May 13, 2024

May 13th is the 134th day of the year. There are 232 days remaining until the end of the year.

Spring cleaning of the municipality’s bridges will begin today.

Bridge washing will start in Wallaceburg this morning and last until Friday.

The Murray Street Bridge and Dundas Bridge (Margaret Avenue) will be washed. Drivers will still be able to use the bridges, but there will be lane closures during the cleaning.

Tomorrow the Lord Selkirk Bridge (McNaughton Avenue) will be washed. The bridge will be completely closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. A detour will be posted during the closure, using Base Line and Arnold Road.

Big jump in temperature today according to Environment Canada.

Parts of C-K could see some rain this morning, otherwise a partly cloudy to mostly sunny day. The high today is 26C, it’ll feel like 28 with the humidex.

Rain possible on Tuesday, before more sunshine on Wednesday and Thursday.

We just experienced the hottest April on record.

That’s now 11 months in a row that have set a temperature record. Each month since June 2023 has ranked as the planet’s hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month in previous years.

Some of the extremes have led scientists to investigate whether human activity has now triggered a tipping point in the climate system. Scientists have already confirmed that climate change caused some specific weather extremes in April, including a heatwave in the Sahel (near the Sahara Desert in Africa)

The WNBA is reportedly coming to Canada.

The reported deal would have Toronto’s WNBA team start playing in May 2026. A team in Toronto would be the first outside of the US and the 14th team.

The league begins its 28th season this week. Chatham’s Bridget Carleton plays for the Minnesota Lynx.

The WNBA has not confirmed the report.

Chevrolet announced they’re killing off the Chevy Malibu this fall. It debuted in 1964 as a luxury version of the Chevelle, called the Chevelle Malibu.

It was the last traditional four-door sedan Chevy made, as they’ve shifted heavily toward trucks and SUVs. The Corvette still exists, and they’ve got their Chevy Bolt electric vehicles, so they still make cars, just not a lot of them.

Ford has also abandoned traditional sedans. They discontinued their Ford Taurus in 2018, so now the Mustang is the only traditional car they sell. Chevy ditched its main competitor the Camaro last year.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod