February 24, 2021
February 24th is the 55th day of 2021. There are 310 days remaining until the end of the year.
Today is Pink Shirt Day.
Plenty of schools and businesses in the area will be sporting pink shirts today to stand up to bullying and to raise awareness of the issues. This year’s theme is Lift Each Other Up.
The Pink Shirt Day anti-bullying movement started in 2007 after a Grade 9 student from a small town in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink T-shirt to school.
As a show of support and acceptance, two older students purchased 50 pink tank tops and handed them out to male classmates the next day, and Pink Shirt Day was born.
The hashtags #PinkShirtDay, #BeKind and #PinkItForward are all being used.
Just one new COVID19 case reported on Tuesday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.
There were 5 resolved cases, leaving just 18 local active cases.
Ontario is reporting fewer than 1,000 cases after five straight days over that mark. But to put that into perspective, there were 5,000 less tests administered and the positivity rate increases to 4.2% from 3.3% a day ago. It is the highest positivity rate the province has seen in two weeks.
Canada Post is getting ready to deliver approximately 13.5 million pre-paid postcards, one to every residential address nationwide, for people to send to whomever they want in the country.
There are six versions of the postcard, each one offering a simple message of love, appreciation or thanks. Every household will receive one randomly selected postcard, starting March 1st.
The postcards are part of Canada Post’s “Write Here Write Now” program, launched in September 2020 to encourage Canadians to use letter writing to connect with friends and family.
For more on the program, visit canadapost.ca/writenow.
Canadians are encouraged to share photos and videos of sending and receiving their postcards using #WriteHereWriteNow.
Over the next few weeks, Canadian households will be receiving a free postcard from Canada Post. #WriteHereWriteNow
Write something to someone you miss, and send it for free within Canada. Learn more: https://t.co/1JEuciDZZn pic.twitter.com/NNwSN2vYHD
— Canada Post (@canadapostcorp) February 23, 2021
Construction is well underway on the Gordie Howe International Bridge in Windsor and Detroit.
Yesterday art murals created by Indigenous artists from Walpole Island and Caldwell First Nation were raised.
Each image is displayed on the tower crane climbing systems – temporary steel structures used by construction workers accessing the two massive towers which will support the bridge. As the tower cranes are extended to their ultimate height of 250 metres/822 feet, so will the murals, making them visible from land on both sides of the border and from the Detroit River.
In addition to painting the Maple Leaf – a symbol synonymous with Canada – the artists also designed images of bears, an eagle, a hoop dancer, and the creation story of Turtle Island.
Art panels are being moved onto the tower cranes at the Canadian bridge site. 🇨🇦 Check out more photos of the murals and a video about the artists here: https://t.co/0YPWYNwZTC pic.twitter.com/y8E5YY9ZLi
— Gordie Howe International Bridge (@GordieHoweBrg) February 23, 2021
It’s a dream of many Canadians, getting behind the wheel of a zamboni.
The Bud Gardens Zamboni Experience continues in London and there are still some spots open.
The 1-hour class is designed for adults (18 years and older) with a valid driver’s license to learn all about an ice resurfacer, including how they operate, and how to drive them. There’s a classroom session, followed by a spin on the ice and you get to take home a photo.
It’s $100/person when booking a group of 4 or more. Find out more and book your slot here.
