September 2, 2025

September 2, 2025 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

September 2nd is the 245th day of the year. There are 120 days remaining until the end of the year.

Back to school today!

Schools across Chatham-Kent open their doors for another school year this morning. Keep an eye out for students and buses on the roads today.

Mostly cloudy skies for day one, the humidity will make it feel like 30.

With kids going back to school, some safety tips for students, drivers and bus drivers:

Slow down. Speed limits in school zones are reduced for a reason.
Come to a complete stop. Research shows that more than one-third of drivers roll through stop signs in school zones or neighborhoods. Always come to a complete stop, checking carefully for children on sidewalks and in crosswalks before proceeding.
Eliminate distractions. Research shows that taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds doubles your chances of crashing.
Share the road with bicyclists. Children on bicycles are often inexperienced, unsteady and unpredictable. Slow down and allow at least three feet of passing distance between your vehicle and a bicyclist.
Talk to your teen. Car crashes are one of the leading causes of death for teens, and nearly one in four fatal crashes involving teen drivers occurs during the after-school hours of 3p.m. to 7p.m.

For Pedestrians:

Pay attention at all times. Avoid texting or wearing headphones, so you can detect nearby traffic.
Use sidewalks where available. If not, walk against the direction of traffic so you can see oncoming vehicles.
Make yourself easier to be seen by wearing reflective, bright coloured clothing.

For Bicyclists:

Wear a helmet and neon or bright colored clothes.
Ride in the same direction as traffic and stay as far to the right as possible. Use bike lanes when you can.
Do not wear headphones so you can detect approaching traffic.
Cross the street at intersections. Do not pull into the roadway from between parked cars.

For Students at the Bus Stop:

Arrive at least 5 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive.
Stay five steps away from the curb.
Be alert and remove headphones so you can hear oncoming traffic.
Wait until the bus comes to a complete stop and the bus driver signals for you to board.

Back to school with some sunshine this morning according to Environment Canada.

Sunny to start, clouds later this morning then a chance of some showers this afternoon. Today’s high 26C.

Sun and cloud tomorrow before cooler temperatures on Thursday with a chance of rain.

Heads up, garbage and recycling will be delayed by one day this week because of the Labour Day holiday.

Download Chatham-Kent’s handy Waste App “Recycle Coach” for reminders on your waste collection schedule.

Download it here for Android and here for Apple.

Costco’s latest rule is now in effect.

As of September 1st, Costco shoppers with the Executive Membership have access to an hour of shopping in the morning without other customers.

Only those with the Executive Membership will be allowed in stores from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. each day. The hour is slashed to a 30-minute window on Saturdays, with all customers allowed to enter the store from 9:30 a.m.

Customers who do not hold the Executive Membership will be denied entry before 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays, and 10 a.m. all other days of the week.

Today is Telephone Tuesday!

The Tuesday after Labour Day is supposedly the day businesses get the most phone calls all year. Everyone’s back from the long weekend, kids are in school and adults are tackling their to-do-lists

Research shows that inbound calls rise up to 50%.