August 2, 2023

August 2nd is the 214th day of the year. There are 151 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham Concert Band returns to Tecumseh Park tonight for Summer Concerts in the Park.

This is the 96th year for the Summer Concert Series, the show is free beginning at 7pm.

Conductor Vaughn Pugh will chat with CKMORNINGS at 6:50 this morning.

Community Living Chatham-Kent is holding a lemonade and cookie stand today support the Summer Student Employment Program.

Everyone is invited to stop by 101 Stewart Street, in Chatham from 12:20-2:30pm for a glass of lemonade and a cookie for only $2!

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has begun ending news availability on its platforms, in response to the federal government’s Bill C-18.

For Canadian news outlets, like CKNewsToday.ca, this means that the links to stories put on the Facebook pages will not be seen by users in Canada.

According to Meta, people in Canada will no longer be able to view or share news content on Facebook and Instagram, including news articles and audio-visual content posted by news outlets.

If you’re looking for the best news coverage in Chatham-Kent, you’ll need to go directly to CKNewsToday.ca to access local coverage, or keep listening to Matt Weverink every morning on CKSY.

The Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOJHL) released the schedule this week for the upcoming regular season.

The Chatham Maroons will open the season at home Sunday, September 17th vs the Strathroy Rockets.

Maroons will continue to play most of their games at Memorial Arena on Sunday evenings at 7pm.

Again, no winning Mega Millions tickets after the draw last night.

The jackpot rises to $1.25 billion. If there is a single winner on Friday, the lucky ticket holder can have the estimated jackpot paid out over 30 years, or receive an estimated $625.3 million lump sum payment.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod