Photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / pitamahaA number of closures today in Chatham-Kent for the Victoria Day holiday.
All municipal offices are closed today and Chatham-Kent Transit buses will not be running, with the exception of the beach bus.
The emergency rooms at both campuses of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance are open but the x-ray, chemotherapy and oncology departments are closed.
The public library branches are closed, as are the pools in Wallaceburg and Blenheim. And garbage and recycling collection is pushed back a day.
SPS Board Chair Kelly Ash said the decision followed discussions with Acting Chief Mike Federico and aligns with practices at other police services.
The annual Canada Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, from Wildwood Park to Kenwick Park.
The $7.6 million project, which also involved water and sewer infrastructure improvements, began in 2024.
The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.
The week-long celebration starts on Saturday and continues to next Friday.
Environment Canada said Thursday night that severe thunderstorms were moving further east after rain and high winds affected portions of the region.
