June 15, 2021

June 15th is the 166th day of 2021. There are 199 days remaining until the end of the year.

There’s a blood donor clinic today in Wallaceburg the UAW Hall (88 Elm Dr.) from 2-7pm.

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

Your donation matters, book now and save a life.

No new positive COVID-19 cases reported for the weekend Monday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 3 recoveries, the total active cases is at 11 locally. That is the fewest active cases in more than 14 weeks.

The Chatham-Kent Vaccination Centre surpassed 70,000 vaccinations administered yesterday.

There were 447 positive cases across Ontario Monday. It’s just the third time since the Fall that the province has seen daily new cases drop below 500, the previous two times were last week.

The Ontario government announced it will lift land and water border restrictions allowing for interprovincial travel between Quebec and Manitoba as of 12:01am Wednesday.

Those entering Ontario must “continue to follow the public health measures in place in the province.”

Interprovincial travel into Ontario from Quebec and Manitoba had been banned since April 16th.

The Ford government also announced that high-level sports teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, can now hold non-contact practice and dry-land training in Ontario. The Jays are playing home games in Buffalo, this latest announcement is the first step to having the team back at the ‘dome and the Raptors returning to Toronto later this season.

Canada’s Wonderland announced it will reopen to the general public on July 7th.

Step 2 of Ontario’s reopening plan, which tentatively starts July 2nd, allows for amusement and water parks to reopen to the public. Protocols will be in place when the park reopens. A new online reservation system requires each guest to have a reservation for their day of visit and time of arrival and health screening and temperature checks for guests before entering the park.

Masks will need to be worn throughout the park.

The park was closed throughout all of 2020 and has not welcomed guests since December 2019.

Reservations for visits will open at 9am Thursday on Canada’s Wonderland website or mobile app.

🎢 We’re excited to finally welcome guests back to the park in alignment with Step 2 of the province’s reopening framework! We’re opening at limited capacity for Season Passholders only on July 5-6, and for the general public on July 7. Learn more: https://t.co/aEggaJgGRI

— Canada’s Wonderland (@WonderlandNews) June 14, 2021

There was no Lotto Max Jackpot winner on Friday.

There will be $128 million in top prizing available for tonight’s draw.

The next jackpot is set at $70 million with an estimated 58 Maxmillions being offered as well, making it the biggest top prize pool in Canadian lottery history.

Tickets can be purchased until 10:30pm.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod