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First COVID-19 case in TVDSB school
The first case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in the Thames Valley District School Board was revealed to be at H.B. Beal Secondary School on Monday, Sept. 21 Neither TVDSB nor Middlesex-London Health Unit was willing to say if the case involved a student, teacher or other staff member. However, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, a…
Read MoreFord: Get your flu shots
Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday, Sept. 22, told Ontarians their first step in dealing with the expected second wave of COVID-19 infections should be to get flu vaccinations. Doing so would prevent illness and trips to the emergency room, and free healthcare workers to deal with COVID-19 cases, he said. Tuesday was the start of…
Read MoreSocial gathering limits slashed
The Ontario government on Saturday, Sept. 18, drastically reduced the number of participants who could attend “informal social gatherings” such as birthday parties and backyard barbecues to a maximum of 10 indoors and 25 outdoors, effective for the next four weeks. The former limits had been 50 for indoor gatherings and 100 for outdoors. Premier…
Read MoreRescue aircraft overhead, boat limps back to Port Bruce
An 18-foot fishing boat ran out of fuel for its main engine in Lake Erie off Port Bruce Thursday night, Sept. 17, as waters became rough, Elgin Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson reported. Two adults, 30 and 23, were on the boat and called for help at 9:18 p.m. In conjunction with the Joint…
Read MoreOntario clamping down on illegal social event organizers
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, alarmed by increasing numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Ontario, said that as of Friday, Sept. 18, anyone organizing a social event that exceeded local limits on such gathering would be charged and potentially subject to a $10,000 fine. That’s on top of a $750 fine that could be levied against…
Read MoreCOVID-19 back on upswing, mostly in Woodstock
Southwestern Public Health was reporting a total of nine ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing on Wednesday, Sept. 16, an increase of four from the previous day. One new case was reported in Central Elgin, and three more in Woodstock and area, which was now at a total of seven. One ongoing case continues…
Read MorePremier: cut out “social gatherings”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pleaded with residents of the province to cut out “social gatherings” like parties and weddings as they saw a sharp, sudden increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, Sept. 14. “We all know a second wave of this virus is coming,” Premier Ford said in a daily news…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Local cases stay low as metropolitan numbers increase
Southwestern Public Health was continuing to report only one ongoing case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Elgin and St. Thomas on Monday, Sept. 14, that being in Bayham. However, two new cases have appeared in Woodstock and area for a total of four there. While local numbers remain low, 313 new cases of the…
Read MoreNo current cases in Aylmer, one in Bayham
Southwestern Public Health was reporting just one ongoing case of COVID-19 confirmed by testing in Elgin and St. Thomas on Saturday, Sept.12. That one case was in Bayham. Another case in Aylmer has been resolved. A new case has appeared in Woodstock, in Oxford County, in recent days. That brings the total number of ongoing…
Read MoreTVDSB postpones start of remote learning
Thames Valley District School Board announced on Friday, Sept. 11, that full remote learning for elementary pupils won’t begin now until Wednesday, Sept. 16 and for secondary students on Thursday, Sept. 17. The original start date had been Monday, Sept. 14. The board, in a statement, blamed the challenge in establishing a remote learning system…
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