March 15, 2021

March 15th is the 74th day of 2021. There are 291 days remaining until the end of the year.

Efforts to vaccinate Chatham-Kent residents against COVID-19 appear to be continuing to pay off.

Local vaccine freezers emptied once again closing the clinic late Friday and is expected to open back up on Tuesday. Mobile outreach vaccination clinics are set to continue.

The health unit recently changed the time frame of when second doses of the vaccine can be administered, based on recommendations by upper levels of government. Vaccine doses can now wait 16 weeks between doses.

At that point, just over 12,500 residents had received a shot.

On Sunday, Premier Doug Ford announced a centralized online and telephone vaccination booking system for Ontario, however, health officials in Chatham-Kent will continue to use the municipality’s dedicated vaccination phone line for the time being.

Reminder that the C-K Vaccination clinic is now booking all health care workers and those born in 1946 or earlier.

To book your appointment, call 519-351-1010 and leave a message.

• Last name A-M please call Mon/Wed/Fri
• Last name N-Z please call Tue/Thu/Fri

Chatham-Kent Public Health reports as of Friday there are 15 active cases of COVID-19 locally.

A COVID-19 outbreak at a Copper Terrace long-term care home in Chatham.

Ontario is reporting more than 1,700 new COVID-19 cases, but officials say it may be partly due to a data catch-up in the provincial system.

On Sunday, health officials logged 1,747 new infections and 15 more deaths related to the disease.

Creative minds across Chatham-Kent are being encouraged to showcase their talents. A few local artists have teamed up to create the Chatham-Kent Art House Project.

The goal is to promote the art scene within Chatham-Kent and the project incorporates different phases. The first phase is the visual arts element and runs until midnight at March 28.

Participants are encouraged to submit their visual artwork along with a brief written outline of the creative process. More information can be found on the Chatham-Kent Art House website.

Submissions can be sent to chathamkentarthouseproject@gmail.com

The 63rd Grammy awards were last night and aside from the awards, the four-hour ceremony deliberately put the focus on live music.

“I know that you haven’t been able to go to a concert in a long time,” said host Trevor Noah. “So tonight we’re bringing the concert to you.” The show kicked off with three back-to-back performances from Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Haim.

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards WINNERS

Record of the Year:“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish

Album of the Year:“Folklore,” Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:“I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

Best New Artist: Megan Thee Stallion

Chicago kept its tradition of dyeing the river GREEN for St. Patrick’s Day. But to avoid having crowds gather to watch, they did it secretly on Saturday morning.

It’s surprisingly easy to dye the river . . . it only took about 20 minutes on Saturday morning for boats from the Chicago Plumber’s Union to get it done. There are 2 days until St Patrick’s Day.

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This post was written by Jen Marsh