May 12, 2020

May 12th is the 133rd day of the year. There are 233 days remaining until the end of the year.

Chatham-Kent will lift its recreational fire permit ban effective today.

Fire and Emergency Services Chief Chris Case made the announcement during Monday’s virtual council meeting.

The ban was implemented last month to help minimize potential COVID-19 exposures faced by firefighters when attending calls, some of which are related to open-air burns.

Are you ready for the largest food drive C-K has ever seen?

The May 16th Miracle is this weekend, and there’s still a chance for you to get involved.

On Saturday at noon leave a non perishable food item on your porch and volunteers will come by to pick up.

Over 2000 volunteers are already signed up, and there’s room for more. Register online at May16Miracle.com

For any information, check out the website.

For those wondering, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will not be flying over the Chatham-Kent/Windsor/Sarnia area.

They landed in London on Sunday before heading to Barrie and flying over Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay yesterday afternoon.

The Snowbirds are flying cross-country to salute Canadians fighting the spread of COVID-19.

The American aerobatic flying team, the United States Navy Blue Angels are flying over the Detroit area today from about 11:30-noon.

Queen Elizabeth is supposedly stepping back from public duties until the fall. The Queen is 94.

With several of her engagements cancelled, aides are said to be keeping her calendar clear amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

She is unlikely to return to Buckingham Palace from Windsor Castle, where she has remained she since headed there on March 19. Her husband Prince Philip, 98, has been sheltering in place alongside her. She was last seen in public alongside several members of her family at the Commonwealth Service on March 9.

The potential closure of Buckingham Palace to summer tourists – a first for the last 27 years – has not been confirmed.

Heinz just created a new puzzle to keep people busy right now. It’s a 570-piece puzzle, and the pieces are all red. That’s it.

If you’re interested, they’re giving away 57 copies of the puzzle on Instagram to people who leave comments about, “who you wish you could finish this with.”

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This post was written by Chris McLeod