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Three cases pop up in Oxford
Southwestern Public Health confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in Oxford County on Monday, Oct. 12, two in Ingersoll and one in East Zorra-Tavistock. St. Thomas and area has one ongoing case, as does Central Elgin.
Read MoreNew case in St. Thomas
Southwestern Public Health was reporting a new confirmed case of COVID-19 in St. Thomas and area on Sunday, Oct. 11. The only other ongoing case in the Southwestern region of Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford is in Central Elgin. On the same day, 649 new cases were being reported across Ontario.
Read MoreJust one case in Southwestern region
Southwestern Public Health was reporting one ongoing confirmed case of COVID-19 in Elgin, St. Thomas and Oxford on Friday, Oct. 9, that being a recently-diagnosed one in Central Elgin. Ontario reported a record-high 939 new cases for the day on Oct. 9.
Read MoreDown to just two cases
Southwestern Public Health was reporting just two ongoing confirmed cases of COVID-19 being tracked within its region on Thursday, Oct. 8, one in St. Thomas and area and one in Central Elgin. Two other cases in St. Thomas and area were dropped from the ongoing list overnight. No other cases are being reported elsewhere in…
Read MoreBody of missing man found
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police announced Thursday morning, Oct. 8, that the body of Michael Renton, 62, had been found on the shore of Lake Erie eight kilometres east of Port Bruce. Mr. Renton had been reported missing after failing to return from a late-night walk on Tuesday night, Oct. 6. His body was found Wednesday…
Read MoreElgin OPP searching Port Bruce for missing 62-year-old man
The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are searching for a 62-year-old male who went missing in Port Bruce on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Michael Renton was last seen leaving his residence for a walk and a smoke at around 10 p.m. last night, said OPP Constable Troy Carlson. When he did not return, his family became…
Read MoreNew case in Central Elgin–updated
Southwestern Public Health was reporting a new confirmed case of COVID-19 in Central Elgin on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The number of cases in St. Thomas and area dropped overnight from five to three. Thames Valley District School Board also announced Oct. 7 that a case of COVID-19 had been discovered at Saunders Secondary School in…
Read MoreGunman sought by St. Thomas Police
St. Thomas Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a passer-by trying to intervene in an assault on a woman on Hiawatha Street near Owaissa Street in St. Thomas just after midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 6. A witness who saw a man assaulting a woman tried to…
Read MoreMissing boater’s body found near Port Burwell
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police announced on Monday afternoon, Oct. 5, that a human body found on the shore of Lake Erie just west of Port Burwell Provincial Beach was that of missing boater Reginald Fisher, 77, of Dutton. Mr. Fisher left the Port Glasgow area alone on his boat on Sept. 17. He was reported…
Read MorePersonal support workers getting $3 an hour raise
Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday, Oct. 1, announced an immediate $3 an hour pay raise for personal support workers (PSWs) employed by long-term care homes or working in home and community care and in children’s, community and social service agencies. Another 12,300 working in public hospitals will get a $2 an hour raise. Premier…
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