February 3, 2022
February 3rd is the 34th day of the year. There are 331 days remaining until the end of the year.
Chatham-Kent Council approved the 2022 budget last night.
The tax increase is 2.79%.
It means the average Chatham-Kent home, assessed at $174,000, will see an additional $84 on their property tax bill this year.
For C-K Budget info check here.
Chatham-Kent Public Health is reporting that there are now 9 patients hospitalized for COVID locally.
There was another death, the 49th of the pandemic in C-K.
Ontario reported 2,939 people hospitalized due to the virus, down 1,000 patients from a week ago.
For those that have sons or daughters in Grade 8 and looking to attend Ursuline College The Pines next year, there will be a virtual open house tonight.
The virtual tour will be available beginning at 7pm from the UCC website.
Join us Feb 3rd for the Ursuline College Virtual Open House in Chatham, ON
All Grade 8 students and parents/guardians are welcome to attend.https://t.co/yYP7BGXzAB#ucclancers#ucc#sccdsb#chathamkent#ck pic.twitter.com/xP3iKm9hnv— St. Clair Catholic District School Board (@SCCDSB) January 26, 2022
Short track speed skater Charles Hamelin and the captain of the women’s hockey team, Marie-Philip Poulin, will be Canada’s flag bearers at the Opening Ceremonies at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
They have held onto the secret for more than a week, since hearing of the honour during a video conference. This will be Hamelin’s 5th games, Poulin’s fourth.
Beijing is 13 hours ahead of us here in the Eastern Time Zone. This is the same time difference as there was for the Games last Summer, meaning the Beijing Games will feature a similar schedule : Events taking place in the evening in China will air live in the early mornings in Canada.
You can watch the opening ceremony tomorrow morning beginning at 6:30am on CBC TV and CBC.ca.
OUR HEARTS 🥺❤️
Watch the moment @speedskater01 and @pou29 were asked to be #TeamCanada’s Opening Ceremony flag bearers at #Beijing2022 🇨🇦
Details ➡️ https://t.co/uybEo0VCzY pic.twitter.com/cRfzHTJIfJ
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 2, 2022
Canadian Men’s Soccer team beat El Salvador 2-0 to stay on top of the table and move closer to qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar.
It was their sixth straight World Cup qualifying win. The win essentially means Canada can finish no lower than fourth.
At the end of March, the top three countries will represent North and Central America and the Caribbean in Qatar. Canada wraps up qualifying play at Costa Rica on March 24, at home to Jamaica on March 27 and at Panama on March 30.
