August 6, 2025

August 6, 2025 5:00 am Published by Allanah Wills

August 6th is the 218th day of the year. There are 147 days remaining until the end of the year.

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 7p.m. at Tecumseh Park.

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

A heads up to expect some delays driving near downtown Chatham starting next week.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent said the King Street West Reconstruction project is set to start next week.

The project includes:

Reconstruction of King Street West from Lacroix Street to Second Street, including upgrades to the underground infrastructure.
Upgrades to surface features including new asphalt pavement, concrete curbs, sidewalks, and streetlights.
Replacing the traffic signals at the King Street West and Lacroix Street intersection.
A new all-way stop at the intersection of King Street West and Second Street.
Watermain replacement along First Street from King Street West to Wellington Street.

The municipality said construction on the sanitary sewers is tentatively scheduled to start the week of August 11.

The first phase of the project will focus on King Street West from Lacroix Street to First Street and First Street from King Street West to Wellington Street.

During this phase of work, access to both King Street West (Lacroix Street to Second Street) and First Street (King Street West to Wellington Street) will be limited to local traffic only.

A full closure of the King Street West and Lacroix Street intersection will be necessary for a few weeks starting on August 18 and reopened on September 8.

Drivers are encouraged to use the Third Street and Keil Drive bridges during the closure of the Lacroix Street and King Street West intersection. Pedestrian access across King Street on the west side of Lacroix Street will be accommodated.

Bothwell Opti-Fest is this weekend.

Enjoy two days of car show fun in Bothwell’s Victoria Park, beginning with an Automotive Swap Meet on Friday night. On Saturday, enjoy The Old Autos Car Show one of Canada’s largest auto displays of more than 1,200 vehicles.

There is also plenty of food and entertainment available as well as the Firemen’s 50/50 draw. Bothwell is also home to Old, which is a Canadian newspaper for the classic car enthusiast.

A full schedule can be found here.

The scorching hot temperatures we’ve seen several days this summer are set to continue through the season and into the fall months.

Environment and Climate Change Canada shared new predictions this week that paint a very sweltering picture for the months ahead.

The government weather agency says above-normal temperatures are expected to continue in August, September, and October.

Ontario, along with Quebec and the Maritimes, are all expected to experience warmer-than-normal temps for August, with above average temperatures blanketing the province into the fall.

There’s a new champion- The world dog surfing champion!

The 2025 World Dog Surfing Championships, the biggest dog surfing competition, took place over the weekend in Pacifica, California.

Held annually, the event brings together dozens of dogs from across the world and their humans to ride the waves, show off their skills, and compete for the coveted title of top dog, while attracting a crowd of thousands of spectators to the beach.

The dogs are judged on confidence, technique, size of the wave ridden, and overall style.

First place went to Cacau, a chocolate Labrador from Brazil who once again took home the overall Top Dog title after riding 5-foot waves.