August 28, 2023

August 28th is the 240th day of the year. There are 125 days remaining until the end of the year.

The storm that roared through Chatham-Kent on Thursday has been classified as a “EF0 downburst”.

The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) research team from London’s Western University surveyed the area Friday. “In Chatham there was straight line wind damage, and all trees falling in the same direction, so we classified as that as an EF0 downburst.” explained one of the research associates.

Residents are encouraged to take their small brush to the Leaf and Yard Depot, however because of the significant weather, residents are permitted to bring their large private tree limbs out to their boulevard, where crews from Public Works will pick up the debris over the next several weeks.

This week, so far anyway, is looking pretty good to wrap up Summer vacations.

We’ve got a cool, crisp start to the week and sunshine for the day according to Environment Canada.

There will be a slight chance of rain on Tuesday afternoon and evening and a better chance on Saturday. Temperatures into the 30’s for Labour Day weekend.

There’s a blood donor clinic tomorow at the St. Clair College Healthplex from 1-7pm.

Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

No walk-in appointments are available.

Kleenex tissues are leaving Canadian store shelves.

Kimberly-Clark, the company behind Kleenex, said the decision was based on “unique complexities”. Call it what you want, it all comes down to the bottom line.

Other Kimberly Clark products like Huggies and Cottonnelle will remain on Canadian shelves.

Former Price is Right host Bob Barker passed away Saturday morning. He was 99.

Barker began hosting the show in 1972 and retired in June 2007. Price is Right is TV’s longest-running game show. In all, Bob taped more than 5,000 shows in his career.

Barker also spent 20 years as host of the Miss USA Pageant and the Miss Universe Pageant. A longtime animal rights activist who daily urged his viewers to “have your pets spayed or neutered” and successfully lobbied to ban fur coats as prizes on The Price Is Right, he quit the Miss USA Pageant in 1987 in protest over the presentation of fur coats to the winners.

When he was given a lifetime achievement award at the Daytime Emmy Awards in 1999, he closed his acceptance remarks with: “Have your pets spayed or neutered.”

He had a memorable cameo appearance in Happy Gilmore with Adam Sandler. “The price is wrong…”

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This post was written by Chris McLeod