March 12, 2024

March 12th is the 70th day of the year. There are 294 days remaining until the end of the year.

There’s a blood donor clinic happening locally today.

It’ll take place at St. Mary’s Hall in Blenheim from 1 pm – 7 pm.

The next clinic in CK is at the St. Clair College HealthPlex on March 27 from 10 pm – 2 pm.

No walk-in appointments are available. You can book your appointment at Blood.ca, by calling 1-888-2-DONATE or by using the apps.

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

Book your spot today to see Emily staring Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Fionn Whitehead.

Movies start at 2pm.

A heads up that the Murray Street Bridge in Wallaceburg will be closed this week.

The bridge will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians on Wednesday from 8 am-4 pm for balancing and testing of the moveable spans.

During this time, the bridge will not be operable for larger boats, however, smaller boats that do not require the bridge to be opened will be accommodated.

Roses for Rotary is back in Chatham-Kent.

For the 23rd year, you can help the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise uplift the CK community by purchasing a dozen sunrise roses for yourself or a loved one.

It’s $25 for a mix of red, yellow and orange roses. There is free delivery offered to all addresses in Chatham-Kent, pickup is also available.

The order deadline is March 22 and roses are available on March 27. You can place an order by clicking here.

The WNBA and NBA Canada will be hosting another preseason game in Canada after an extremely successful first game in Toronto last spring.

The game will take place in Edmonton this time on May 5 with the Los Angeles Sparks taking on the Seattle Storm at Rogers Place.

The first game in 2023 sold out in minutes and saw Chatham-Kent’s Bridget Carleton and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky at Scotiabank Arena in front of almost 20,000 fans.

Tickets for the 2024 WNBA Canada Game will go on general sale on March 20 on Ticketmaster.

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This post was written by Allanah Wills