{"id":24661,"date":"2022-01-17T05:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T10:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=24661"},"modified":"2022-01-17T04:53:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:53:39","slug":"january-17-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2022\/01\/january-17-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"January 17, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 17th is the 17th day of the year. There are 348 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"Students in Chatham-Kent and across Ontario will return to class this morning for the first time since the start of the holiday break.<\/p>\n

Schools will reopen for in-person learning after the Ontario government delayed the return to the classroom due to the rising cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Parents won’t be notified of a potential COVID-19 outbreak in a child’s school until approximately 30 per cent of students and staff are absent.<\/p>\n

Data on absentee rates will be available to the public starting January 24th.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"On Sunday Ontario reported 3,595 people are now in hospital due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

That’s a seven month high, the province also reported a third straight day of 40 or more deaths.<\/p>\n

The last update from Chatham-Kent Public Health<\/a> had 18 COVID patients in hospital. A weekend update will come between 10-11 this morning.<\/p>\n

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\"\"As of Friday morning, DTE Energy Music Theater<\/a>\u2019s name has officially been changed back to Pine Knob.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all part of the venue\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration, which takes place all year. The name was changed in 2001 after a 20-year naming deal was announced with DTE Energy.<\/p>\n

The theatre opened in June 1972. At the time of its opening, Pine Knob was the largest amphitheater in the U.S.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made at 7am Friday when they uploaded a new profile photo to its social media accounts featuring a retro-looking Pine Knob logo.
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