Tag: Elgin County
UPDATE: More snow headed to southwestern Ontario Friday
About 10 to 15 centimetres of snowfall is expected in southwestern Ontario on Friday.
Two local communities had 40% of Ontario’s recent whooping cough cases
The public health unit for Elgin and Oxford counties is warning of a “dramatic rise” in the number of whooping cough cases in the last two months.
Elgin, Oxford health unit warns of ‘dramatic rise’ in whooping cough cases
Southwestern Public Health says there have been at least 82 confirmed cases of pertussis in the area since the beginning of the year.
‘Very toxic’ fentanyl circulating in Oxford County: officials
The health unit for Oxford County and Woodstock police are warning of “toxic” fentanyl circulating in the community after a spike in overdose calls during the last few weeks.
One arrested, another sought in wild flight from police after robbery
Provincial police arrested one suspect and are searching for another one after a vehicle involved in a robbery stuck a police cruiser and led police on a pursuit in Elgin County Thursday.
Area seniors set to now get home care under $4.5M program
Some St. Thomas and Elgin County seniors can now get in-home care through a $4.5-million community paramedicine program.
Elgin, Oxford health unit launches survey on supervised drug consumption site
The health unit that covers municipalities in Elgin and Oxford has opened a survey to determine whether those struggling with opioid addiction should have a supervised site where they can use drugs.
$5M lawsuit looms as local county, city spar over payments
Elgin County is alleging it’s been short-changed on payments by one of its municipalities dating back more than a decade in a lawsuit filed in St. Thomas, a dispute it is trying to resolve out of court.
Supervised consumption site being considered for Elgin, Oxford
Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) wants to get your input on whether a supervised drug consumption site would better help those battling addict in the region.
Trustees take unprecedented step, expropriate land for new school
In a first for the Thames Valley District school board, trustees on Tuesday night formally approved the expropriation of land on which they plan a much-needed elementary school in Belmont, a rural community southeast of London.