Tag: St. Thomas
Cooperstown set to salute Jack Graney – and so will his St. Thomas hometown
In the memory of many, Jack Graney is associated with Cleveland as a Major League baseball player and broadcaster. But to residents in his hometown of St. Thomas, he’s remembered as a local hero.
Farmer rips St. Thomas industrial land mega-buy, fears agricultural toll
The industrial dreams of St. Thomas may prove a nightmare to the surrounding agricultural community, one farmer says. City hall has amassed an 800-acre (320-hectare) parcel of land for industrial use, in hope of wooing an automotive electric-vehicle battery manufacturer believed to be looking to locate in Ontario. But that will see some of the […]
St. Thomas sets up 800-acre ‘mega-site,’ eyes electric-vehicle parts plant
The City of St Thomas has assembled 800 acres of land to create a “mega-site” intended to woo a massive new industry just as discussion grows of another automotive electric-vehicle battery manufacturing plant landing in Ontario.
Elgin County hosting search and rescue training exercises this week
Elgin County is set to play host to a large-scale multi-agency search and rescue training exercise this week.
Entrepreneur gives $1M to aid dogs, other animals in St. Thomas
St. Thomas is getting a new dog park and animal centre combining a shelter and other services after a local entrepreneur donated nearly half the $2.5-million fundraising goal. City council rubber-stamped the facility and park this week after Sara Teare, co-founder of 1Password, a Canadian password-manager company valued at US$6.8-billion, donated $1 million to bring […]
Teen driver clocked doing more than twice the speed limit in St. Thomas
Officers clocked a vehicle doing 121 kilometres/hour in a posted 50 kilometres/hour zone on Tuesday night.
St. Thomas Police kept busy with thefts
Police in St. Thomas is investigating three separate thefts from local businesses on Friday.
Charges laid after store owner and police officer threatened with a knife
St. Thomas Police said it started when a suspect kicked over a sign belonging to a local business.
Innovative project in St. Thomas will help break cycle of homelessness: mayor
St. Thomas’s fight against homelessness received a $3-million boost Thursday from the province.
Child porn charges laid after co-workers receive video: St. Thomas police
A St. Thomas resident faces charges after a man sent a child porn video to co-workers, city police say.