecting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, marched from Memorial Arena in the southwest of St. Thomas to Veterans Gardens, a war memorial in the downtown area, on Saturday, Nov. 14. A handful of counter-protesters were on hand, and seemed incensed by the takeover by the protesters of the war memorial, but St. Thomas Police…
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