Wallaceburg Retirement Residence – Morning Coffee

Weather forecast for Thursday, July 19, 2018

Today – Sunny. Wind becoming south 20 km/h this afternoon. High 29. Humidex 32. UV index 9 or very high.

Tonight – A few clouds. Wind southeast 20 km/h. Low 19.

Blood Donor clinic today in Wallaceburg

Canadian Blood Services is holding a blood donor clinic today, July 19, in Wallaceburg.

It will take place at the UAW Local – 251, which is located at 88 Elm Drive South

The clinic will run from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Visit https://blood.ca/en for more details.

Dresden Rotary Concert Series continues tonight

The Dresden Rotary Club will continue their 2018 Summer Concert Series this evening.

Marc and Kimberley Reid will be gracing the stage tonight.

Here is the remaining lineup for the summer:

– July 26: Don and Bonnie Cook

– August 2: Crystal Gage-St. Denis

– August 9: Jeremy Smith

– August 16: Jacklyn Wills

– August 23: Classic Vibe

A community barbecue will be held each week at 6 p.m. and the music beguns at 7 p.m.

Admission is FREE.

People are encouraged to bring a lawn chair.

There will be a 50-50 draw and door prize draws each week.

Premier Doug Ford and Premier Scott Moe agree to fight Federal Carbon Tax

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe released a joint statement today about their discussions at the summer meeting of the Council of the Federation:

“We agreed today to join forces and use every single tool at our disposal to challenge the federal government’s authority to arbitrarily impose a carbon tax on the people of Ontario and Saskatchewan.

Carbon taxes make life unaffordable for families, and put thousands of jobs at risk. This type of taxation does nothing for the environment and hits people in the wallet in order to fund big government initiatives.

We agreed that, in a time of economic uncertainty, we need to put more money back in the pockets of families and businesses. A climate change strategy is critical, but a carbon tax would increase the price of virtually every product and service people need on a daily basis.

We will do everything in our power, including going to court, to prevent the federal government from imposing this punishing tax on hard-working people. That is why Ontario will be supporting Saskatchewan and intervening in the reference case Saskatchewan has launched with its Court of Appeal. Ontario and Saskatchewan agree that the federal government should not be able to impose a carbon tax on provinces. The federation needs to work more collaboratively.

We look forward to continuing to work together, and with our fellow premiers, to create good jobs and drive economic growth across the country.”