January 9, 2023

January 9th is the 9th day of the year. There are 356 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham-Kent Film Group will screen Nowhere Special at Chatham Galaxy Cinemas this afternoon.

Showings at 4 and 7pm. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door.

The C-K Film Group screens independant films the first Monday of the month at Chatham Galaxy Cinemas.

The next film screening will be held on Monday, February 6th.

Donors are needed!

There’s a blood donor clinic tomorrow at the Chatham-Kent YMCA from 1-7pm

No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

If you’re unable to donate this week, there is a clinic at the Portuguese Canadian Club on January 25th.

The Detroit Lions were eliminated from the NFL playoffs before they even hit the field Sunday.

The Lions needed some help on the final day of the season, a Seattle Seahawks loss and their own win would have opened the door for the playoffs. Seattle won in overtime, sealing the Lions fate.

With nothing left to play for but to spoil Green Bay’s season, they beat a Packers team that just needed a win to clinch a playoff berth. Detroit finished the season 9-8.

The last time the Detroit Lions made the NFL Playoffs was following the 2016 season. The last playoff win was in 1991. Gulp!

buh-bye and goodnight 👋 pic.twitter.com/vnm4LztSoa

— Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 9, 2023

As of last week, tolls will cost you more next time you cross into the U.S. or back into Canada at either the Ambassador Bridge or the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel.

The toll for a passenger vehicle on the bridge going from Canada into the United States went up to $9.25. That’s up from a previous rate of $8 Canadian. Paying in U.S. dollars, the rate from the U.S. to Canada is now $7 US, up from a previous toll of $6 US.

Tolls are also up on the Canadian side of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel. The toll rate increased 25 cents on January 1st. The current posted toll rate is $6.75 for all methods of payment.

Thousands of staff and students are headed back to school today.

That means more traffic and buses are back on the roads. Drive safe.

Spring Break is March 13-17 and the last day of school is scheduled for June 29th.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod