March 21, 2023

March 21st is the 80th day of the year. There are 285 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is hosting a Job Fair today.

CKHA is looking for nurses and personal support workers, along with respiratory therapists, physiotherapists, and laboratory and diagnostic imaging technologists/technicians.

Job seekers are welcome to the John D. Bradley Convention Centre between 1-5 this afternoon.

This is the hospital’s first job fair since 2020. Registration is not required.

Donors are needed!

There’s a blood donor clinic today in Blenheim at St. Mary’s Hall 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 another clinic at the Portuguese Canadian Club on the 29th.

The Chatham-Kent Public Library hosts Movies @ Your Library every Tuesday at the Chatham branch.

Book your spot today to see 12 Mighty Orphans. Movies start at 2pm.

There is limited space, registration is required.

It’s Funky Sock Day!

In honour of Down Syndrome Awareness Day on March 21 (Third Month, 21st Day… three copies of the 21st Chromosome) throw on some funky socks!

You can wear funky, wild, mis-matched, many or crazy socks! Just wear fun socks in support of Down syndrome Awareness! Get your friends, family, classmates, teachers, principal, school, co-workers, neighbors or just about anyone to support!

Show off your funky socks on social media today and tag it with #LotsofSocks and check out LotsofSocks online.

For the sixth year in a row, the world’s happiest country is Finland.

Every year, Gallup puts out a “World Happiness Report,” which ranks how people in more than 130 countries evaluate the quality of their lives to find the world’s happiest countries

Finland and its neighbours Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Norway all score very well on the report in healthy life expectancy, GDP per capita, social support, low corruption, generosity in a community where people look after each other and freedom to make key life decisions.

The top 10:

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Israel
5. Netherlands
6. Sweden
7. Norway
8. Switzerland
9. Luxembourg
10. New Zealand

Israel moves up to No. 4 this year from its No. 9 ranking last year.

Canada is at #13. Other notable countries: Ireland #14, the United States #15 and the United Kingdom #19.

While the same countries tend to appear in the top 20 year after year, there’s a new entrant this year: Lithuania. The nation has climbed steadily over the past six years from #52 in 2017 to #20 on the latest list.

France dropped out of the top 20 to #21 in this year’s report.

Afghanistan and Lebanon remained the two unhappiest countries in the survey.

For the sixth year in a row, #Finland is the World’s Happiest Country, according to the World Happiness Report! 🌍🇫🇮😍 #visithelsinki #helsinki https://t.co/CgGSnxLE0Z

— Visit Helsinki (@VisitHelsinki) March 20, 2023

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This post was written by Chris McLeod