5 Things You Need To Know For November 10, 2026

November 10, 2026 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

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Today is the final Household Hazardous Waste Day of the year.

The drop off is this morning at Veolia Environmental, at 141 Prosperity Way from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Hosted by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Waste Connections of Canada Ridge Landfill.

Residents can safely dispose of household hazardous material at no charge. A list of acceptable material can found here.

There’s a blood donor clinic at the Portuguese Canadian Club from 1 to 8 p.m. today.

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 today, the next clinic locally will also be at the Portuguese Canadian Club Saturday.

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed:

Schools, grocery stores, and retail stores will be open. The LCBO and The Beer Store will be regular hours.
Banks and Federal offices will be closed. There will be no mail delivery on Wednesday.
Municipality of Chatham-Kent offices and some services will be closed in recognition of Remembrance Day.
CK Public Health, EarlyON programs, museums, CKTickets box office, Entegrus and libraries will be closed.
Libraries, theatres, galleries, and museums will be closed. Pools and arenas will be open as usual.
Garbage and recycling pickup will not be affected. All leaf and yard depots and transfer stations will still be open regular hours. All arenas will be open.
All Ride CK Transit services will be operating as usual.

The CPKC Holiday Train is coming back to Chatham November 22nd.

Previously scheduled to stop at the John D. Bradley Centre, the location has moved to the King Street East crossing at Adelaide Street – just outside Sons of Kent.

Magic! and Maris will be performing between 1:45 and 2:15.

The CPKC Holiday Train raises food, money, and awareness for local food banks. In 2025, the Holiday Train raised a record more than 2 million dollars and collected more than 175,000 pounds of food during its four-week tour.

Canada Post will honour the Chatham Coloured All-Stars with a commemorative postage stamp.

The team made history in 1934, becoming the first all-Black team to win an Ontario Baseball Association championship, overcoming racial discrimination at a time when Black athletes faced significant barriers in sports. Their legacy has earned them a place in Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

The commemorative stamp will be unveiled Friday, January 29th at 2:00 p.m. at the Kiwanis Theatre. The stamp will be available for purchase in February.