May 10, 2023

May 10th is the 130th day of the year. There are 235 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s McHappy Day at McDonald’s.

Today, a portion of the proceeds from every McDonald’s menu item sold all day long goes to Ronald McDonald House-South Western Ontario to raise funds for programs and the families they support across our community.

A Ronald McDonald House program helps reduces stress and financial burden for families when they must travel far from home to access medical care for their child.

Ontario is home to five Ronald McDonald Houses and twelve Ronald McDonald Family Rooms supporting more than 14,400 families from more than 1,000 communities in an average year. RMHC Southwestern Ontario supports more than 4,600 families from more than 280 communities in an average year.

Community Living Wallaceburg is hosting the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce BIZconneCKt Networking Event tonight at Red Barn Brewing.

Stop by for drink, appetizers and networking.

Formerly known as Business After Hours, you’re invited to come out from 4:30-6 tonight.

Alert Ready will be conducting a test across the province today to ensure the system’s readiness in the case of an actual emergency.

These routine tests of the Alert Ready system typically happen twice per year, with the last one taking place on November 16, 2022.

The emergency alert system is in place to warn Canadians of a long list of threatening events, from the recent familiarity of the COVID-19 pandemic to earthquakes, floods, forest fires, nuclear incidents, tornadoes, and potentially dangerous weather conditions.

The test is scheduled for 12:55pm.

⚠️ We’re running our routine test on May 10th ⚠️

Canadians in participating provinces and territories can expect an alert on their TV, phone, & radio on May 10th🗓️.

For a list of times⏲️, visit –https://t.co/nopJwwkXRJ#AlertReadyTest #EPWeek2023 pic.twitter.com/LbaEw0cMiO

— Alert Ready (@AlertReady) May 5, 2023

Some playoff hockey news:
The Leamington Flyers are the winners of the 2023 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey Legaue (GOJHL) Sutherland Cup.

The Flyers beat the Stratford Warriors 4-0 in Game 7. Leamington was up 3 games to 1 before Stratford battle to push it to a deciding game.

It’s a must win game for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. Toronto is down 3 games to none to the Florida Panthers.

Puck drop is at 7 tonight. If needed, Game 5 is Friday in Toronto.

The World Video Game Hall of Fame – The Strong National Museum of Play just announced their four inductees for 2023.

They are: The first commercial video game Computer Space (1971), the PC game Barbie Fashion Designer (1996), Nintendo’s Wii Sports (2006) and The Last of Us (2013), which is the game that inspired the HBO show.

To become eligible for the Hall of Fame, a video game has to meet four criteria: First, it has to have icon status, meaning it’s widely recognized and remembered. Second, it has to have longevity, so it has to be more than a fad.

Third, it has to have geographical reach, and fourth, it has to have influence, whether that’s in pop culture or with the development of future games.

The World Video Game Hall of Fame is inside the Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod