July 7, 2023

July 7th is the 188th day of the year. There are 177 days remaining until the end of the year.

The heat warning is over for Chatham-Kent.

It’ll feel about 10 degrees cooler on Friday than it has for the past several days, with a humidex of 30.

According to Environment Canada, it will cool down even more for the weekend with temperatures in the mid-20s

We now know what the Chatham-Kent Intercounty Baseball League team name will be.

It was revealed on Thursday afternoon that the team will be named the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers.

Barnstorming refers to the practice of teams travelling from town to town to play games. The name is meant to honour Chatham-Kent’s rich history of baseball and the legacy of the Chatham Coloured All-Stars.

Merch is now available for the team, by contacting the league. 

The team is set to start playing at Fergie Jenkins Field next spring.

CK Rec kicks off its Summer Fest lineup this weekend.

with all kinds of fun, free things to keep the kids busy throughout the summer.

That includes free rec swims at their pools all summer long.

Every weekend in July there will be Beach Days in Erieau and Mitchell’s Bay and Play Rangers will be at Kingston Park in Chatham.

Then every Tuesday in August, Party in the Park and Movies in the Park will be alternating between a couple of different parks across Chatham-Kent.

The full schedule can be found here.

SheLeads is set for tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre in Chatham.

The first-of-its-kind event in Chatham will feature a full day of activities to engage and uplift local women.

The day will consist of speakers, workshops, and other special activities designed by-and-for women.

As a way to allow the event to be as accessible as possible, the ticket price is suggested $20 per ticket, but if this is not possible you can pay what you can.

You can get tickets by clicking here. 

 A new film office is officially coming to Chatham-Kent.

FLICK is expected to open sometime this summer.

It’ll be opened by Vancouver-based film and television producer Garrett VanDusen, who was born and raised in Chatham-Kent and is looking to bring a piece of Hollywood’s film industry to the municipality.

The municipality estimates the Chahtam-Kent will see a positive economic impact as film productions range over $ 1 million.

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This post was written by Allanah Wills