November 5, 2021

November 5th is the 309th day of 2021. There are 56 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Bradley Centre Vaccination Clinic will be open Saturday 9-3 for Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations.

Walk in appointments are no longer available, appointments must be booked, go toGetYourShotCK.ca or by call 519-351-1010.

The clinic is for anyone 12+ looking for first or second shots.

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

There were 5 resolved cases, the total active case count locally stays to 48.

There was a jump in new cases across the province with 438 reported.

The Toy Hall of Fame announced its 2021 inductees Thursday; American Girl dolls, board game Risk and sand are the newest members.

Also in the running this year, but not receiving enough votes to be inducted were: Battleship, The Settlers of Catan, Mahjong, billiards, Cabbage Patch Kids, Masters of the Universe, Fisher-Price Corn Popper, the toy fire engine and the piñata.

The Toy Hall of Fame is housed inside The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.

The Strong museum inducts American Girl Dolls, Risk, and Sand into the National Toy Hall of Fame! Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/vjjmM5Nbte

— The Strong Museum (@museumofplay) November 4, 2021

With the temperatures dropping, it’s winter tire season and tire shops are seeing an increase in drivers making the change before the snow flies.

Winter tires are recommended after the temperature drops below 7C since the rubber that makes up all-season tires hardens, meaning it grips less to the road. When it comes to winter tires, those are designed to be more flexible and different tread patterns cut into the ice and snow better.

Strains on the supply chain mean that some tires are hard to acquire, so it is better to book your appointment or your purchase in time before the white stuff is here.

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend as we fall back an hour, officially at 2am Sunday morning.

The C-K Fire Department reminds us that we should use the end of daylight saving time to change the batteries in our smoke alarms.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod