April 13, 2021

April 13th is the 103rd day of 2021. There are 262 days remaining until the end of the year.

9 new COVID-19 cases were reported Monday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There was one new COVID-19 related death. The active number of cases is now at 45.

Ontario reported 4,401 new cases of COVID-19 Monday.

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 is closing schools for in-person learning due to rising variant-driven COVID-19 cases, Premier Doug Ford said on Monday without mentioning when the remote learning would end. Ford said they will keep an eye on the data to determine when it is safe to resume in-person learning.

The government had until Monday insisted that schools were safe to keep open and Stephen Lecce, the province’s education minister says “We will update parents once a date for a safe return to in-person learning is recommended.”

Ford said he expected that 40% of adults in Ontario would be vaccinated by the end of the four-week stay-at-home order, if vaccine deliveries remained constant.

There’s a blood donor clinic at the Chatham-Kent YMCA today from 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.

Costco finally has a plan to bring back their free samples like you remember them. They say that soon, they’re going to start installing Plexiglas barriers by sample stands so they can give out samples of meatballs, sandwiches, noodles, and more.

Alameda Island Fairy Doors began about seven years ago but has boomed since the start of the pandemic.  It is largely attributed to Fred Hogenboom and his granddaughter, Serena. The pair built about a dozen doors from scrap wood in Hogenboom’s wood shop, then installed them on trees and telephone poles.

A Magical Fairy Map is now updated regularly, thanks to a whole host of fairy volunteers; anyone who spots a fairy door not yet captured on the map can add a virtual pin.

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This post was written by Jen Marsh