May 25, 2020
May 25th is the 146th day of the year. There are 220 days remaining until the end of the year.
The Chatham-Kent COVID-19 Assessment Centre is now accepting patient self-referrals from anyone who suspects they are displaying symptoms of the virus.
To book an appointment, go to AssessmentBooking.ca or call 519-352-6400 (ext 6548)
If you are worried you have #COVID19, or that you’ve been exposed to someone who has the virus please get tested. You will not be turned away. This is about protecting the health and safety of your loved ones. pic.twitter.com/b3bJrD6XZO
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) May 24, 2020
At Chatham-Kent Council tonight they’ll discuss the redesign of Victoria Ave in Chatham.
Some infrastructure projects are scheduled to be completed and a redesign of the roadway, sidewalks and removal of some trees. Local residents are not happy and Councillor Bondy is making a motion tonight to stop a lot of the changes.
You can watch/listen to council tonight on the Chatham-Kent Facebook page beginning at 6.
The NBA has a plan to restart the 2019-20 regular season.
After reports came out over the last week detailing proposals about when and where the NBA might resume, the league announced Saturday morning that they are in talks with the Walt Disney Company about restarting the season at their expansive property outside of Orlando.
On Friday the NHL executives agreed to continue discussing a 24 team playoff to award the Stanley Cup. Many critical details still need to be ironed out.
Millions of 17-year cicadas will emerge from the ground this year.
Cicadas are large, cleared-winged insects that occur either annually or periodically. It’s a mystery as to why periodical cicadas only emerge every 13 or 17 years, but it’s been theorized that it’s to avoid syncing up with predator cycles.
Luckily, cicadas are harmless to humans. At most, the noise they make could become a nuisance.
Now we need to look out for aggressive rats!
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling people to beware of “unusual or aggressive” activity as rodents search for new food sources with many restaurants, bars and hotels closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some areas are reporting “an increase in rodent activity” because of the pandemic.
With restaurants closed, CDC warns of increasingly aggressive rodents looking for new food sources https://t.co/MS8Iiyi6Iz
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 24, 2020
