June 9, 2022

June 9th is the 160th day of the year. There are 205 days remaining until the end of the year.

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, announced Wednesday that he will not extend the remaining mask mandates in high-risk places, with the exception of those in long-term care and retirement homes.

The current directives on masking in hospitals and other health-care settings will be revoked on Saturday and will be replaced with ministry guidance on when masks should be worn. In shelters and group homes, masks will also no longer be required but recommended.

Most of the masking requirements in the province were lifted in March, with the exception of those in high-risk settings.

“While masking requirements are expiring, organizations may implement their own policies. Ontarians should continue to wear a mask if they feel it is right for them, are at high risk for severe illness, recovering from COVID-19, have symptoms of the virus or are a close contact of someone with COVID-19,” Moore said.

Erieau will be a busy place this Sunday.

Trot to the Beach is back after a 2 year hiatus. Online registration is closed for the 5K and 10K runs, but you can register on site. Both runs will start at 8am. Proceeds from this event will go to the Blenheim Youth Centre and the Blenheim Word of Life Soup Kitchen. On site registration starts at 7.

The Boulevard of Dreams-Erieau Car Show is also on Sunday. Come to Erieau and park your favourite old vehicle on the grassy boulevard. The car show is 12-4pm. No registration fee, rain or shine. For more information follow the Facebook Page.

Canadian Blood Services is reporting a huge drop in donors, there has been a decrease of 25% in the last two months alone.

It’s believed warmer weather and lifted restrictions has lead to donors not making the time to donate.

There is a blood donor clinic next week in Wallaceburg at the UAW Hall on Tuesday from 2-7pm. No walk-in appointments are available, book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

Next week is National blood donor week. World Blood Donor Day is June 14 each year.

The Lotto Max jackpot from Tuesday was won by a single ticket in Quebec.

That means the jackpot will drop for the next draw.

Friday’s jackpot is $43 million, if you can get by on that. Tickets are available online or in store until 10:30pm Friday night.

No further details about the Lotto Max jackpot-winning ticket have been revealed yet, like where exactly in Quebec it was sold or who the winner is.

Gas prices are dropping again today!

Prices at the pumps should drop a whole 1 cent today, down to an average of 210.9 cents per litre in Ontario.

On Wednesday, prices dropped 3 cents per litre.

Sudbury is still the most expensive at 223.9 cents per litre.

Locally, in Chatham the price is 214.5, 208 in Wallaceburg, 204 in Tilbury and in Blenheim 213.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod