November 11, 2020

November 11th is the 316th day of the year. There are 50 days remaining until the end of the year.

A big jump in new COVID19 cases Tuesday reported by the C-K Public Health Unit.

There were 14 new cases for a total of 23 active cases. A new outbreak has been declared at an unspecified workplace.

No positive cases have been hospitalized and the number of total deaths is still three.

Ontario reported 1388 new cases Tuesday, that’s a new daily high for the province. 82% of the new positive cases are in Toronto, York, Peel, Halton and Niagara.

Today is Remembrance Day, commemorating the end of WWI at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

It’s the 102nd anniversary of the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany in France.

It’s observed in Canada & the UK, and in Belgium & France as Armistice Day.

The tradition is to observe 2 minutes silence at 11am.

Remembrance Day ceremonies at each cenotaph in Chatham-Kent will be invitation-only for veterans, Legion members, and guests because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Municipal offices will be closed today in observance of Remembrance Day.

Municipal buses will be running as normal, as will garbage and recycling collections.

At the hospital, they’re on their standard holiday hours with most walk in services and departments closed. Emergency departments in Chatham and Wallaceburg are always open, 24/7. The COVID-19 Assessment Centre located at the St. Clair College HealthPlex, Chatham Campus, will be open on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

Tim Horton’s will be offering free hot beverages to veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members today.

Any veteran or Canadian Armed Forces members in uniform or showing appropriate identification will be eligible to receive a hot beverage of their choice, in any size, including a coffee, tea, hot chocolate, French Vanilla, Latte, Americano or Cappuccino.

Participating restaurants currently have Poppy Collection Boxes at the front counter where guests can make a donation for a Poppy Pin in support of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Jon Rahm got a hole-in-one during a practice round at the Masters yesterday, and it was one of the most amazing shots you’ll ever see.

There was a pond between Rahm and the green, but instead of hitting the ball over the water, he skipped it across the surface.

It skipped three times, hit land, then rolled all the way across the green and into the cup. And it just happened to be Rahm’s 26th birthday and his second hole in one in two days.

His second in two days, Jon Rahm skips his way to a hole-in-one at No. 16 – on his birthday, no less. #themasters pic.twitter.com/rtefAN5XtH

— The Masters (@TheMasters) November 10, 2020

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This post was written by Chris McLeod