May 11, 2021

By: Chris McLeod

11/5/2021

5 Things You Need To Know

May 11th is the 131st day of 2021. There are 234 days remaining until the end of the year.

Vaccine eligibility across Ontario will expand this week to residents 40 and older, essential workers and those with higher-risk health issues.

This morning at 8am, individuals with health conditions deemed “at risk” and Group Two of people who cannot work from home can begin booking appointments. To see what groups fit in, go here.

On Thursday morning at 8am, residents aged 40 and older will also become eligible to book. When eligible, book online at GetYourShotCK.ca or call and leave a message at 519-351-1010.

The province says it is on track to administer first doses to 65% of adults by the end of May.

Nine new positive COVID-19 cases reported from the weekend Monday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 8 recoveries, the total active cases is at 33.

There were 2,716 positive cases reported Monday across the province. It’s the smallest daily increase of COVID-19 cases in over a month.

Today is Census Day.

Every five years, Canadians are invited to participate in the census and provide information that will be used to plan programs and services like daycare, schools, hospitals, public transportation and emergency services.

Information gathered this year will help to assess how COVID-19 has affected communities across the country as we chart our path to recovery.

Census cards with information about how to fill out the short- and long-form questionnaires went out to households in the last week. So far, the response has been higher than expected.

The cicadas are coming. Lots of them. Trillions.

Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X (Roman numeral for 10) will emerge after 17 years underground. There are many broods of periodic cicadas that appear on rigid schedules in different years, but this is one of the largest and most noticeable.

When the entire brood emerges, backyards can look like undulating waves, and sound like a loud lawnmower. The cicadas will mostly come out at dusk to try to avoid everything that wants to eat them, squiggling out of holes in the ground. They’ll try to climb up trees or anything vertical.  Scientists say the only plants they damage are young trees, which can be netted. The year after a big batch of cicadas, trees actually do better because dead bugs serve as fertilizer.

All that said, the massive number of hibernating insects may not be as noticeable in Southwestern Ontario. The Brood X will be in Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

For the first time in 8 years, the Toronto Raptors have missed the playoffs.

The Raptors were eliminated with the Indiana Pacers’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday. Toronto has a 27-41 record with four games left to play in the 72-game regular season.

Due to the pandemic, Toronto has been playing their home games in Tampa this season. It was just two seasons ago that the Raps won the Larry O’Brien trophy as NBA Champs.

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