{"id":39924,"date":"2025-10-14T05:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=39924"},"modified":"2025-10-14T04:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:43:54","slug":"5-things-you-need-to-know-for-october-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2025\/10\/5-things-you-need-to-know-for-october-14-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things You Need To Know For October 14, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 14th is the 287th day of the year. There are 78 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"Today is a Household Hazardous Waste Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hosted by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent<\/a> and Waste Connections of Canada Ridge Landfill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The drop off is at Veolia Environmental, at 141 Prosperity Way<\/a> from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

The last Household Hazardous Waste day for the year is Tuesday, November 11, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Residents can safely dispose of household hazardous material at no charge. A list of acceptable material can found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"Heads up, garbage and recycling will be delayed by one day this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/p>\n

Download Chatham-Kent’s handy Waste App “Recycle Coach” for reminders on your waste collection schedule.<\/p>\n

Download it here for Android<\/a> and here for Apple<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> have dug themselves a hole.<\/p>\n

They now trail the Seattle Mariners<\/a> 2 games to none in the American League Championship Series, losing both at home this weekend.<\/p>\n

The teams travel to Seattle for games 3, 4 & 5; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Game 6 is back in Toronto on Sunday, if needed.<\/p>\n

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\"\"There’s a blood donor clinic<\/a> today at the Dresden Ken Houston Arena in Dresden 10:30 to 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca<\/a>, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.<\/p>\n

If you’re unable to donate this week, the next clinic locally will also be in Wallaceburg at the UAW Local – 251 hall on Tuesday, October 21st.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Happy birthday to the cell phone.<\/p>\n

The modern cell phone turned 42 this yesterday.<\/p>\n

It was introduced in Chicago and demonstrated in a call to Alexander Graham Bell\u2019s grandson in Berlin, Germany. The 1983 phone\u2019s price was $3,995. In 1990, there were just over 5 million people in the country with cell phones. By 2000, that number was nearly 110 million. Now, 97% of North Americans have cell phones or smart phones.<\/p>\n

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