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08/06/2025

The Township of Southwold is having a massive party on Saturday... and everyone is invited. Admission is free.

Local legend Genevieve Fisher is the headline performer and Matthew Runaway has just been added to the lineup - 🎸 Plus: Busted Roots • Austin Gagnier Music • Justin Maki • Kerala Dancers • R&R • Strummin Ukes

🕙 Time: 10 AM – 11 PM
📍 Location: Shedden Keystone Complex
🎪 Enjoy vendors, food trucks, a kids zone, S175 merch, and more!

🎟️ FREE EVENT! Get your tickets online today — scan the QR code on the poster to learn more!

08/05/2025

We're live with Mayor Joe Preston (Joe Preston - Mayor ST.Thomas Ontario | City of St. Thomas) and co-host Grayden Laing (Establish Media). Today's special guest is Rick Nemmet, the President of the Railway City Music and Arts Festival, which is being held from Aug 14-17, in Pinafore Park.

Want to join us one week? Send Grayden a message to arrange it!

--THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS--

The Elgin County Railway Museum (https://ecrm.ca/) offers a variety of experiences for visitors. Explore the history of St. Thomas and the railway, get up close to locomotives in their Rolling Stock Gallery, or see the historic rail yards of our region from a bird's eye view through their History in Motion Room. Through field trips, summer programming, and regular tours, their programs seek to engage visitors in all things rail related.
Contact Ashley or Lindsey at 519-633-2535 or [email protected] for more information.
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Since it’s inception in 2000, Simply Pure Water, https://www.mywaterguy.ca/, has been providing top-notch water treatment and drinking water solutions for St. Thomas and surrounding areas. Simply Pure Water takes an active role in giving back through donations to numerous community organizations. Help them support our community by taking advantage of all the amazing products they offer at their 123 Wellington Street location!

Caps Off Brewing Co. is a proudly, locally owned micro brewery in the heart of downtown St. Thomas adjacent City Hall and across from the library. Some events held at Caps Off are a weekly run club, live music and random fun! Come join us on our dog, cyclist friendly patios! Find us on Instagram, Facebook or at www.capsoffbrewing.com

Corey Gardiner Photography: A Wedding, Portrait and Headshot Photographer located in St. Thomas, Ontario. Serving clients with concierge service delivering edited headshots for business, social media and all other professional services within St. Thomas and London Ontario or beyond. Corey believes you are the ‘focus’ on your wedding day, which means he will ensure a stress-free day by keeping an eye on your schedule, complementing your day’s rhythm, and capturing every moment of your story by applying a mix of candid, journalistic and stylized posing.
https://www.coreygardiner.photography/

CrossFit Elgin offers life changing fitness for people of all ages. We are more than a fitness community, we are a family. Join Us! Your first class is always free and we will cheer you on every step, lunge and burpee along the way.
https://www.crossfitelgin.com/

Laing Studios is located in downtown St. Thomas and run by artist Grayden Laing. If you would like a custom portrait of your family, pet, or residence, he is currently taking painting commissions. To see new works, you can also follow Laing Studios on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laingstudios/
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Are you a business that would like to help sponsor this show or another one that we produce? Fire us a message and let us know!

Do you enjoy the shows and community coverage? Are you able to help support us through a donation to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/establishmedia

If everyone that watches donates $1.50 per month we'd be able to add more guests as well as produce the local history show we've been talking about for years now. Please help us reach that goal!

08/01/2025

🚩 Help Shape the Future of the St. Thomas City Flag!

We’re reimagining our City flag - and your voice matters.

What do you love about it? What would you change? Take a few minutes to share your thoughts on the current design, what it represents, and what you'd like to see moving forward. This is your chance to help define a symbol for our community! Take the survey now: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/3ikXRQ5hdM

❓Learn more about the current City flag at https://tinyurl.com/n9rjbz2j
📅Survey open now through August 30, 2025 at 11:59PM
❌ Comments don't count - please fill out the official survey if you'd like to provide feedback.

08/01/2025

For our fifteenth People of Elgin episode we visited with Simon and Richard of Tried and True Electric over by Wallacetown in the The Municipality of Dutton Dunwich within Elgin County. ​With nearly 30 years combined electrical service experience they have built their company over the past several years up to sixteen employees and provide service to clients up to as far away as Sarnia and Kitchener.

"...you got to have time for your family and time for work while you're trying to build a business, because there's a lot more than just working when the business is involved." - Simon

The team at Tried and True Electric is available 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and helps with New Builds, Renovations, Electrical Service, Upgrades, Commercial Lighting Retrofit Programs, Residential and Commercial Camera System Install and Maintenance, Generator Install and Upgrades, Pool Install and Upgrade, Electrical Vehicle Charging Station Install and Service, and Property Management On-call Service.

"It's definitely got its pros for sure...the community is pretty tight...once you kind of get your name out there and they know your workmanship."
- Simon

If you're looking for a free quote, call Simon or Richard.

Location: PO Box 45 Wallacetown, ON, N0L 2M0
Website: https://www.triedandtrueelectricinc.com/
Phone: Simon 519-859-3444 or Richard 519-476-6335

People of Elgin is produced in collaboration between Elgin County and Establish Media.

08/01/2025

07/31/2025

The Worst Food Review Channel on YouTube has released the Upper Deck Sports Bar and Grill Poutine Review video 😄
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83zNy12LK90

Shout out to BIg Dave and Lucinda Drew for producing this! Had a blast being a part of it with everyone.

Dave Eats...The Worst Food Review Channel on YouTube. A breakfast poutine so savage, it needed a jury. 🍳🔥 Join 4 experts and 1 unapologetic wildcard (that’...

07/31/2025

The one all about the Fairview Bridge demo.

07/29/2025

We're live with Mayor Joe Preston (Joe Preston - Mayor ST.Thomas Ontario/City of St. Thomas) and co-host Grayden Laing (Establish Media).

Want to join us one week? Send Grayden a message to arrange it!

--THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS--

The Elgin County Railway Museum (https://ecrm.ca/) offers a variety of experiences for visitors. Explore the history of St. Thomas and the railway, get up close to locomotives in their Rolling Stock Gallery, or see the historic rail yards of our region from a bird's eye view through their History in Motion Room. Through field trips, summer programming, and regular tours, their programs seek to engage visitors in all things rail related.
Contact Ashley or Lindsey at 519-633-2535 or [email protected] for more information.
——————————————————————————————
Since it’s inception in 2000, Simply Pure Water, https://www.mywaterguy.ca/, has been providing top-notch water treatment and drinking water solutions for St. Thomas and surrounding areas. Simply Pure Water takes an active role in giving back through donations to numerous community organizations. Help them support our community by taking advantage of all the amazing products they offer at their 123 Wellington Street location!

Caps Off Brewing Co. is a proudly, locally owned micro brewery in the heart of downtown St. Thomas adjacent City Hall and across from the library. Some events held at Caps Off are a weekly run club, live music and random fun! Come join us on our dog, cyclist friendly patios! Find us on Instagram, Facebook or at www.capsoffbrewing.com

Corey Gardiner Photography: A Wedding, Portrait and Headshot Photographer located in St. Thomas, Ontario. Serving clients with concierge service delivering edited headshots for business, social media and all other professional services within St. Thomas and London Ontario or beyond. Corey believes you are the ‘focus’ on your wedding day, which means he will ensure a stress-free day by keeping an eye on your schedule, complementing your day’s rhythm, and capturing every moment of your story by applying a mix of candid, journalistic and stylized posing.
https://www.coreygardiner.photography/

CrossFit Elgin offers life changing fitness for people of all ages. We are more than a fitness community, we are a family. Join Us! Your first class is always free and we will cheer you on every step, lunge and burpee along the way.
https://www.crossfitelgin.com/

Laing Studios is located in downtown St. Thomas and run by artist Grayden Laing. If you would like a custom portrait of your family, pet, or residence, he is currently taking painting commissions. To see new works, you can also follow Laing Studios on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laingstudios/
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Are you a business that would like to help sponsor this show or another one that we produce? Fire us a message and let us know!

Do you enjoy the shows and community coverage? Are you able to help support us through a donation to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/establishmedia

If everyone that watches donates $1.50 per month we'd be able to add more guests as well as produce the local history show we've been talking about for years now. Please help us reach that goal!

07/29/2025

Mark your calendars! This Southwold celebration is going to be one to remember!

🎉🎶 Mark your calendars — Southwold 175 is almost here! 🎶🎉

Join us on August 9th, 2025 at the Southwold Keystone Complex for a full day of fun as we celebrate 175 years of Southwold! 🎈

🕙 Time: 10 AM – 11 PM
📍 Location: Shedden Keystone Complex
🎤 Feature Artists: Dillon James & Genevieve Fisher
🎸 Plus: Busted Roots • Austin Gagnier • Justin Maki • Kerala Dancers • R&R • Strummin Ukes

🎪 Enjoy vendors, food trucks, a kids zone, S175 merch, and more!

🎟️ FREE EVENT! Get your tickets online today — scan the QR code on the poster to learn more!

Big thanks to our incredible sponsors for making this celebration possible 💛

07/29/2025

🔔 Live tonight: Mayor's Update!

Join Mayor Preston in an open forum as he chats about what's happening in our beautiful city!

📆 Tuesday, July 29, 2025
⏰ 6:30pm

Join live by following the link below:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/establishmedia

07/29/2025

Our family had a great time at the St. Thomas Public Library with Joe Preston - Mayor ST.Thomas Ontario for the Stuffy Storytime Parade yesterday. Shout out to the amazing library staff that continue to organize and host great events for our kids at the library!

Check out the video the Library postedd :)
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16zxmCLqG4/