5 Things You Need To Know For October 9, 2025

October 9th is the 282nd day of the year. There are 83 days remaining until the end of the year.

Tomorrow is a PA Day for most students in Chatham-Kent.

If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow, there are a couple of free swim times in Blenheim and Wallaceburg.

Friday 1:30-3 at the Gable Rees Rotary Pool in Blenheim and at the Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool 1:30–4. No registration needed.

October is Fire Prevention Month.

Chatham-Kent Firefighters from all 19 fire stations, along with community partners will be taking to the streets, knocking on doors, and visiting homes to check your alarms all month. CHiRP Checks will be happening this weekend in Wheatley, next weekend in Tilbury and Merlin and the weekend of October 25th in Chatham and Wallaceburg.

You can book a CHiRP Check by visiting CKFire.ca or calling 311, or just opening the door this month when a firefighter makes their way through your neighbourhood.

During a CHiRP Home Alarm Check, firefighters visit your home to ensure your smoke & carbon monoxide alarms are working, correctly located & not expired. Have alarms that need replacing? We can help with that too.

If you see a fire truck on your street, come by the truck for a tour from one of the C-K firefighters.

For the first time in nine years, the Toronto Blue Jays have won a playoff series. The Jay eliminated the New York Yankees with a 5-2 win in Detroit.

The Tigers forced a deciding Game 5 in their American League Divisional Series with a 9-3 win at Comerica Park. Detroit last won at home on September 6th.

Detroit and Seattle will play Game 5 on Friday at 8:08 p.m., the winner moves on to play the Jays. Game 1 in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series will begin on Sunday in Toronto.

For the first time since 2016, the @BlueJays are heading to the American League Championship Series 👏 pic.twitter.com/5sAYOt3OyT

— MLB (@MLB) October 9, 2025

There’s a blood donor clinic Saturday at the St. Clair College Healthplex 10:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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

If you’re unable to donate this week, the next clinic locally will also be at the Dresden Ken Houston Arena in Dresden Tuesday, October 14th.

KFC has launched the world’s first-ever fried chicken vending machine.

On October 18th, KFC will drop the machine in a secret Sydney, Australia spot where customers can enjoy the convenience of their favourite fried chicken on the go.

Lucky fans who find it will score free boxes of the brand’s brand-new flavour, Sweet Tokyo Hot & Crispy. The vending machine won’t be easy to find, KFC is turning it into a treasure hunt, releasing cryptic clues on social media that fans must crack to pinpoint its exact location.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod