April 12, 2021

April 12th is the 102nd day of 2021. There are 263 days remaining until the end of the year.

 66 active COVID-19 as of Friday.

More updates will be coming later today when results from the weekend will be published by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

Mobile clinics are coming to Wheatley and Highgate this week.

At the Wheatley Arena on Thursday from 11-6:30. This clinic will be using a drive thru model but will also have an option for those without a vehicle.

Saturday at the Mary Webb Centre in Highgate 11-6:30.

Book a spot at GetYourShotCK.ca.

Ontario reported another 4,456 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday — a new record in the province.

The daily case count is also up from 3,813 cases on Saturday and 4,227 on Friday.

As of 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3,139,743 vaccine doses were administered.

There’s a blood donor clinic at the Chatham-Kent YMCA on Tuesday 1-7.

Clinics remain open to allow blood donor clinics to continue to provide essential products & services for patients throughout the pandemic. Leaving home to give blood is allowed even during a lockdown.

Donations are by appointment only. Book yours now at Blood.ca, use the Give Blood app or call 1-888-2-DONATE. No walk-in appointments are available.

Your donation matters, book now and save a life.

CK library offers variety of April Break activities for kids and many of the events will be held virtually.

Throughout the week, kid’s trivia will be posted on the Chatham-Kent Public Library Facebook page. There will also be a virtual pet show and tell. On Monday at 10 a.m. or Thursday at 1:30 p.m., children are invited to show off their pets. Registration is required and can be done by calling 519-354-2940. Participants will be emailed a link to the program once registered.

Crafts are also available for pick-up at local branches throughout the week to do at home. Participating branches are also offering Walk-A-Story maps for pick-up. A complete list of Chatham-Kent Public Library activities can be found by clicking here.  

Hideki Matsuyama wins the 2021 Masters, becoming first Japanese man to win golf major. At 29-years-old he shot a final round 73 to finish with a score of 10 under par. When receiving his Green Jacket, Matsuyama expressed his happiness that he could blaze a trail for other future Japanese golfers.

“I’m really happy,” he said. “My nerves really didn’t start on the second nine. It was right from the start today and right to the very last putt. I was thinking about (my family) all the way round today and I’m really happy I played well for them. Hopefully I’ll be a pioneer and many other Japanese people will follow. I’m glad to be able to open the flood gates hopefully and many more will follow me.”

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This post was written by Jen Marsh