MTO Shows First Route Options for a New Highway 3 Between St. Thomas and Aylmer
MTO says growth could push Highway 3 over capacity by 2051. St. Thomas-area landowners on possible new routes can comment until September 25.
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Elgin Theatre Guild’s New Season Brings Four Plays and a World Premiere
St. Thomas's Elgin Theatre Guild opens its 2026-2027 season September 10th, with the world premiere of A Stork Club Story following in November.
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‘Fading Memories,’ St. Thomas’s Highbury Roundabout Sculpture, Wins Gold
St. Thomas's $220,640 Fading Memories sculpture, at the Highbury and Ron McNeil roundabout, just won Gold at the 19th Grands Prix du Design.
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The City Wants Your Ideas for the Next 25 Years of the Railway Lands
St. Thomas is planning 25 years of growth for an 85-hectare stretch of the Railway Lands. See the first ideas Wednesday, 4 to 6 p.m., at CASO Station.
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Southwold Confirms Its Flood Emergency Is Still in Effect, Weeks Later
Southwold told LocVox its Aug. 7 flood emergency is still active. Mill Road near St. Thomas remains closed, and provincial disaster relief talks continue.
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He Built Middle River Music Fest’s First Stage. This Saturday, He Finally Performs
Gabe Fontana co-founded Middle River Music Fest in 2019. This year the St. Thomas farm festival gets a JUNO winner, and Fontana's album drops the same day.
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10 Injured at a Rural Corner Already Flagged to Elgin County
Ten people were hurt, five critically, in a Central Elgin crash near St. Thomas. A resident's petition sought a safety review there eight months earlier.
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Today Is the Deadline to Run for St. Thomas Mayor or Council
Two candidates are running for mayor and 18 for council so far, with St. Thomas's nomination deadline at 2 p.m. today and voting set for October 13 to 26.
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Port Stanley’s $2.1M Storm Sewer Fix Gets a Public Info Night Tonight
Central Elgin holds a public info session tonight on a $2.1M storm sewer fix for Port Stanley, the beach town near St. Thomas, construction starts in September.
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Kettle Creek Conservation Authority Will Merge Into a New Regional Body in 2027
St. Thomas's Kettle Creek Conservation Authority merges into a new regional body on Feb. 1, 2027; two local reps now sit on the transition committee.
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