Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Photo of the day
Patiently waiting… ⚾️🖊️ pic.twitter.com/26xaJLdPaB
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) 14 April 2017
Wallaceburg’s Catie Dawson was in Cleveland this past weekend with her family watching the Detroit Tigers play on the road. The Tigers posted this awesome photo of Catie waiting to get an autograph before their game on Friday, April 14.
Wallaceburg construction starts tomorrow
The road work is about to begin in Wallaceburg, along McNaughton Avenue on Tuesday.
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent was successful in obtaining funding for the road reconstruction of McNaughton Avenue and a portion of Murray Street in the Community of Wallaceburg, under the Ministry of Transportation Connecting Links Program.
The project consists of the road reconstruction of McNaughton Avenue from Murray Street to the south limits of the Lord Selkirk Bridge; and Murray Street from McNaughton Avenue to 600m south of Baseline Road.
Huron Construction of Chatham is the Contractor for this project and it is anticipated to start on Tuesday, April 18 with a completion date of July 31, 2017. As part of the project the following work will be completed:
– Removal and replacement of asphalt pavements,
– Removal and replacement of existing curb & gutter, existing sidewalks, new sidewalk installation,
– Traffic signal improvements
Traffic will be reduced to a single lane while construction is taking place.
Easter Monday closures
Municipal offices, including service counters, will be closed on Monday April 17 for the Easter holiday weekend. Other services are scheduled as follows:
EMERGENCY SERVICES – Police, Fire and Ambulance are operational 24 hours a day, every day, and are accessible by dialling “911” for emergency calls only.
LIBRARIES – All public libraries will be closed Monday April 17.
RECREATION FACILITY OPERATIONS – Bothwell, Chatham Memorial, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wheatley arenas will be closed. Other arenas are operating on the following schedule:
Blenheim Erickson Thames Campus Dresden Wallaceburg
Monday – OPEN CLOSED OPEN CLOSED OPEN
BLENHEIM GABLE REES ROTARY POOL – Regular hours on Monday.
WALLACEBURG SYDENHAM POOL – Regular hours on Monday.
CULTURAL SERVICES – The Thames Art Gallery, Chatham-Kent Museum and Ridge House will bb open regular hours on Monday. ARTspace will be closed on Monday. The Box Office and administration offices will be closed Friday through Monday.
CEMETERY OPERATIONS – The municipal Cemeteries administrative office will be closed Friday, April 14 and Monday, April 17 (Easter Monday). During this time, Cemeteries staff will be available on call for funeral homes who are in need of at-need lot sales or interment orders. There will be no interments permitted on Good Friday. Area funeral homes have been provided with a list of required advance notice times to arrange burials over the Easter Holiday weekend.
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING – Collection services will only be affected by the Good Friday holiday (April 14). Those residents who would normally receive curbside collection on April 14 will receive it on Saturday, April 15. There are no collection changes for the week of April 17 (Easter Monday). Refer to the 2017 Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.
TRANSFER STATIONS – The Harwich Transfer Station and Wallaceburg Transfer Stations will be open on Monday April 17.
Chatham Leaf and Yard Depot – Will be open on Monday April 17.
Health & Family Services Building – The Health and Family Services building including the offices of Public Health, Employment & Social Services, Housing Services and Children’s Services will be closed on Monday April 17. The Employment Resource Centres located at 240 King Street West, Chatham and 786 Dufferin Avenue, Wallaceburg, will also be closed during this time.
The Chatham-Kent Homeless Response Line is available during that time at 519-354-6628.
Public Health Clinic Services located at 177 King Street East, Chatham – These services are closed on Monday April 17.
Essential public health services are available by calling 1-866-446-8207.
Riverview Gardens – Reception and Administrative offices will be closed Monday April 17. Services, activities and visiting hours continue as normal over the holiday weekend. Nursing staff can be reached 24/7 by calling 519.352.4823.
ENTEGRUS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC) will be closed Friday through Monday inclusive. The emergency call number is 519-352-6300.
Provincial Offences Court will be closed Easter Monday.
All CK Transit services (Conventional, Inter-Urban, Accessible) will be operating on Monday.
Some healthcare services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (Chatham & Sydenham Campuses) will be altered on Monday, April 17, 2017 in recognition of the Easter Monday holiday.
Routine X-rays, electrocardiograms (EKG), and ultrasounds will not be available on Monday, April 17, 2017. These departments will be staffed to meet the needs of inpatients and emergencies.
Ambulatory Care Services, Out-Patient Rehabilitation Services, Out-Patient Laboratory Services, Pre-Surgical Screening Services, Diabetes Education Centre, Pulmonary Function Lab, Health Records and Patient Appointment Offices will be closed on Monday, April 17, 2017.
The Chatham-Kent Mental Health and Addictions Program Out-Patient Department will be closed on Monday, April 17, 2017. For any immediate crisis, please call the crisis line at 1-866-299-7447.
Elston Pharmacy, located at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Chatham Campus, will be closed on Monday, April 17, 2017.
The Oncology/Chemotherapy Department will be closed on Monday, April 17, 2017.
The Business Office and Cashier’s Office will be closed on Monday, April 17, 2017. Please note there are two bill changers in the building to accommodate change for coin.
Hemodialysis Care will be open on Monday, April 17, 2017.
The Emergency Departments located at Grand Avenue, Chatham Campus, and Sydenham Campus, Wallaceburg are open 24 hours daily.
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.
Weather forecast for Monday, April 17, 2017
Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon then 40 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this morning. High 17. UV index 6 or high.
Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
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