May 30, 2023

May 30th is the 150th day of the year. There are 215 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Kingston Park Splash Pad is open for the season.

The splash pad and main washrooms are officially open for the season until Labour Day. The splash pad is opening a week earlier than expected.

While some are open, not all splash pads in the municipality have opened yet. Click here for the opening dates this season.

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

Book your spot today to see Lion starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara. Movies start at 2pm.

There’s a blood donor clinic at the Portuguese Canadian Club from 1-7pm this afternoon.

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

For future clinics check out Blood.ca.

The NHL and NBA Finals are now set.

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars in 6 games to win the Western Conference Finals. It’ll be the Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, beginning Saturday night. Neither team has won the Stanley Cup.

Your 2022-23 Western Conference champions! 🏆 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/12ytWv39WD

— NHL (@NHL) May 30, 2023

The Boston Celtics lost the first 3 games, but battled to force a Game 7 at home in the Eastern Conference Finals, but last night the Miami Heat woke up with a commanding victory. They’ll take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.

The @MiamiHEAT advance to the #NBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV 👏

Heat/Nuggets Game 1:
Thursday, 6/1 at 8:30 PM ET on ABC! pic.twitter.com/HpjVDxASmc

— NBA (@NBA) May 30, 2023

The 2023 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix is this weekend.

The 3-day race weekend takes place June 2-4, with four different series racing on the Downtown Detroit street track.

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will remain open during the race weekend, June 2-4, but will have some changes. In order to access the Tunnel between May 31 and June 4, motorists should display a dashboard placard provided by the Tunnel’s operators. Placards are available at the Windsor and Detroit toll plazas or can be downloaded and printed from the Tunnel’s website, www.takethetunnel.com.

The Special Events Tunnel Bus will only operate a short route between the Transit Terminal in Downtown Windsor and the Detroit Tunnel Plaza.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod