November 14, 2023

November 14th is the 318th day of the year. There are 47 days remaining until the end of the year.

Today is the final Hazardous Waste Day of 2023.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Waste Connections of Canada Ridge Landfill have hosted a number of drop offs over the year.

The drop off is at, Veolia Environmental, at 141 Prosperity Way near Chatham.

Today’s drop off will be from 8-1pm.

Residents can safely dispose of household hazardous material at no charge. A list of acceptable material can found here.

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

Book your spot today to see Best Sellers starring Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza.
Movies start at 2pm.

There’s a blood donor clinic Saturday at the St. Clair College Healthplex from 10-2pm.

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

If you’re unable to donate, the next clinic locally is also at the Healthplex Tuesday and November 27th in Blenheim.

England’s King Charles III turns 75 years old today.

With the job of King, comes a pretty sweet perk; His Majesty gets to celebrate his birthday not just once, but twice a year.

Since the 18th century, Kings and Queens get to double up their festivities with both a private event on the real date, and a public celebration. The reason is simple: No-one wants the rain to ruin their parade, so ever since the 1740s, monarchs have scheduled their public parties for the summer.

The tradition is believed to have started with the party-mad King George II in 1748.

The U.S. Census Bureau announced that the global population has topped the eight billion mark.

The bureau believes the global population crossed that threshold September 26th, but we should take that date with a grain of salt.

The United Nations declared November 22, 2022, the “Day of 8 Billion.”

The discrepancy is due to countries counting people differently — or not at all. Many lack systems to record births and deaths.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod