Splash Pools Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Native Plant Sale set for the spring
Mark your calendars as the Sydenham Field Naturalists are holding a Native Plant Sale coming up in the spring.
The event ‘Garden in Harmony with Nature’ will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Peers Wetland, located at 29644 Kimball Side Road in Wallaceburg.
Some of the benefits of having Native Plants, include:
– Adapted to local Soil, moisture and temperature.
– Thrives without fertilizers, pesticides or supplemental watering.
– Provides food and habitat for wildlife.
– Host for butterfly larvae.
– Supports insects that transform plant energy to protein for other species.
For more information, visit www.sydenhamfieldnaturalists.ca
Chatham school meeting is tonight
The Lambton Kent District School Board will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, February 23, 2017 to discuss the Pupil Accommodation Review for the Consolidation of the John N. Given Public School Kindergarten to Grade 8 English Language Program at Tecumseh Public School and the relocation of the John N. Given Public School Grade 7 and 8 French Immersion Program to McNaughton Avenue Public School.
Chatham Area Pupil Accommodation Review Public Meeting
Thursday, February 23, 2017
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Tecumseh Public School
287 McNaughton Ave W., Chatham, Ontario
In advance of the meeting, the LKDSB is conducting a public tour of Tecumseh Public School from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Those interested in joining this tour must contact the school directly and provide your name and association to the process.
Participants are invited to meet in the main office of the school at 5:30 p.m. for the start of the tour.
More information about the Chatham Area Pupil Accommodation Review can be found at http://www.lkdsb.net/Board-Info/arc7.htm.
Please contact arc@lkdsb.net in advance, if possible, if you require information in an accessible format or accommodation to access the meeting.
If you have a suggestion, story idea, column idea, or if you want to say hello… drop me an e-mail at aaron@sydenhamcurrent.ca.
Photo of the day
It’s official- over 800 acts of kindness happened @SEWchargers during our “Kindness Counts” week #sccdsb pic.twitter.com/kho7yKWPYe
— SEWchargers (@SEWchargers) 21 February 2017
Weather forecast for Wednesday, February 22, 2017
A fog advisory is in effect across Chatham-Kent.
Today – Increasing cloudiness early this morning. Fog dissipating near noon. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 18 except 13 near Lake Erie.
Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of drizzle overnight. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h. Low 10.
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