Fairview Ave was a hot topic at council Monday night. The discussion was hot to deal with the increasing traffic on the roadway and the demands that will be needed in the future because of subdivision expansions. The firm McCormick Rankin Corporation, Consulting Engineers suggested to council that a new four lane road to be built from Elm to Southdale. That would include ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 18, 2013
Environmental Canada has confirmed that a funnel cloud was spotted east of St.Thomas around 9 pm Sunday evening.
Widespread tornado watches and warnings were issued Sunday, although only a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for St.Thomas and Elgin County. Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Geoff Coulson says this just goes to show you the unpredictability of these storms. ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 18, 2013
The Ontario Government and the Elementary Teachers Association of Ontario have reached a Memorandum of Understanding. The proposed agreement put in place will include measures to improve student learning, a study on teacher's workloads and recognizes that teachers and student safety is paramount. As part of the MOU the government will create a new shared savings initiative that will ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 17, 2013
On Friday dozens of people gathered to witness the grand opening of Forest City Castings. The business moved to St.Thomas from London about a year ago, and now employs around 70 people. Sean Dyke, Economic Development Manager for the St.Thomas Economic Development Corporation says they had their eye on the location for some time.
Dyke adds that everyone got to go on a great tour ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 17, 2013
Friday was the opening of Second Story on Talbot, Transitional Men's Housing. In attendance for the ribbon cutting was Elgin Middlesex London MP Joe Preston. He emphasized the importance of opening housing like this.
Health Minister Deb Mathews and St.Thomas Mayor Heather Jackson were also in attendance, as was one of the new tenants of the building. The transition ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 17, 2013
Friday was the official grand opening of the new Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care Building in Central Elgin.
The facility is located due North of the old facility which will be closing down this week on Sunset Drive. With 89 beds and over 233,000 square feed of space, the new facility is expected to make a huge difference to the patients that make their way through ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 17, 2013
Rachel McAdams made the surprise everyone was hoping for on Thursday. She returned to her hometown of St.Thomas for her own St.Thomas Wall of Fame induction at the Timken Centre. During her speech, she mentioned how much her hometown meant to her, including drama teacher Linda Peretta, who was in attendance.
During her address to the crowd, McAdams said that "I'm more nervous ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 14, 2013
The Great Lakes International Air Sow is approaching at the end of the month and organizers are expecting the show to be bigger and better that ever before. Th show that begins June 28th and runs through the Canada Day Long Weekend will showcase many great acts including the world famous Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Show director Hugh Shields says that timing for the event ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 14, 2013
Any business expansion in St.Thomas is definitely welcome news for the City of St.Thomas. The St.Thomas Ford Lincoln Dealership at the corner of First Ave and Talbot Streets has done just that, announcing an expansion of 6500 sq ft on their present location. The expansion will include larger showrooms, customer lounges, drive-through service a new oil change service and more. ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 13, 2013
On Tuesday, the St.Thomas Elgin General Hospital had its Annual General Meeting. During the meeting, CEO and President Paul Collins talked about many important achievements during the 2012-2013 fiscal year. There was also several re elections to the board of governors, an Collins announced the hospital had received many awards. STEGH received the Ontario Quality Healthcare ...
Posted by Harold Kewley
on June 13, 2013