August 5, 2021
August 5th is the 217th day of 2021. There are 148 days remaining until the end of the year.
A total of eight active COVID-19 cases have been reported Wednesday by Chatham-Kent Public Health. There were two recoveries.
Ontario is reporting another 139 COVID-19 cases and four new deaths. There are an additional seven deaths being reported as part of a data cleanup for a total of 11, according to the province’s latest report released Wednesday morning.
Over the next few days, the Bradley Centre is having vaccination clinics (must be 12+)
- Today from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Pfizer)
- Friday, Aug. 6, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Moderna)
- Saturday, Aug. 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Pfizer)
Walk-ins are welcome while supplies last. Appointments can also be booked at getyourshotck.ca.
Talbot Trail Place Summer Concert Series continue tonight from 7-9pm in Blenheim! The entry is free and attendees can look forward to hearing The All Nighters.
Full line up for the rest of the summer can be found on their Facebook page.
Cookie-filled M&M’s are on the way, but won’t hit shelves until next year.
They’ve got a crunchy cookie center that’s covered in a hard candy shell. So like peanut M&M’s, but filled with baked cookie batter instead.
They’re supposed to taste like those cookies you’ve had with M&M’s on top instead of chocolate chips. They’ll be available nationwide next March.
Forbes announced Rihanna has officially hit BILLIONAIRE status. They estimated her fortune to be worth $1.7 billion, making her the second richest woman in the entertainment industry second only to Oprah.
This new feat also makes her the richest female musician although the bulk of her fortune is not from her music. It comes from her Fenty fashion house and her cosmetics company, Fenty Beauty, which have only been around since 2017.
