September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021 5:55 am Published by

September 30th is the 273rd day of 2021. There are 92 days remaining until the end of the year.

There were 17 new positive COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 15 resolved cases, the total active case count locally is at 110.

There are 466 new cases of COVID-19 across the province, 454 (77%) cases are in individuals not fully vaccinated. That’s two straight days of less than 500 new cases.

There’s a vaccination clinic at The Salvation Army Church on Orangewood Blvd. today from 10-4.

Anyone 12 and older is welcome at the clinics.

Walk-ins are welcome at all clinics, but if you’re looking to schedule an appointment for a confirmed time book online at GetYourShotCK.ca or by calling 519-351-1010.

Today marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — an annual commemoration honouring the children who died while attending residential schools and the survivors, families and communities still affected by the legacy of the residential school system.

The creation of this new federal statutory holiday was approved by Parliament days after the discovery of roughly 200 potential burial sites, likely of children, on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. The private member’s bill was originally brought forward in 2017.

The day has been marked in past years as Orange Shirt Day, originally started in 2013.

Memorials, educational and cultural events will be held in communities across Canada on the day, and the Department of Canadian Heritage is encouraging Canadians to read and reflect on the legacy of residential schools.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced yesterday that the Ontario school curriculum will now include mandatory Indigenous-focused learning in the Social Studies, Grades 1-3 curriculum. This will include lessons on the residential school system.

Tim Horton’s is launching a fundraising donut across Canada to support residential school survivors.

Restaurant owners located a short distance from the site of the former Kamloops residential school, collaborated with other Indigenous Tim Hortons restaurant owners for the launch of this campaign.

Beginning today until October 6, 100% of the proceeds from the sales of this special donut will go towards the Orange Shirt Society and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.

Wendy’s is giving away 20 custom Android phones.

Canadian residents have to download the official Wendy’s app, screenshot a favourite order, and share it on Twitter with the hashtags #WendysPhone and #Contest to qualify.

The phone itself comes with its own Assistant, which you can call up by saying “Hey Wendy.” Wendy’s says the phone’s cameras have “more megapixels than the Baconator has bacon.”

The Wendy’s phone features an integrated GPS navigation system, to Wendy’s, as well as ample battery life to watch Wendy’s ads, order Wendy’s and watch videos while eating Wendy’s.

Wendy’s posted a brief frequently asked questions section about its phone, and the company makes sure to remind us that, yes, this is a phone. For the question, “Can it make calls,” Wendy’s says “Yes, it’s a phone.”

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This post was written by Chris McLeod