How St. Thomas-Elgin Crime Stoppers Keeps Your Tip Anonymous
St. Thomas-Elgin Crime Stoppers is 38 years old, with a Sept. 8th flag raising at City Hall and a volunteer board now looking for new directors.
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St. Thomas Police Start Enforcing E-Scooter and E-Bike Rules
St. Thomas Police are enforcing e-scooter and e-bike rules: no sidewalks or trails, riders 16 and up, and every e-bike rider needs a helmet at any age.
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Elgin’s Ambulance Funding Rises 4% as Its Medavie Contract Nears Its December End
Elgin's land ambulance funding rises 4% to $6.99 million for 2026, trailing Middlesex, and the county's Medavie contract, which covers St. Thomas, expires this December.
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St. Thomas Police Open Their Doors for a Free Open House September 12th
St. Thomas Police invite families to Headquarters Sept. 12th for K9 and drone demos, their first announced open house since 2024, plus a food bank ask.
Read the full storySt. Thomas-Elgin Turned a Corner on Homelessness. Now Comes the Hard Part.
St. Thomas-Elgin's By-Name List has dropped 34 percent. A new 10-year plan targets 140 more supportive units, as average rent needs a $70,000 income.
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St. Thomas’s Old Psychiatric Hospital Is Coming Down. Is Its Art Deco Safe?
A $71 million demolition of 22 historic buildings is underway at the old St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital. Officials say some stonework will be saved.
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St. Thomas Adds Two School Crossing Guards Under New Safety Rules
St. Thomas used new traffic-count data to add school crossing guards at Peach Tree/Raven and Edward/Balaclava, costing about $12,000 a year each.
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St. Thomas’s Election Ballot Is Set, and the Voters’ List Reopens Sept. 1st
Three run for mayor and 19 for council after nominations closed; St. Thomas residents can update their voter registration starting September 1st.
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St. Thomas’s SALT Rescue Can Adopt Out Cats Again After a Nearly Four-Month Halt
SALT can adopt out 10 cats as its nearly $200,000 provincial bill appeal continues, but a GoFundMe for the St. Thomas rescue has raised just $2,335.
Read the full storySt. Thomas Police End Months-Long Fentanyl Trafficking Investigation
Project Apex led to six arrests and 64 charges in a St. Thomas fentanyl trafficking probe. Here is what officers seized and what it means locally.
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