Wallaceburg Retirement Residence – Morning Coffee
Weather forecast for Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers late this afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 30. Humidex 40. UV index 8 or very high.
Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming northwest 30 gusting to 50 this evening then light after midnight. Low 17.
Tuukka Cup: 3-on-3 Road Hockey Tournament
This tournament is in memory of Ronny “Tuukka” Betterley, who passed away January 29th, 2018 after a heroic battle with DIPG.
The tournament is being held annually at Ridgetown Arena with proceeds donated to Ronny’s 3 charities Childcan, Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, & Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Spectators are welcome to spend the day. While enjoying the tournament they there will be ways to donate as well. Some ways include:
- all food proceeds
- silent auction
- sniper and hardest shot contests
- Blenheim Chevrolet Buick GMC will be hosting a Drive for Tuukka from 10-2pm. Money from each drive will be added to the proceeds for the TuukkaCup
Fore more information about the tournament visit: https://www.facebook.com/pg/tuukkacup/about/?ref=page_internal
National news
We’re transitioning the costs of Ontario’s Blue Box Program from taxpayers to producers starting in 2023, saving you money while maintaining existing services. Learn more: https://t.co/PNsgAMkUhx pic.twitter.com/hOi7HAe63m
— Environment Ontario (@ONenvironment) August 15, 2019
Net-zero carbon emissions buildings helps address impacts of #ClimateChange. Learn how our investment in The Arbour reduces #GHG emissions and creates good middle-class jobs. https://t.co/rSsjU4fUEQ @NRCan @GBCollege pic.twitter.com/nCzDBMhq4w
— Environment Canada (@environmentca) August 20, 2019
“This is what our ancestors meant when they entered into treaty with Canada” https://t.co/NzZ39MPm6C
— HuffPost Canada (@HuffPostCanada) August 21, 2019
The English and French debates will be taking place at the Canadian Museum of History https://t.co/MWf1KiBkk8
— HuffPost Canada (@HuffPostCanada) August 21, 2019
Canadian Government provided very limited consular services to ‘Jihadi Jack’ https://t.co/Eay1FfPvbh pic.twitter.com/kQYwaDFIzz
— CTV News (@CTVNews) August 21, 2019
World news
Record number of wildfires burning in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest: space agency https://t.co/gnVG1M5FKO pic.twitter.com/okTlmq3iKj
— CTV News (@CTVNews) August 21, 2019
Swedish women boycotting hockey tournament over dispute https://t.co/e5g7mWQloX pic.twitter.com/sENtEmJrEg
— CTV News (@CTVNews) August 21, 2019
Venezuela crisis pushes women into ‘forced motherhood’ https://t.co/m0HRhBjlzy pic.twitter.com/wbkufSWAAM
— CTV News (@CTVNews) August 21, 2019
Africa has gone three years without a case of wild polio being detected, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, a significant milestone in the quest to eradicate the disease https://t.co/q4uyng44Gu
— CNN International (@cnni) August 21, 2019
US tariffs on China are estimated to cost the average US household $600 per year, a JPMorgan Chase report says. That could rise to $1,000 if Trump carries through on his plan to levy tariffs on another $300 billion of US imports from China, the bank adds. https://t.co/aJf9IC9fEL
— CNN International (@cnni) August 21, 2019