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Ontario 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…
Read MoreOverdose victim revived with Naloxone
An Elgin-St. Thomas Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedic used Naloxone to revive a woman, 24, who was unresponsive after a suspected overdoes of “purple” fentanyl, a powerful narcotic, in Aylmer on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Aylmer Police, in an online statement, said officers, paramedics and Aylmer Fire Service responded to the suspected overdose on Forest Street.…
Read MoreNo singing in school, medical officers recommend
The medical officers of health for the Thames Valley District School Board area are recommending against any singing, or even playing of wind-based instruments, in schools for the coming year. Dr. Joyce Lock of Southwestern Public Health and Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Alex Summers of Middlesex London Health Unit answered questions from TVDSB…
Read MoreSchool bus “disruption” warning
Parents in the Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board are being warned that buses might not be available to take all children to school starting Monday, Sept. 14. Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services, a joint endeavour of the two boards, is responsible for arranging each year for school buses from…
Read MoreElgin down to two cases
Elgin County is down to just two ongoing cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing, Southwestern Public Health was reporting on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8. No new cases have been confirmed since Aug. 24. The two remaining cases are in Aylmer and Bayham, with one each. That’s down from five cases, with three in Aylmer and…
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