August 18, 2023

By: Chris McLeod

18/8/2023

5 Things You Need To Know

August 18th is the 230th day of the year. There are 135 days remaining until the end of the year.


CK Recreation is in Tilbury tonight.

Come out to Memorial Park between 6-8pm for Parties in the Park with crafts, activities and games for the whole family. Then stick around for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish on the big outdoor screen with the Movie in the Park under the stars.

There is no cost to attend.


Operation Backpack is underway.

You can visit Allanah today at the Real Canadian Superstore in Chatham today to purchase or drop off backpacks and supplies in support of FreeHelpCK’s backpack program.

You can help Chatham-Kent students by providing a new backpack. FreeHelpCK will be filling the backpacks up with supplies for the upcoming school year with things like pencils, crayons and paper for the little kids or binders, notebooks, highlighters and pens for the older kids.

Details about how to register to receive a free backpack are available at FreeHelpCK.ca.


The Women’s World Cup final is set: Spain and England will battle for the championship trophy in an all-European clash on Sunday.

The match will be historic, as both teams have never previously made the tournament final.

Spain is competing at just its third World Cup and has never before moved past the round of 16. Meanwhile for England this is the second consecutive major tournament in which England has reached the final after the team won the European Championships last summer.

Sunday’s final will take place in Sydney, Australia, and kicks off at 6a.m. on TSN.


Canadian Gold medallist Cheryl Pounder will replace Ray Ferraro as the colour commentator in EA Sports NHL 24 video game.

She’ll be the first female colour commentator featured in the game.
The game will be released October 6th.


Windsor will be featured on the Amazing Race Canada next week.

The episode will showcase different locations around the city. The episode is on CTV Tuesday at 9pm.

Now in its ninth season, the show features 10 teams of two players with pre-existing relationships in a race across Canada. One team is eliminated after each leg of the competition until the final pair is left standing to win the grand prize of two Chevrolet Silverado ZR2’s, a “once-in-a-lifetime” round world trip for two, and a $250,000 cash prize.

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