Splash Pools Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Sydenham Current turns 3
It was three years ago today that the Sydenham Current first went LIVE at sydenhamcurrent.ca and started providing news coverage for the Wallaceburg, Dresden, Walpole Island and Mitchell’s Bay area.
Dana, Tami and I are incredibly honoured and thankful for the support we have received from the community in these three years.
Having the local business community supporting us has allowed us to do what we love to do and provide this service to the community.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Let’s take a look at what stories were in the headlines on our first day of operation:
Ice remains thick on Sydenham River
Six months left for D.A. – See video
Wallaceburg Relay For Life kicks off
MTO responds to Hwy. 40 criticism
Dresden lands three new physicians
Old plastics plant being demolished
Tim Horton’s gets facelift on Dufferin
Weekend events
– Family Service Kent is excited to present an Evening with Margaret Trudeau at the Capitol Theatre in Chatham on Friday, February 24th 2017. Margaret Trudeau is a Canadian icon, who has been celebrated both for her role in the public eye and as a respected mental-health issues advocate. From her marriage to a prime minister at a young age, to dealing with the subsequent loss of her son and her former husband, to living with bi-polar disorder, she tirelessly shares her personal stories to remind others about the importance of nurturing the body, mind, and spirit. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online through http://www.cktickets.com/ or by phone at 519-354-8338. Premium seating (first 5 rows) are $85 which includes a post-event meet & greet. All other seats are $55. Handling fee applies.
– A dog wash fundraiser is tsaking place at Pet Valu in Wallaceburg on Saturday. Bring your dog in for a bath and a trim! Cost is a $10 donation for bath and $5 for a nail trim. This event will go from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds to to the local animal rescue.
– Dresden soccer registration will take place on Saturday at the Dresden Arena from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration cost is unchanged at $50 individual and $100 family. Registration is open to all children born from 2003-2013. More registration date dates: Thursday March 2nd – 5:00 – 7:00pm, Saturday, March 11th – 9:00 – 1:00pm, Tuesday, March 21st- 5:00 – 7:00pm, Saturday, March 25th – 9:00 – 1:00pm.
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
Remember when we were choosing the name for our online newspaper?
Here is a graphic we shared on social media.
I really couldn’t imagine not being the Sydenham Current, but it wasn’t the front runner right away.
Here is a story about how the name came to be: Welcome to the Sydenham Current
Weather forecast from Friday, February 24, 2017 to Sunday, February 26, 2017
Today – Showers ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light early this morning. Wind becoming south 20 gusting to 40 late this morning. High 17 except 11 near Lake Erie. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight – Showers ending before morning then partly cloudy. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind south 30 km/h. Low plus 5.
Saturday, Feb. 25 – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries in the afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h increasing to 40 gusting to 60 in the morning. Temperature falling to plus 1 in the afternoon.
Saturday night – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 5.
Sunday, Feb. 26 – Cloudy. High plus 4.
Sunday night – Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 1.
World news
When you film your plane crash landing 🛬📱
Trudeau and Trump talked softwood lumber
Kim Jong-nam killed by a deadly nerve agent
Today show staffer leaked infamous Billy Bush-Trump tape, reports say
Congratulations on 3 years Aaron. Love the paper. much more success going forward.
Rob S.