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Weather forecast for Thursday, February 7, 2019

Today – Periods of freezing drizzle changing to periods of rain this morning. Risk of freezing rain this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating late this morning. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 60 this morning. High 7. UV index 1 or low.

Tonight – Periods of rain ending after midnight then mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 60 becoming southwest 50 gusting to 70 late this evening. Temperature rising to 11 this evening then falling. Wind chill minus 15 overnight.

Freezing drizzle advisory in effect

Environment Canada officials say periods of freezing drizzle are expected to affect the region until temperatures rise above zero late this morning or early this afternoon.

Challenging winter travelling conditions are expected today due to the prolonged period of icing.

In the wake of this weather system, strong westerly winds with gusts in the 60 to 80 km/h range may be possible tonight into Friday.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery.

Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas.

Freezing drizzle advisories are issued when drizzle falling in sub-zero temperatures is expected to freeze on contact, and over time create icy surfaces.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

Free information session on Bill 47

Chatham-Kent Small Business Centre is hosting a free information session regarding Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act. This event is being held on February 21, 2019, starting at 5:30 p.m. and will be located at the Chatham-Kent John D. Bradley Convention Centre.

The act which became law in November of 2018, came into effect January 1, 2019 and resulted in a number of changes to the Employment Standards Act. As part of their ongoing commitment to provide compliance support for business, the Ministry of Labour in partnership with the Small Business Centre is hosting this information session to provide businesses with a general overview of the Employment Standards Act featuring Bill 47 updates.

“Bill 47 rolls back several major employment and labour reforms introduced through Bill 148 last year and the new bill introduces several additional changes,” said Rosemarie Montgomery, Small Business Consultant with Chatham-Kent Economic Development. “It’s very important that companies of all size understand what has changed and how it will impact their business.”

Some changes include freezing the minimum wage at $14/hour, eliminating revised personal leave provisions, and the requirement for equal pay on the basis of sex will be maintained.

Keynote presenter Debra Kokovai, Regional Program Coordinator, Ministry of Labour, Employment Standards Operations Division will provide an informative look at changes brought from Bill 47 and will also be answering questions.

Montgomery added, “Debra Kokovai is an expert who can provide great insight into the new changes and Chatham-Kent businesses are invited to take this opportunity to hear from her and understand how things such as minimum wage is now tied to an annual inflation adjustment so they can be prepared.”

For more information and to register for the event, please visit www.cksmallbusiness.ca.