October 20, 2022

October 20th is the 293rd day of the year. There are 72 days remaining until the end of the year.

With the colder weather, Chatham Hope Haven is in need of gloves and toques to keep warm.

If you have some and would like to make a donation, you can drop off new or gently used gloves to their staff at the back door at 183 Wellington st W. between 10am-2pm.

The elusive Lotto Max jackpot has still not been won!

No winner on Tuesday night, so the jackpot stays at $70 million for Friday nights draw. There is a total of $133 million being offered – the $70 million jackpot plus and estimated 63 MAXMILLIONS each worth $1 million!

This is the longest the jackpot has gone unclaimed. There have now been 20 draws since it was last won, the previous record was 16 draws in a row.

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

If you get a GST rebate, you’ll be getting an extra on your cheque this year.

The amount will be doubled after the Liberal government’s Bill C-30 became law on Tuesday.

Canadians without children can expect to receive up to an extra $234 and couples with two children will receive up to an extra $467 a year. How much extra money you can expect to receive depends on several factors, including your family net income, your marital status, and how many children you have.

Doubling the GST credit will cost $2.5 billion to support to 11 million individuals.

Extra GST credit payments will automatically be sent to eligible Canadians, beginning in early November.

Good news for roughly 11 million Canadians across the country: Our legislation to double the GST Tax Credit for six months has received Royal Assent. Here’s what that means: https://t.co/pxUqj7TmEm pic.twitter.com/VFU8FrgBV4

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) October 18, 2022

The Municipal and School Board Election is Monday.

Voter cards were mailed in September. If you have not received a voter card in the mail contact your local municipal centre.

To confirm if you are on the voters’ list and your information is accurate, visit the voterlookup.ca website.

Polls are open on Election Day 10 – 8pm.

Click here for more information on local candidates.

Another day of miserable weather, but on the sunny-side; no mosquitoes to deal with.

A new study finds that some people are “mosquito magnets” and it has to do with the way they smell.

The researchers found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell. The bad news for you mosquito magnets: The bloodsuckers stay loyal to their favourites over time.

The test was done using the same people over multiple years, proving that: mosquito magnets seem to remain mosquito magnets.

Mosquito magnets had high levels of certain acids on their skin. These “greasy molecules” are part of the skin’s natural moisturizing layer, and people produce them in different amounts. The healthy bacteria that live on the skin eat up these acids and produce part of our skin’s odour profile. You can’t get rid of these acids without damaging your skin health.

They hope that the research will help find new methods to repel mosquitoes.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod