September 16, 2025

September 16, 2025 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

September 16th is the 259th day of the year. There are 106 days remaining until the end of the year.

Donors are needed!

There’s a blood donor clinic today at the St. Clair College Healthplex 1 to 8 p.m.

No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

The Chatham-Kent Public Library hosts Movies @ Your Library every Tuesday at the Chatham branch.

Stop by today to see Walk the Line starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon.

Movies start at 2 p.m.

Canadian Tire and Tim Horton’s are teaming up to dish out some perks.

Under the partnership launching sometime in 2026, customers who link their Triangle and Tims Rewards accounts will earn Canadian Tire money on eligible purchases at the restaurant. Linking both accounts will also give customers access to exclusive offers.

Neither would specify what kind of offers shoppers will see.

The 2025 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo is underway today in Grassie, Ontario, in the Niagara region.

There are plowing competitions, a range of activities for people of all ages, numerous opportunities to learn about agriculture, near-constant live entertainment in multiple Match venues, hundreds of vendors and exhibitors. It runs until Saturday.

Chatham-Kent, specifically Pain Court hosted the IPM in 2018.

Do you know someone with a birthday today? Probably.

More people in Canada are born on September 16th than any other day of the year. This week has more birthdays than any other week of the year, with five days in the top ten. In the U.S., the most common birthday is September 9th.

Experts say more babies are made in the lead-up to the holidays than any other time of year, because there’s more cheer in the air, more time on our hands and more booze in our system.

Despite that fact, September somehow isn’t the most common month to be born; that’s August. July is next, and September is third.

The least common month to be born is February, partly because it has the fewest days. April is next, followed by November. The least common birthday of the year is December 25th.