October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

October 4th is the 278th day of the year. There are 88 days remaining until the end of the year.

The CIBC Run for the Cure is this Sunday.

Registration is at 9:30 a.m., Opening Ceremonies begin at 10, and the run starts at 10:30 from John McGregor Secondary School (300 Cecile Ave)

More than 82,000 Canadians will participate in the largest, single-day, volunteer-led event dedicated to changing the future of breast cancer! Register now at CIBCRunFortheCure.ca.

The Tilbury and surrounding area will go dark on Sunday.

Entegrus says the outage is scheduled to last from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 2,300 customers will be affected. Everything from homes to businesses to traffic lights will be without power.

Hydro One will be making upgrades to the lines that feed the Tilbury station.

TILBURY PLANNED OUTAGE: A town-wide outage has been scheduled for Tilbury on Sunday, Oct 6, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM for system upgrades. More information available on our website: https://t.co/HEQBjywbPh pic.twitter.com/XOVWh1nKu4

— Entegrus Inc. (@Entegrus) September 23, 2024

Another accolade for Chatham’s Bill Atkinson.

The Ontario Baseball Association announced their 2024 Hall of Fame class this week. Atkinson is one of 5 inductees this year. He spent four seasons in the majors.

He pitched pro ball from 1972-83 and returned to Chatham to pitch senior ball until 1999. He was inducted into Chatham Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and coached local teams.

The inductees will be honoured in November at Baseball Ontario’s Annual General Meeting.

Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers in Cleveland to play the Guardians is tomorrow.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. on Sportsnet. Game 2 is Monday at 4 p.m.

Cloudy skies over C-K this morning, with a chance of a sprinkle according to Environment Canada. Otherwise, partly cloudy in the afternoon, with a high of around 22 degrees.