December 16, 2022

December 16th is the 350th day of the year. There are 15 days remaining until the end of the year.

The last local Santa Claus parade is tonight in Thamesville.

Parade begins at 6pm.

Lots of free public skates this weekend across Chatham-Kent.

Friday, December 16th
4-5pm, Chatham Erickson Arena – sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living

Saturday, December 17th
Noon-1:30pm, Bothwell Arena – sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living
7-8:30pm, Tilbury Arena – sponsored by Tilbury Area Action Team
7:30-9pm, Blenheim Arena – sponsored by Dairy Producers of Kent and Essex

Sunday, December 18th
1-2:30pm, Chatham Thames Campus Arena – sponsored by St. Clair College Alumni Association
1-2:30pm, Dresden Arena – sponsored by Tek Savvy
1-2:30pm, Tilbury Arena – sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living
2-3:30pm, Wallaceburg Arena – sponsored by Anonymous Sponsor in Support of Children’s Activities
2-3:30pm, Wheatley Arena – sponsored by Chatham-Kent Professional Engineers
2:30-4pm, Ridgetown Arena – sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian Legion Branch

Check out the skating programs offered by Chatham-Kent here.

Speaking of skating, bring your skates, and Skate with the Blades on Sunday!

The Blenheim Blades are hosting their annual Skate with the Blades after the game on Sunday. Game time is 7pm against the Wallaceburg Thunderhawks.

Children under 12 get in free, thanks to Councillor Anthony Ceccacci.

Canned goods are also being collected to support the Word of Life Church.

The rescheduled Sons of Kent Christmas Market is tonight.

Over 30 local vendors, a petting zoo, hot apple cider, beer, coffee, Smashburger and Santa Claus will be on site!

The whole family is welcome tonight from 4-9pm.

Airbnb is bringing back the one night ban on bookings in Canada and 10 other countries for New Years Eve.

The ban was introduced last year and is intended to put a stop to unauthorized parties and neighbourhood disruptions.

The ban will prohibit accounts with a negative or non-existent booking history from renting out entire home listings for one night. There will also be restrictions for the same accounts trying to book two or three-night reservations, particularly within their local area.

The ban is in affect for Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, the U.K., Ireland, Portugal and the Netherlands. In October, Airbnb introduced a ban on parties for Halloween, that looks into the account’s booking history, length of the desired stay and if the rental is a local stay.

In 2021, there were 114,000 people in Canada who were blocked from booking a stay during the Halloween weekend.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod