November 8, 2021

November 8th is the 312th day of 2021. There are 53 days remaining until the end of the year.

As of midnight this morning the U.S. land borders have officially reopened to fully vaccinated Canadians.

Fully vaccinated travelers will not need a negative COVID-19 test to cross the land border into the United States, but they will need one to return to Canada.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says fully vaccinated, non-citizen travelers at U.S. land ports of entry or a ferry terminal should be prepared to:

• Provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination
• Verbally attest to their reason for travel and COVID-19 vaccination status during a border inspection

The Canada Border Services Agency says border measures remain in place for travelers entering or returning to Canada. Fully vaccinated travelers entering Canada must complete the mandatory pre-arrival COVID-19 test and submit their information including their digital proof of vaccination through the ArriveCan app or website within 72 hours before arriving in Canada.

If you are planning a day trip or overnight to the United States, you can take your pre-arrival COVID-19 test before leaving Canada.

Full details on the current measures in place for travelers entering or returning to Canada are available online: COVID-19: Travel, testing and borders.

On Sunday Ontario reported 636 new cases of COVID-19. The highest single-day total since the beginning of October.

Chatham-Kent Public Health doesn’t update on the weekends or holidays. On Friday, there was 1 new cases and ten recoveries. The active case count locally is at 38. A weekend update will come between 10-11 this morning.

The Chatham Goodfellows office opens this morning.

Anyone looking to register for a food and toy basket can call 519-354-1146, Monday to Friday, from 9–3pm. Existing clients can also apply online..

The Chatham Goodfellows have been making sure No Child Without a Christmas for 67 years, the campaign is back in full force after alternative fundraising was done during the pandemic. The annual Porch Light campaign will be on November 29th and Street Sales are December 10 and 11.

For more information go to ChathamGoodfellows.ca

There’s a blood donor clinics at the Chatham-Kent YMCA tomorrow from 1-7pm.

Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps. No walk-in appointments are available.

Some same-day appointments are occasionally available, check Blood.ca to reserve your spot.

Movember is officially back.

Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide.

The goal of Movember is to “change the face of men’s health.”

By encouraging men (aka Mo Bros) to get involved, Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths.

Since inception, the Movember Foundation has raised over a billion dollars in more than 20 countries.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the 3rd leading cause of cancer death among men. If you can’t grow a moustache in support, they ask that you please consider donating.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod