March 25, 2020

March 25th is the 85th day of the year. There are 281 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Government of Ontario is providing temporary 45-day emergency relief during the global COVID-19 outbreak.

As of Tuesday, households, farms and small businesses who pay time-of-use electricity rates will be charged off-peak rates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

By Emergency Order, @ONgov has set all time-of-use price periods to 10.1₵/kWh. Eligible bills will be automatically adjusted. No customer action required. Stay tuned for more info. pic.twitter.com/KHtArOvOUt

— Ontario Energy Board (@OntEnergyBoard) March 24, 2020

Chatham-Kent has issued an update regarding Waste and Recycling Services.

Regular curbside collection will continue as scheduled. The Municipality is reminding everyone to place all used tissues and napkins in sealed bags or boxes before placing them in a toter cart. For those that do not have a toter cart, please ensure all garbage is placed in tied garbage bags rather than leaving it loose in boxes, garbage cans etc.

It’s official: The Summer Olympics have been postponed until 2021. This is the first time in the 120-plus-year history of the Olympics that they’ve been postponed or canceled by anything other than war.

The writing was on the wall earlier this week when Canada and Australia pulled out, and several other countries indicated that they’d follow suit if the games weren’t delayed.

No new dates have been announced, but officials say it’ll be “beyond 2020, but not later than summer of 2021.” Also, they’ll still be referred to as the “2020 Olympics.”

The Olympic torch relay that was supposed to start later this week has been canceled.

According to Japanese officials, the one-year delay will trigger $5.8 billion in economic losses, and there will be logistical nightmares, but it’s still less painful than canceling them outright.

The last time an Olympics was canceled was in 1944 due to World War 2, and they’ve never been delayed by as long as a year. The 1940 Olympics were initially postponed, but then canceled, also because of World War 2.

Gas prices are expected to drop 8 cents today across the province.

Tomorrow they’re supposed to raise 3 cents/litre.

Check out Chatham-Kent gas prices here.

In case you missed it, the LCBO and The Beer Store are considered “essential workplaces” and will remain open.

As of next Monday (March 30th) all LCBO retail locations will be closed on Mondays. The stores will still be operating with the reduced hours of 11-6 on Tuesdays through Sundays.

The @LCBO says it’ll be closing on Mondays, but will remain open six days a week. #ckont https://t.co/RNcA3dXfVU pic.twitter.com/edd47Zyayl

— Blackburn News CK (@BlackburnCK) March 24, 2020

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This post was written by Chris McLeod