Yesterday Thames Students Incorporated, the Chatham campus body announced it has started legal action over the change.

Strasser says he wanted to the two groups “to get together, work out what works for everybody and move forward as one student government.”

The Chatham group was set up in 1978, and Strasser says there may have been good reasons for separate student governments then, but he doesn’t believe there are now.

Story by Simon Crouch, Blackburn News.

Deputy Fire Chief Ray Stone says that includes tools and a load of beans inside at the time, and the building itself.

He says there were some explosions but nothing unexpected for a repair shop. “ You’d have propane tanks in there, acetylene tanks, those type of things.”

Right now he puts the cause down to spontaneous combustion of oily rags.

Story by Simon Crouch, Blackburn News.

As expected, one is in Chatham-Kent. Zone SW6 surrounds Chatham and encompasses an area heading north, including Wallaceburg and Dresden.

It calls for a maximum number of one facility, with up to 300 slot machines and table games to be decided. OLG notes the Slots at Dresden Raceway as an existing facility.

However, officials have said if, and when, private sector operators are chosen, they will have a chance to expand or move facilities within a zone.

Story by Bruce Mills, Blackburn News.

Nicholls says the Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act aims to eliminate red tape for business owners. ”There are close to 400,000 or so regulations in the Legislature right now,” he says. “We find that it’s extremely burdensome to small businesses.”

Nicholls says easing the burden of government paperwork is something all parties should be willing to support.

Story by Robyn Brady, Blackburn News.

The meeting is set for the seniors centre at 7pm.

Leanne Segeren-Swayze, the Director of Customers services with the municipality says the first meeting in Wheatley went well. “They were disappointed with the reduction of service in their community,” says Segeren-Swayze. “They wanted to know how we came up with a 50% reduction in Wheatley specifically.We identified it was based on volume in each of the municipal centres.”

The final report is due to council on the 28th of this month.

Story by Trevor Thompson, Blackburn News.

Authorities say the culprits cut through a fence on the Raleigh Township property some time late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.

Five locked utility trailers were forced open, with about $500 worth of brass and copper fittings stolen.

Story by Robyn Brady, Blackburn News.

The costumes, make-up, trampolinists, contortunists and high-flying stunts often left me with my hands over my eyes and mouth dropped open in complete disbelief at what unfolded before my eyes. What a night!

If you have some time between now and Sunday, I highly recommend taking a trip down the 401 to London to take in the show. You won’t be disappointed. Plus it’s great entertainment for the whole family. If you have a little dancer or gymnast in your brood, they will be in awe the entire show. Tickets are available at http://www.johnlabattcentre.com/events.

Here are some highlights:

–The least-popular date for birthdays was February 29th, obviously . . . since it only occurs once every four years on a leap year, when there are actually 366 days in a year.

 –The second least popular day is December 25th. 

 –The most popular date for births is September 16th.  That’s JUST about nine months after the holiday season.  And actually, all ten of the most common birthdates are in September.

 –September 11th is the 24th most common . . . but that’s now dropping.

 –July and August have the second and third most births.

Generally, major holidays have a lot fewer births around them . . . people really don’t induce on those days.  July 4th has the fewest births of any summer day, and July 5th is second. The only exception is Valentine’s Day.  It has the most births of ANY day in the first five months of the year.

The 13th of every month also has a dip in births.  It seems to be the least popular day overall.

CHECK YOUR BIRTHDAY HERE.

And I was right! (for once!)

You remember Shapeups right? Those are the shoes with the goofy looking rounded sole…

Remember Kim Kardashian showed off her Shapeups (among other things) in that commercial that ran during the Super Bowl?

Remember Skechers had a doctor citing an “independent clinical study”? They forgot to mention the fact that he was married to a Skechers executive.

Remember all the commercials that said the shoes would tighten up the thighs, calves and buttocks?

Yeah, that won’t happen.

Skechers has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that will pay back 40 million dollars to consumers and another five million to various state governments. The FTC claimed that Skechers misled consumers with its claims about Shapeups sneakers.

Consumers who bought the shoes will be eligible for refunds.
Go here: www.ftc.gov/skechers to apply for a possible refund
Or call the FTC’s Skechers hotline at (866) 325-4186.

And go here if you want to re-live the Kim Kardashian Super Bowl commercial, watch this: