February 21, 2024

February 21st is the 52nd day of the year. There are 314 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol Theatre.

Tonight at 7pm stop by to see Priscilla.

Admission is $7 or flash your movie pass for entry. Check here for more info.

Come out and connect at the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce BIZconneCKt Networking Event at Nest Realty tonight.

Complimentary admission, appetizers, and a chance to win a $50 gift card.

Formerly known as Business After Hours, you’re invited to come out from 4:30-6 tonight.

Detroit is getting its own Hollywood-style sign along I-94 this spring.

A 10-foot-tall “DETROIT” sign will be erected along eastbound Interstate 94 as part of the city’s 2024 NFL draft improvement plans. The draft takes place April 25-27 in downtown Detroit.

Detroit’s sign will be slightly smaller than the Hollywood version. The Hollywood sign is 45 feet tall compared to the Detroit sign’s projected 10-foot height.

The Coldest Night of the Year is Saturday.

Coldest Night of the Year is a family-friendly fundraising nation-wide walk-a-thon that raises funds for charities that serve hungry, homeless and hurting people in Chatham-Kent and beyond through NeighbourLink Chatham-Kent.

Register online and walk in person or virtually.

Go here for more info.

A 2,300-kilogram (5,000lbs) satellite will fall to Earth this morning.

A European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office is monitoring and tracking the satellite, which is predicted to make its reentry at 6:14 a.m. The exact time of the satellite’s reentry remains unclear due to the unpredictability of solar activity, which can change the density of Earth’s atmosphere and how the atmosphere tugs on the satellite.

“As the spacecraft’s reentry is ‘natural’, without the possibility to perform manoeuvers, it is impossible to know exactly where and when it will reenter the atmosphere and begin to burn up.”

The satellite will break apart and most of the fragments will burn up in the atmosphere. Some fragments could reach the planet’s surface, but they will most likely fall into the ocean. You can click here for updates.

The chances of an individual person being injured by space debris each year are less than 1 in 100 billion, about 1.5 million times lower than the risk of being killed in an accident at home.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod