July 17, 2024

July 17th is the 199th day of the year. There are 167 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is hosting a Public Information Session tonight focusing on the Community Hub project (redevelopment of the former Sears store the Downtown Chatham Centre)

The Information Session will be at the John D. Bradley Centre (556 Richmond Street, Chatham) tonight 5-8 p.m.
This session will offer the community a chance to view the first proposed architectural designs and floor plans, learn about the project collaboration and learn about the current project progress.

Check here for more information on the Chatham-Kent Community Hub.

The Chatham Concert Band is back on stage tonight.

This is the 96th year for the Summer Concert Series, the show is free beginning at 7pm.

Conductor Vaughn Pugh will chat with CKMORNINGS at 6:50 this morning.

The Chatham-Kent Beach Bus is back on the road this weekend.

The “Route S1” (aka Beach Bus) will operate Saturday. It’s the second time it’ll run this Summer, the last date is August 3rd.

The bus arrives and depart from the Chatham Downtown Transfer Terminal at 100 Wellington Street West. Making stops at St. Clair College, Pain Court, Grande Pointe, Mitchell’s Bay, Charing Cross, Blenheim, and Erieau.

Departure Times to Mitchell’s Bay

• Morning: 9:00 am and 11:30 am
• Mid-day: 3:00 pm
• Afternoon: 5:30 pm

Departure Times to Erieau

• Morning: 10:00 am
• Mid-day: 12:30 pm
• Afternoon: 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Schedule and fare information is available at RideCK.ca.

The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors today after more than three decades in business.

Opened in 1989 by casino mogul Steve Wynn, the Mirage was the first resort to have a sidewalk attraction with its erupting volcano. That pushed the Bellagio and Venetian to imitate it with dancing fountains and canals.

Under a Nevada state law, if a casino is closing and they have had a progressive jackpots building from slot machines or table games, they have to pay out that money even though they’re closing. Over the last week they’ve had to pay out over $1.6 million dollar. The Mirage was giving some of the money out with hourly draws; anyone at a slot machine was eligible for the up to $10,000 draws. Every slot machine was taken.

The resort will undergo a three-year renovation and reopen in 2027 as Hard Rock Las Vegas, with a soaring 700-foot-tall hotel tower in the shape of a guitar, with the volcano being destroyed to make space for new rooms.

Today is Tim Horton’s Camp Day.

Visit Tim Horton’s to buy a coffee or iced coffee and help change a life by sending youth from disadvantaged circumstances to Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.

100% of proceeds from all Tim Hortons coffee purchases on Camp Day will help send youth – at no cost to them – to a Tims Camp for a multi-year, camp-based development program where they will be empowered to believe in their own potential and change their stories for the better.

There are a couple different ways to send a kid to camp, the easiest is to buy a hot or iced coffee at a Tim Hortons, but you can also help by:

• Purchase a Camp Day bracelet for $3 or a $2 Donation Badge.
• Round Up your order or drop change into the coin box.
• Order a Camp Day donut at participating restaurants in Canada for $2.
• Make a one-time or monthly donation in a restaurant or online.

Go to TimsCamps.com for more information.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod