5 Things You Need To Know For November 21, 2025

November 21, 2025 5:55 am Published by

November 21st is the 325th day of the year. There are 40 days remaining until the end of the year.

The CP Holiday Train will make a stop at the John D. Bradley Centre on Saturday at 1:45 p.m.

The train is 1,000 feet long and decked out in holiday decor and LED lights. The CP Holiday Train program has two trains, one that travels only in Canada and another with stops in both Canada and the U.S.

Smash Mouth and JJ Wilde will be performing from the train.

The event is free but CP encourages people to bring food donations to help address hunger in their communities. Local food banks will be accepting donations at each stop to ensure those less fortunate have enough healthy food this holiday season.

Grab some skates and get the family out for some FREE Public Skating this weekend.

Friday, November 21st
Chatham Memorial Arena 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Chatham Erickson Arena Public Skating, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 22nd
Bothwell Arena 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 23rd
Chatham Memorial Arena, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Ridgetown Arena, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Dresden Arena, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Thames Campus, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Tilbury Arena, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Wallaceburg Arena, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Wheatley Arena, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Click here for more information on the ice skating programs.

Chatham’s Jessie McPherson has made the Toronto Sceptres roster for the upcoming Professional Women’s Hockey League season.

The 22 year old goaltender grew up playing locally before playing for Cambridge and later four years at the University of Vermont and one at Minnesota State. She had signed on to play with the expansion Ridgetown Royals, but never got into a game.

Jessie becomes the first woman from Chatham-Kent to play with a PWHL team.

The Sceptres signed McPherson to a two-year contract as the team’s third goaltender. Toronto opens the PWHL season tonight in Minnesota at 7 p.m. on TSN.

Chatham’s Ethan Jordan was been named the Hec Crighton Trophy winner in Regina last night. The award goes to the most outstanding player in U Sports football.

The CKSS grad becomes only the second C-K player to ever receive the award. Andy Fantuz won with the Western Mustangs in 2005.

Jordan led U Sports with a career-best 1,066 receiving yards. He made 68 catches, including 10 for touchdowns. He holds the OUA career record with 239 catches and is second in OUA history with 3,458 yards and 30 touchdown catches.

A major shift is happening high above the North Pole.

Over the next 10 days, a rapid warming in the stratosphere will weaken the polar vortex — and that has real impacts for us down here.

When the vortex weakens, cold Arctic air can spill much farther south. That sets the stage for a colder, snowier December across much of the Northern Hemisphere, including here in Chatham-Kent.

So what exactly does this mean for us?
We’re looking at a higher risk of early-season cold snaps, and a better chance of winter showing up ahead of schedule — think snow, freezing rain, and Arctic outbreaks arriving sooner than in many recent years.

In short: winter is gearing up early, and it could hit hard.

This weekend, Environment Canada is calling for sun and cloud today, slight chance of some rain and a high of 11C. Sunshine for the weekend with a high of 13 on Sunday.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod