{"id":41696,"date":"2026-03-19T05:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=41696"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:49:38","slug":"5-things-you-need-to-know-for-march-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2026\/03\/5-things-you-need-to-know-for-march-19-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things You Need To Know For March 19, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><sub>March 19th is the 78th day of the year. There are 287 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/sub><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2758\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/e72a76ea-ckm_5things_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40923\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8702009759325118;object-fit:cover;width:70px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is more March Break free skating ice time today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bothwell Arena, 12 &#8211; 1:30 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wallceburg Memorial Arena, 12 &#8211; 1:30 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 2:30 \u2013 4:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/municipalityofchathamkent.perfectmind.com\/24111\/Clients\/BookMe4BookingPages\/Classes?calendarId=3688f0e0-b5c2-4b29-b87b-787d80baf8f8&amp;widgetId=263938e8-abd1-48b6-a0bc-8c59ef9d2f35&amp;embed=False&amp;singleCalendarWidget=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for a full schedule.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2758\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/ea225eeb-ckm_5things_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40922\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8702009759325118;width:68px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another March Break option? Go for a dip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s some free swimming at the Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool today from 10:30 &#8211; noon and 2:30 &#8211; 4 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool has free swim time between 2:30 &#8211; 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2758\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/ea225eeb-ckm_5things_3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40921\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8702009759325118;width:67px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/02\/17290ed7-chatham-maroons-new-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29666\" style=\"width:124px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/02\/17290ed7-chatham-maroons-new-logo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/02\/17290ed7-chatham-maroons-new-logo-695x610.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathammaroons.com\/\">Chatham Maroons<\/a> host the St. Thomas Stars tonight at Memorial Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chatham has a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 first round series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 seniors (65+), 6-11 $10 and 5 and under are free. Box office opens at 5:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Game time is 7 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2758\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/75ce6a85-ckm_5things_4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40925\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8702009759325118;width:53px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>North Korea held their parliamentary elections this week, and the results are raising some eyebrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State media says turnout was 99.9%, which isn\u2019t surprising because voting is mandatory. Leader Kim Jong Un received 99.3% of the vote, that number is unusually low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the first time since the 1950&#8217;s that any measurable number of people voted against the regime, or at least the first time it\u2019s been acknowledged publicly. With an estimated 18 million eligible voters, that 0.07% \u201cno\u201d vote could mean around 12,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, elections in North Korea don\u2019t work like most democracies \u2014 there\u2019s no opposition, and ballots aren\u2019t secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"2758\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2026\/01\/75ce6a85-ckm_5things_5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40924\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8701986111785558;width:61px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Today is the final full day of Winter. Spring will officially arrive tomorrow at 10:46 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environment Canada<\/a> we could see some rain this morning, then sun and cloud this afternoon with a high of 9\u00b0C. 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