July 16, 2021

By: Chris McLeod

16/7/2021

5 Things You Need To Know

July 16th is the 197th day of 2021. There are 168 days remaining until the end of the year


Welcome to Step 3!

Indoor dining can resume and for gyms and movie theatres are now allowed to reopen.

There will be no capacity or table limits for indoor dining – but social distancing rules will remain in place and masks will remain mandatory.

Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 100 people will be allowed as well as indoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 25 people.

Gyms, movie theatres, museums and zoos would all be allowed to operate at a 50 per cent capacity.

For more information, go here.


Two new positive COVID-19 cases and two recoveries reported Thursday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

Total active case count holds at 9.

There were 143 positive cases across Ontario Thursday. The test positivity rate is 0.5%, down from 0.8% one week ago.


There’s another walk in vaccination clinic today from 9am-7pm for everyone 12+ at the Bradley Centre in Chatham.

Pfizer vaccine being offered for ages 12-17, Moderna for 18+.

On Monday there will be a walk in clinic from 3:30-5:30pm for first and second doses.


Blenheim Rotary Club and Talbot Trail Place present Discover Art Blenheim tomorrow (Saturday) 9-4.

Stop by 24 John St. to start, pick up a map and head out to discover artist and crafters throughout town.

For more information check out the Facebook page.


Oreo has created a new packaging system that stops children from stealing their parents’ cookies. They’re calling it kid repellent.

The outside of Oreo Thins bags now look like a package of Green Giant veggies, a Ford truck owner’s manual, a package of Haines’ t-shirts or a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook all to camouflage mom and dad’s cookies.

On Instagram and Twitter, Oreo has challenged fans to share their most creative Oreo Thins hiding spots using the hashtag “THINSProtectionProgram” for a chance to win one of the special-edition packages and $25,000.

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