January 28, 2021

January 28th is the 28th day of 2021. There are 337 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham-Kent Municipal Budget Committee Deliberations began last night.

The night began with a proposed increase of 3.96% and currently sits at 3.83%.

Any decision made during deliberations is not considered final until the budget is passed.

The budget deliberation will continue tonight, with the third meeting scheduled for next Tuesday (February 3 and 4 have also been set aside if needed.)

Tonight’s meeting begins at 6pm on the municipality’s Facebook page.

For more on the budget process click here.

Ontario reported the fewest positive COVID19 cases on Wednesday since late November; 1,670 new cases were confirmed yesterday.

Chatham-Kent Public Health reported 18 new COVID19 cases Wednesday.

Eight were resolved, leaving 103 cases active.

Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day.

It’s a day to spread the word about mental health. It’s the 11th annual, with over $100 million being donated to mental health programs.

On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, social media video views and use of the Facebook frame or Snapchat filter.

According to the Mental Health Commission, on any given week, more than 500,000 Canadians are unable to go to work due to mental health problems.

To find out more go to BellLetsTalk.ca.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame says the Bernie Sanders Mittens Meme Bobblehead has become the second best selling doll of all time in less than a week.

The Dr Anthony Fauci bobblehead is the best selling bobblehead of all time with 50,000 sold. Bernie is quickly gaining on that number with over 20,000 sold.

Bernie Sanders Inauguration Bobblehead Sales Explode, Triggers Big Donation https://t.co/hzJJF7iYKY

— TMZ (@TMZ) January 27, 2021

Scientists in Russia just thawed a woolly rhino that died between 25,000 and 40,000 years ago.

The 8-foot-long beast was a healthy adolescent of 3 or 4 years old.

The discovery was found in one of the coldest regions on earth.

Adolescent woolly rhino that has been preserved in Siberian permafrost for up to 40,000 years is thawed out https://t.co/pXhMadpqD4

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 26, 2021

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This post was written by Chris McLeod