Salvation Army – Morning Coffee
Weather forecast for Monday, June 24, 2019
Today – Showers ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Showers beginning this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 27 except 21 near Lake Erie. Humidex 35 except 29 near Lake Erie. UV index 9 or very high.
Tonight – Showers ending overnight then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h. Low 17.
Threshing Festival “One of our favourite”
According to the Thamesville Threshing Festival Facebook page, this year “turned out to be one of our favourite festivals!”.
“We had an amazing turnout for our parade, the midway and the beer gardens! The weather was on our side the whole weekend and created the setting for a wonderful festival.”
They continued to thank their attendees, sponsors and volunteers for being part of the annual event.
” Cheers to another great festival! – onwards to the 45th!”
To follow Thamesville Threshing Festival and to see photos from the event you can click here
Strawberry Social Lunch
Wallaceburg Retirement Residence is having their Strawberry Social Lunch this Wednesday, June 26th from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
Cost is $8/ person. Today is the last day to RSVP. Call 519 627 0719 to book your table.
National news
Summer is here and so is this year’s #LightningSafetyWeek!
Every year injuries and even death occur in Canada due to âš¡.
To help you stay safe, we’ll be sharing various #LightningSafety tips this week! https://t.co/UXuMxhIHSP#SummerSafety pic.twitter.com/qlDo1e4KUy
— Environment Canada (@environmentca) June 24, 2019
BC Wildfire Service working to contain small blaze north of Vancouver https://t.co/YyScax10CV pic.twitter.com/vzj1rnBp9K
— CTV News (@CTVNews) June 24, 2019
Second World War veteran, 97, takes to the air to honour late wife https://t.co/IO0TigeNmQ pic.twitter.com/vyEjeVe2y5
— CTV News (@CTVNews) June 24, 2019
Raptors coach Nick Nurse has been named head coach of the Canadian men’s national basketball team. Nurse will lead the team at the FIBA World Cup, the main qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. https://t.co/vs83bCosAJ
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) June 24, 2019
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is coming home! @Astro_DavidS returns to Earth today after a record-setting 205 days in orbit on the International Space Station! Tell us what you want to know about the big trip back from space! @cbchh #CBCNN pic.twitter.com/HbnvYF6iaC
— CBC Morning Live (@CBCMorningLive) June 24, 2019
Winnipeg doctor heads to U.S. to learn complicated gender-affirming surgeries https://t.co/sHzkjyuwg0
— CBC Manitoba (@CBCManitoba) June 24, 2019
Did you see this? @RVenezaCTV got reaction to Premier Ford’s big cabinet shuffle https://t.co/6ymaZLxCW3
— Manny Paiva (@paivathewayCTV) June 24, 2019
London man completes bicycle ride to Halifax to honour his daughter and raise awareness about suicide.https://t.co/ftBgNkApz3 pic.twitter.com/LKqftYFe7Y
— CTV London (@CTVLondon) June 23, 2019
Air Canada investigating how passenger was left on plane https://t.co/wwqzFd1Dhg
— CTV Windsor (@CTVWindsor) June 24, 2019
World news
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands in Banda Sea, with tremors being felt as far away as northern Australia https://t.co/7BJXykAmIF
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 24, 2019
Business adds new clout to latest round of Hong Kong protests https://t.co/mqvOo0X9Y8 @don_pittis
— CBC News (@CBCNews) June 24, 2019
German WW2 bomb leaves giant crater in field https://t.co/4yV7pivHHm
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 24, 2019
Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool https://t.co/LNsepp8wNv
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 24, 2019
Two people are dead after a church charter bus crashed in Colorado. The bus was carrying 10 children and five adults, police say. https://t.co/AsX6oC72SD pic.twitter.com/ZuJhrykNy7
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 24, 2019