April 3, 2023

April 3rd is the 93rd day of the year. There are 272 days remaining until the end of the year.

West Lorne is Hockeyville!

On Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada West Lorne was named the top vote getter in the nationwide contest. With the win, the West Elgin Arena will get a facelift with $250,000 worth of upgrades and host an NHL Pre-Season game.

West Lorne went up against communities from Manitoba, British Columbia, and Quebec to compete for the grand prize.

And the winner is… 🥁

Congratulations to West Lorne, Ontario, the champions of #KraftHockeyville 2023! 🎉@hockeyville pic.twitter.com/Tufltfn6CO

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 2, 2023

The Tilbury Bluebirds are going to a game 7.

The Tillsonburg Thunder have won 3 in a row to tie the series at 3 games each. Tilbury had a chance to win the series Sunday afternoon, but fell 6-5 in OT.

Game 7 is Tuesday night in Tilbury. Puck drop at 8pm.

The series winner will face the Stratford Fighting Irish in the final.

The Chatham-Kent Film Group will screen The Whale 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, May 1st.

A new restaurant opens in Chatham today; Cora Breakfast and Lunch at 595 St. Clair Street opens this morning.

The founder of the national franchise, Cora Tsouflidou, will be in Chatham for the opening.

The restaurant originated in 1987 in Montreal. Now, Cora is the largest sit-down breakfast chain in Canada. Chatham is the 37th location in Ontario.

The official grand opening will be held on April 12th. A symbolic “Egg-Cracking Ceremony” will take place as the restaurant prepares its first omelette.

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will announce the names of the four astronauts who will travel around the moon next year aboard the Artemis II rocket.

Three Americans and one Canadian will be named to the mission.

Scheduled to blast off as early as November 2024, Artemis II will be the first crewed mission to the moon since the final Apollo mission took flight in 1972. It will also be the first time a Canadian has ventured beyond Earth’s orbit.

The four Artemis astronauts will encircle their home planet before sling-shotting into deep space for a figure-8 manoeuvre around the moon, making Canada and the U.S. the only two countries to ever pass over the dark side of the lunar surface.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod