November 17, 2021

November 17th is the 321st day of 2021. There are 44 days remaining until the end of the year.

Regular skating programs have returned to Chatham-Kent arenas.

Stick and puck, adult skating, membership skating, and tiny tots have returned to the ice across the municipality.

Proof of vaccination against COVID-19 will be mandatory for anyone aged 12 and older who wants to enter or participate at an indoor sports and recreational facility in Chatham-Kent.

For the schedule and the cost, go here.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol Theatre .

Tonight at 7pm stop by to see Free Guy on the big screen.

Admission is $5 or flash your movie pass for entry.

Seats must be reserved. Reserve your seats here.

Ontario residents with COVID-19 symptoms will soon be able to get tested at many more locations.

Symptomatic testing will be coming to any pharmacy in the province that decides to opt-in to a new program. Any pharmacies that opt-in will be able to give out the PCR tests and participate in a drop-off program for take-home tests.

Once the program launches, individuals who come down with COVID-19 symptoms, or have been in close contact with a confirmed case, will be able to get a PCR swab test at a participating pharmacy. Prior to this program, anyone seeking a COVID-19 test at a pharmacy in the province needed to be asymptomatic. Ontario will become the first province in Canada to allow symptomatic testing within local pharmacies.

When the new program launches all participating locations will be listed on the government of Ontario website.

It’s only a test!

All Canadian provinces (except B.C.) and territories will have an Alert Ready test today.

The test alerts are organized twice a year — once in May and once in November — and is a way of making sure the system works. Alert Ready in Ontario is part of a national service designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving emergency alert messages to Canadians.

In Ontario the test will be at 12:55PM.

The message will be broadcast over TV, radio and via compatible devices, too. It’ll reveal that it’s a test, so you won’t need to do anything except recover from the shock.

⚠️ We’re running a routine test on November 17 ⚠️

Canadians in participating provinces and territories can expect an alert on their TV, phone, & radio. For a list of times, visit https://t.co/nopJwwkXRJ. #AlertReadyTest pic.twitter.com/vQziq10vlQ

— Alert Ready (@AlertReady) November 12, 2021

Sesame Street is adding a new neighbour, an Asian American muppet.

At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet on the Sesame Street. She is Korean American and has two passions: rocking out on her electric guitar and skateboarding.

Ji-Young will be introduced in See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special. It’ll air on U.S. Thanksgiving Day on local PBS stations.

Categorised in: 5 Things You Need To Know, Uncategorized

This post was written by Chris McLeod