Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

Counties to make their pitch to province at ROMA conference

3 min read

Grey-Bruce politicians and senior staff will hear about issues important to municipalities and present their needs to their provincial counterparts at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference which starts Sunday.  They’ll be among 1,900 participants from hundreds of municipalities and organizations across Ontario attending the four-day event at the Sheraton Centre hotel in downtown […]

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National Park Service assists in improving the Waabizheshikana trail in the second largest Area of Concern in the U.S.

National Park Service assists in improving the Waabizheshikana trail in the second largest Area of Concern in the U.S.
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Fri, 01/17/2025 – 2:48 pm

Dredging operations near Munger Landing as part of remediation efforts on the St. Louis River Estuary.

Through a unique cooperative effort with the EPA and the City of Duluth, Minnesota, the Midwest Region of RTCA is currently providing technical assistance to a trails effort along the St. Louis River Estuary. This effort is called Waabizheshikana, or the Marten Trail.

“We’ve got a great project with several components,” said Cliff Knettel, Assistant Manager of the City of Duluth – Parks and Recreation department. “We’re connecting people back to the River and providing opportunities for folks to recreate on the Estuary again.” Read the full story about the initiative.

Fri, 01/17/2025 – 2:48 pm

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Dredging operations near Munger Landing as part of remediation efforts on the St. Louis River Estuary.

Through a unique cooperative effort with the EPA and the City of Duluth, Minnesota, the Midwest Region of RTCA is currently providing technical assistance to a trails effort along the St. Louis River Estuary. This effort is called Waabizheshikana, or the Marten Trail.

“We’ve got a great project with several components,” said Cliff Knettel, Assistant Manager of the City of Duluth – Parks and Recreation department. “We’re connecting people back to the River and providing opportunities for folks to recreate on the Estuary again.” Read the full story about the initiative.

Fri, 01/17/2025 – 2:48 pm

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dredging

Owen Sound Sun Times

Georgian Bluffs apologizes for waste collection issues

7 min read

Georgian Bluffs council has formally apologized to residents for waste and recycling collection headaches in the municipality in recent months, and says it is working with the service provider on the matter.  That service provider — Waste Management — has also apologized to customers and says steps are being taken to “enhance” their collection efforts. […]