St. Thomas on Wednesday voiced a community s grief over the unbelievable tragedy Sunday in London in which a family was destroyed after a man reportedly ran…
A London cardboard packaging business is on the move.
Royal Containers on Green Valley Road is relocating to St. Thomas because it needs a larger plant for its growing business that has about 275 workers, said Sean Dyke, chief executive of the St. Thomas Economic Development office.
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“It keeps all these jobs here. The labour market is very tight right now,” he said of industry’s challenge in finding workers.
“To land an industry that has been in the area for a while is a real positive.”
Like many other Ontario communities, St Thomas was once known for its many churches, I think, and while the city may have fewer today, it now also has a mosque.
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That was the go-for-it greeting voiced Monday at St. Thomas city council by Mayor Joe Preston for Project Tiny Hope, the initiative to build affordable housing on the former Elgin Handles property on Kains Street.
“If you are looking for support, I’ve seen nothing but thumbs up from this group,” Mayor Joe told Lindsay Rice, director of services and community development for St. Thomas-Elgin YWCA, and Doug Tarry, president of Doug Tarry Ltd., after their presentation and Q-and-A on the project, a partnership between the YW, the builder and non-profit Sanctuary Homes housing group.
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Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 7 minute read • Vicki Asher, left, is the new manager of the Horton Farmers Market in St. Thomas under the auspices of St. Thomas Economic Development Corp. She is pictured in this file photo with Sean Dyke, the corporations CEO, and Tara McCaulay, the EDC s Elgin/St. Thomas Small Business Enterprise Centre manager. File photo jpg, WD
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It’s a definite save-the-date in our town.
Provincial pandemic restrictions permitting (and they currently do), the Horton Farmers’ Market is slated to open May 8 for the 2021 season.