December 16, 2019

December 16th is the 350th day of the year. There are 15 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance‘s Christmas Wish Tree Lighting Ceremony is tonight in Wallaceburg and tomorrow at the Chatham Campus.

It’s the 30th Annual Christmas Wish Tree Lighting ceremonies. Join them tonight in Wallaceburg at 6 to light the Wish Tree, honouring the memory of loved ones.

There will be complimentary refreshments, horse and carriage rides, as well as a holiday performance from the Brio Academy Choir.

Tomorrow’s ceremonies start at 6:30.

There’s a Blood Donor Clinic tomorrow at the St. Clair College Healthplex from 1-7.

Book your appointment now at Blood.ca, use the apps, call 1-888-2-DONATE or just walk in!

First time donors are welcome!

Stop by and give the gift of life!

Lots of free ice skating over the next few weeks at local arenas.

Check out the link for some free skates near you. Thank you to all the sponsors that have stepped up to cover the rental costs.

Got something to mail for Christmas? You’d better do it soon.

Canada Post has some deadlines to get your package to it’s intended destination on time. The deadline to mail a Christmas card to an international destination has already passed, but you still have time if the card is for someone in Canada.

If you are sending a card across the city, you have until December 20. The deadline to send it to someone in another city within Ontario is December 19 and December 18 to another province.

If it is a parcel you are sending, there are other deadlines to keep in mind. If you plan to send it by Xpress Post, December 20 is the deadline. It is December 23 if you are sending it Priority Mail.

Are you sending a gift to someone in the U.S.? The deadline for Priority Mail is December 19, or next Wednesday.

If your package needs to go to Asia, Australia, or New Zealand, you only have until Tuesday. All Europe-bound or packages that need to go to Central or South American have to be sent by Priority Mail by December 18.

Canada Post delivered a record 3.2 million parcels last weekend and Monday, including 2.2 million on Monday alone.

General Mills just released a new Jolly Rancher Cereal. The cereal pieces come in five flavors: Grape, cherry, apple, watermelon, and blue raspberry.

And if you’re interested, it’s exclusively on sale at Walmart right now. It should be available at other stores in March.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod