March 17, 2025

March 17, 2025 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

March 17th is the 76th day of the year. There are 289 days remaining until the end of the year.

March Break is over and most students and teachers head back to the classroom today.

All buses, all zones are running!

The next day off for most students will be April 18 and 21st for Easter, the last day of school is June 26th.

Environment Canada is calling for sunshine today with temperatures peaking at 7C.

High of 15 tomorrow with sun, 16 and cloud on Wednesday before cooling off for the weekend.

The CK Shop Local Auction goes live at 6 a.m. this morning.

All items start at 50% off the retail price, so you can help local businesses and save a few dollars yourself on restaurants, golf, home improvement and more! There are over $100,000 in auction items.

Auction ends Monday, March 24th at 7 p.m.

Click here to shop local!

March Madness is set.

The NCAA basketball bracket is set and the tournament begins tomorrow with the first two game of the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.

Download the bracket here.

Today is St. Patrick’s Day.

A religious feast day honouring the Irish patron saint who brought Christianity to Ireland; now we celebrate with green beer.

With rare exceptions, March 17 always falls during the Christian holy season of Lent, when alcohol consumption was prohibited by the Church. But on Saint Patrick’s feast day, the ban on alcohol was lifted, presumably because it was a feast day, and feasting usually included alcohol.

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in more countries around the world than any other single-day national festival.

One of the most recognizable St. Patrick’s Day traditions happened over the weekend when the Chicago River was dyed green. Since 1962, Chicago has dyed the river green in honor of the Irish in the city.

The tradition started with a dye plumbers used to test for leaks in pipes. Now, the city uses a more environmentally friendly powder made from vegetables.

Forty pounds of powdered dye are used. They have a “secret recipe” for the dye and use three boats to spread it — the first two dump the dye in the river & the third boat mixes it up. It stays green for 24 to 48 hours.