September 6, 2024
September 6th is the 250th day of the year. There are 116 days remaining until the end of the year.
The first week of the school year wraps up with some rain in the forecast according to Environment Canada.
Chance of rain and a thunderstorm mid morning today, with clearing conditions this afternoon. High today 22 C, with the humidex it’ll feel like 27.
Just a 40% chance of rain tomorrow, with some sunshine too, high of just 17 C. Sunday is sunny with highs around 22 C.
Come out and give ringette a try this weekend.
The Chatham Ringette Association are inviting newcomers to join Chatham Thunder players and coaches at Memorial Arena on Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. They’ll be on the ice for 45 minutes starting at 11:30 a.m.
Skaters don’t need experience in ringette or skating, must have skates, gloves, and wear a helmet with a cage. A neck guard, elbow pads, knee or shin pads, and a ringette girdle or hockey pants are also recommended but not required. Ringette sticks and rings will be provided.
Registration for ringette and the learn to skate program will be available Saturday and online at ChathamRingette.com.
The annual Western Fair opens today.
Southwestern Ontario’s biggest fair will open the gates at 3p.m.
Free entrance for kids 10 and under and 65 plus, $15 for adults. The fair runs until September 17th. Go here for schedules and info.
It was announced this week that Canada’s second tallest structure will be coming down over the next few years.
The enormous Inco Superstack in Sudbury will be demolished before 2030. The chimney stands at 381 metres (1,250 ft) above Sudbury, standing taller than any building in the country and surpassed only by the CN Tower. It is currently the tallest chimney in Canada. For reference, it is just one foot shy of the iconic Empire State Building in New York City. The Inco Superstack held the record of the world’s tallest chimney from 1971 until 1987, when it was overtaken by a power station in Kazakhstan.
It’s time will soon come to an end, though, as Vale Base Metals announced Wednesday that it will move forward with dismantling the chimney by as early as 2029 and as late as the early 2030. It’s fate was sealed in 2020 when the stack was decommissioned to reduce emissions.
The world’s largest goldfish, “The Carrot,” has passed away at 20 years old in Champagne, France.
The Carrot weighed 67 pounds and had two offspring. She was over four feet long and resided in a pond in the UK.
Her exact age is not known, but she was believed to have been around 20 years old and succumbed to old age. She has been buried next to her lake and a plaque has also been erected in her memory.
World’s BIGGEST goldfish dies: Tributes flood in for ginormous orange carp nicknamed ‘the Carrot’ after her death aged ’20’ https://t.co/sSi1sgSGhf pic.twitter.com/MZ7MIrURCL
— Mail+ (@DailyMailUK) September 5, 2024
