October 13, 2022

October 13, 2022 5:55 am Published by

October 13th is the 286th day of the year. There are 79 days remaining until the end of the year.


Advanced voting opens today for the upcoming Municipal Election and will remain open until Saturday.

  • Thursday, October 13 from 1-7pm
  • Friday, October 14 from 9-4pm
  • Saturday, October 15 from 9-4pm

Advance Polling Locations are at the following locations:

  • Tilbury & District Memorial Arena (49 Bond Avenue, Tilbury)
  • Blenheim St. Mary’s Hall (94 George Street, Blenheim)
  • Ridgetown Youth Centre (26 Ebenezer Street West, Ridgetown)
  • Dresden Ken Houston Memorial Arena (1212 North Street, Dresden)
  • Wallaceburg First Baptist Church (99 Thomas Avenue, Wallaceburg)
  • Chatham-Kent John D Bradley Centre (565 Richmond Street, Chatham)

Ballots from all Wards will be available at each of the locations.

During Advance Polling days, watch for the Vote Van in the areas of Wheatley, Erieau, Bothwell, Mitchell’s Bay and Chatham. Ballots from all Wards will be available at each location.

Thursday, October 13 – Wheatley Memorial Arena Parking Lot 1-3:00pm

  • Erieau Main Boulevard 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Friday, October 14 – Bothwell Arena Parking Lot 10-12:00pm

  • Mitchell’s Bay Park Pavilion 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Saturday, October 15 – Real Canadian Superstore Parking Lot 9:30-11:30am

  • Cultural Centre Parking Lot 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Online voting is still available until Sunday, October 16th. Click here to vote online.

Municipal Election Day is Monday October 24th in Ontario.


In honour of Crowfest, the Chatham Capitol Theatre will be showing 1963’s Alfred Hitchcock classic, The Birds on the big screen.

Everyone is welcome tonight at 7pm

Admission is $5 or flash your movie pass for entry.


Tampon Tuesday is back!

The United Way of Chatham-Kent and Women United are hosting a drive thru drop off to collect menstrual products from 9-3 at the Chatham-Kent Nonprofit Centre at 425 McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham.

Feminine hygiene products are some of the most requested, but under-donated, items at food banks and outreach programs throughout the community.

The donations will be divided up and given to organizations and programs throughout Chatham-Kent.


King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6th.

Charles will be crowned in a solemn religious ceremony. Camilla, the queen consort, will be crowned alongside her husband.

The ceremony traditionally takes place some months after the monarch’s accession to the throne, providing time to mourn his predecessor and organize the event.


There were a bunch big winners in Ontario for Tuesday’s Lotto Max draw, including six Maxmillion winners, but the jackpot again stayed unclaimed.

The Lotto Max jackpot has never gone unclaimed this long. There have been 18 draws since it was last won, the previous record was 16 draws in a row.

Friday’s draw will be the second-largest in the game’s history, with $130 million in top prizing available: a $70 million jackpot and 60 $1 million Maxmillion prizes.

Tickets are available online or in store until 10:30pm on draw nights.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod