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April 18, 2022
April 18th is the 108th day of the year. There are 257 days remaining until the end of the year.
Environment Canada has issued a Weather Advisory Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex.
No joke!: Snow is expected to fall this afternoon.
Due to surface temperatures being above freezing, snowfall accumulations could be limited especially on roads and sidewalks. Precipitation will begin as rain before changing-over to wet snow.
Snowfall amounts of 4 to 8cm expected for the area. Significantly reduced visibility could be an issue as well.
It’s Easter Monday and here’s what you should know:
- Municipal offices will be closed.
- CK Transit is running a regular schedule today.
- No collection changes for garbage and recyling today.
- Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool are open regular hours. There are additional Rec Swims added to the schedule.
- All branches of the Chatham-Kent Public Library are closed.
- The COVID-19 Assessment Centre on Grand Ave in Chatham will remain open.
Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez is taking a leave of absence to start treatment after being diagnosed with cancer.
Martinez, 73, began his career as a colour analyst for the Blue Jays in 1987 after playing for 17 seasons in the majors. He managed the club from 2001 to 2002 and then returned as a play-by-play announcer in 2010.
We’re all in your corner, Buck 💙 pic.twitter.com/7VNRUTvVOl
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 17, 2022
Canada’s men’s 4×100 relay team has been upgraded to silver medals from the Tokyo Olympics.
Britain finished second to Italy in a close race by 0.01 seconds in August. But a sample taken from one of the runners after the race was found to contain a prohibited substance.
Canada, which finished third in the race, moves up to silver with China moving up to bronze. The Canadian team consisted of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney.
Canada’s new medal total for the Tokyo Olympics is seven gold, six silver, and 11 bronze.
The 126th Boston Marathon is today.
30,000 people scheduled to participate.
Locals Krista Cranston (Chatham) and Joe Perry (Wallaceburg) are competing.
Despite qualifying, 63 runners from Russia or Belarus have been banned from participating in both the Boston Marathon and Boston Athletic Association 5K due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to organizers.
On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line killed three people and injured at least 264.
