June 28, 2021

June 28th is the 179th day of 2021. There are 186 days remaining until the end of the year.

Chatham-Kent Public Health will host a walk-in clinic this afternoon from 3:30-7:30 at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre for those who haven’t received a first dose. Anyone 12 and older is welcome.

Three hundred appointments for first doses only will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

CK Transit will offer a free shuttle service to the clinic. Shuttles will leave from the WISH Centre in Chatham and the Walmart store in Wallaceburg. People who can’t catch a shuttle but still want to take a bus can ride Route 5 for free if they tell the driver they’re going to the clinic for a vaccine. Shuttle hours are available on the public health unit’s website.

Ontario reported 287 new COVID19 cases on Sunday. That’s down after a jump up to 346 on Saturday.

Chatham-Kent Public Health doesn’t update on the weekends. On Friday, there were no new cases and 1 resolved. The active case count locally is down to just 2. A weekend update will come between 10-11 this morning.

The 2021 Stanley Cup Finals begin tonight. The Montreal Canadiens will face off against the defending champion, Tampa Bay Lightning.

Tampa has two championships in their history, while the Habs have the most in NHL history with 24. Montreal was the last Canadian based team to win back in 1993.

The puck drops tonight at 8 on CBC.

The annual Ford Fireworks are tonight, but thanks to the pandemic, the show will only be seen on television again.

You’ll be able to watch the fireworks on WDIV Local 4 on Monday, June 28 from 9 – 11pm.

Fireworks at the river are expected to return in 2022.

The Ever Given could soon be released by the Suez Canal soon, yes, it’s been there the whole time!

The hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cargo it was carrying when it blocked the Suez Canal three months ago was seized. The Suez Canal Authority filed a $900 million compensation claim against the Japanese ship owner for losses from the six-day blockage.

An agreement has been reached following weeks of negotiations.

IKEA, Lenovo and many smaller businesses have product on board.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod