August 19, 2022

August 19th is the 231st day of the year. There are 134 days remaining until the end of the year.

CKRecreation hosts Movie In the Park every Friday evening this Summer at a different C-K park.

Stop by Memorial Park, Tilbury to see Wall-E. Movie starts at dusk.

Bring your lawn chair and the family out and enjoy the movie.

Every Saturday and Sunday CKRec hosts Beach Days in Erieau & Mitchell’s Bay 11-4pm and Play Rangers in Kingston Park.

For the full Summerfest schedule go here.

📽️Friday Movies in the Park 🎬
Relax in your lawn chair, snuggle up in a blanket, pack some snacks and enjoy the great outdoors while watching free movies under the stars on our 20-foot inflatable screen.
Movie starts at dusk.
Friday, August 19 – Memorial Park, Tilbury pic.twitter.com/PleCswrLhz

— Municipality of Chatham-Kent (@MunicCK) August 18, 2022

C-K Pride week wraps up this weekend.

The C-K Pride Festival is in Tecumseh Park tomorrow. There will be a parade through downtown Chatham at 11am.

For a full list of events, click here.

Today is the last day to register as a candidate for the upcoming municipal election.

Individuals wishing to register as candidates in the 2022 municipal election must have their nomination papers filed with the Clerk’s Office before 2pm this afternoon.

Chatham-Kent’s 2022 municipal election is taking place on October 24th. Internet voting will be open October 3-16. Advanced voting polls will be open October 13, 14 and 15th.

Click here for more information.

Is your son or daughter a first time bus rider this school year? There’s an orientation day tomorrow at Ursuline College The Pines on Grand Ave.

The Chatham-Kent Lambton Administrative School Services (CLASS) will be hosting the event from 9-noon. The program is open to junior kindergarten to Grade 1 students in the Lambton Kent District and St. Clair Catholic District school boards to provide the youngsters with an understanding of the importance of school bus safety.

Safety trainers will be there to talk to the children and parents about basic school bus safety rules, how to cross the street safely and how to evacuate a bus in case of an emergency.

The sessions run for about half-an-hour each.

After a two-year hiatus, the CNE in Toronto is finally back in-person for Summer 2022.

The Exhibition grounds will be full of carnival rides, sweet treats and lots of new stuff to look forward to this summer.

There’s always some new “interesting” food combinations that debut at the Ex. Although the full list of exciting food hasn’t been released yet, there will be ketchup and mustard-flavoured ice cream.

New this year, a drone show lighting up the sky nightly at 10:45pm from August 19 through September 4.

The CNE runs August 19 to September 5th. General Admission tickets for people 14 to 64 are $25. Seniors over 65 pay $20 for a ticket. Children under the age of four get in for free.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod