Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall

Weather forecast for Monday, April 2, 2018

Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness late this afternoon. High plus 4. UV index 5 or moderate.

Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Wind becoming east 20 km/h overnight. Low plus 1.

All you can eat Spaghetti Dinner in Dresden

An All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner is being held in Dresden on Wednesday, April 4.

It will run from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Dresden Arena.

Cost is $10 per person and children ages five and under are free.

Proceeds go toward the Lambton-Kent Composite School prom committee.

Chinese space lab ‘mostly burns up’ on return to earth

Easter weekend municipal hours in Chatham-Kent

Municipal offices, including service counters, will be closed on Friday March 30 and Monday April 2 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 Friday March 30 and Monday April 2 and will have normal operational hours on Saturday.

RECREATION FACILITY OPERATIONS – Blenheim and Thames Campus Arenas will be open on the holidays of Good Friday, March 30 and Easter Sunday, April 1 for scheduled rentals. All other arenas will be closed.

RECREATION SERVICES – The Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and the Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool will be closed Friday and Sunday, with regular hours Saturday and Monday. Both pools have an additional open swim on Monday starting at 1:30 p.m. with the After School Swim cancelled at the Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool.

CULTURAL SERVICES – The Thames Art Gallery and the Chatham-Kent Museum will be closed on Friday & Monday and open regular hours on Saturday & Sunday. ARTspace will be closed on Friday, Sunday and Monday, open regular hours on Saturday. Ridge House Museum will be closed Friday and open regular hours Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The Box Office and administration offices at the Cultural Centre will be closed Friday through Monday.

CEMETERY OPERATIONS – The municipal Cemeteries administrative office will be closed Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2. 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 Good Friday (March 30). Those residents who would normally receive curbside collection on Friday, March 30 will receive it on Saturday, March 31. There are no collection changes for the week of April 2 (Easter Monday). Refer to the 2018 Recycling and Waste Collection Guide for further details.

TRANSFER STATIONS – The Harwich Transfer Station and Wallaceburg Transfer Stations will be closed on Good Friday (March 30), but open on Monday, April 2. All other transfer stations will be open their regular hours.

CHATHAM LEAF AND YARD DEPOT – Will be closed on Good Friday (March 30), but open on Monday, April 2.

PROVINCIAL OFFENCES COURT- PROVINCIAL OFFENCES COURT will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Payments can be made during this time on-line at www.paytickets.ca . If your licence is suspended you should attend at a Service Ontario Office to pay your fine and reinstatement fee so that your licence will be reinstated without delay.

CK TRANSIT – CK Transit services will not be operating on Friday March 30.

HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES BUILDING – (435 Grand Avenue West, Chatham) – The Health and Family Services building including the offices of Public Health, Employment & Social Services, Housing Services and Child Care and Early Years will be closed Friday March 30, and Monday April 2. The Employment Resource Centres located at 240 King Street West, Chatham and 786 Dufferin Avenue, Wallaceburg, will also be closed during this time.

The Employment Resource Centres located at 240 King St. W., Chatham and 786 Dufferin Avenue, Wallaceburg will also be closed during this time. For Homeless Emergencies please contact the Chatham-Kent Homeless Response Line at 519-354-6628

PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES – Services located at 177 King Street East, Chatham will be closed Friday March 30 and Monday April 2. Essential public health services are available by calling 1-866-446-8207.

RIVERVIEW GARDENS – Reception and Administrative offices will be closed Friday March 30 and Monday April 2. Services, activities and visiting hours continue as normal over the holiday weekend. Nursing staff can be reached 24/7 by calling 519.352.4823.

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC) at 325 Grand Avenue East will be closed Friday and Monday. The emergency call number is 519-352-6300.

TOURISM – The Chatham-Kent tourism office will be closed Friday, March 30 through Monday, April 2. Information may be accessed online at https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Tourism/home

ENTEGRUS at 320 Queen Street will be closed Friday and Monday.

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance services altered for Easter Monday 2018

Some healthcare services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be altered on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018 in recognition of the Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays.

Routine X-rays, electrocardiograms (EKG), and ultrasounds will not be available on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018. These departments will be staffed to meet the needs of inpatients and emergencies.

Ambulatory Care Services, Out-Patient Rehabilitation Services, Pre-Surgical Screening Services, Diabetes Education Centre, the TIA and CAD Clinics, Pulmonary Function Lab, Outpatient Lab Services, Health Records and Patient Appointment Offices will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018.

The Chatham-Kent Mental Health and Addictions Program Out-Patient Department will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018. For any immediate crisis, please call the crisis line at 1-866-299-7447 or visit the Emergency Room.

Elston Pharmacy, located at the Chatham Site, will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018.

The Oncology/Chemotherapy Department will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018.

The Business Office and Cashier’s Office will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018. Please note there are two bill changers in the building to accommodate change for coin.

Hemodialysis Care will be open on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2, 2018.

The Emergency Departments located at Chatham and Wallaceburg hospital sites are open 24 hours daily.