August 13, 2021

August 13th is the 225th day of 2021. There are 140 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Wallaceburg Farmers Market is open this weekend.

Stop by 603 James St. Saturday from 8-noon. The bi-weekly outdoor market will feature 18 vendors.

The outdoor market will run rain or shine. Social distancing and COVID protocols are in place. Dogs are welcome.

Follow the Facebook page for more info. 

Two new positive COVID-19 cases reported Thursday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 2 recoveries, the total active case count locally is at 11.

Big jump in the province, there were 513 new cases reported Thursday. 360 cases are in unvaccinated individuals. Ontario has now administered over 20 million doses.

Canadians will be able to place bets on single sporting events like the Super Bowl or Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final by the end of this month.

The announcement was made on Thursday in Niagara Falls. This law will come into affect on August 27, 2021.

The Canadian Gaming Association estimates Canadians spend $14-billion each year on bets made with offshore companies or illegal bookies and organized crime. The current law forces Canadians to place bets on multiple events to prevent fixing in sports. However, gaming associations say that it has just driven billions of dollars to illegal bookies.

Twitter threw its users for a loop this week when they changed their font.

The change is part of a broader brand refresh unveiled in January.

The new font also has a fun Easter egg: you can tweet the Twitter logo if you type “[CHIRPBIRDICON]” in the tweet compose box.

The company is also looking to roll out new colours sometime soon, though it’s unclear exactly what that means.

okay confirmed it did

— Twitter (@Twitter) August 11, 2021

It’s Friday the 13th.

Considered the most unlucky day on the calendar in Western society. In Italy, Friday the 17th is considered a day of bad luck.

Friday the 13th happens at least once every year but can’t occur any more than three times in the same year. A Friday the 13th occurs during any month that begins on a Sunday.

Usually in Ontario, motorcyclists head to Port Dover to celebrate. Today would have been the 40th anniversary of the annual tradition, but organizers are calling this years Friday the 13th a “non-event” Typically, when a Friday the 13th lands in the summer months, the town can see up to 200,000 people arrive for the festivities.

This is the only be one Friday the 13th in 2021. There’s only one in 2022 too, in May.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod