Residents across Chatham-Kent are waiting patiently for voting to open for the Kraft Hockeyville contest.
The community is one of ten national finalists, winning a $25,000 upgrade for Memorial Arena in Chatham.
Co-organizer Chad Peterson always believed Chatham-Kent would get picked. "I did believe that we could do that," says Peterson. "And then when it was on CBC finally, and I saw the map and it went to Chatham-Kent, Ontario, I cried."
Voting opens at 11pm tonight. The top two communities will receive a $100,000 arena upgrade and the top community will host an NHL pre-season game. Peterson has also declared Monday, "Hockey Day in CK" and is encouraging everyone to wear a hockey jersey to work or school to show their support.
For more on Chatham-Kent's bid and to vote, click here.
Voting stations will be held at a number of locations across the municipality on Sunday and Monday. A full list can be found below.
- WISH Centre, Sunday 1pm-4pm and Monday 9am-2:30pm
- Chatham Library Monday 9:30am-8:30pm
- Highgate Library Monday 3pm-8pm
- Merlin Library Monday 1pm-5pm
- Ridgetown Library Monday Noon-5pm
- Tilbury Library Monday Noon-5pm
- Wallaceburg Library Monday 10am-6pm
