Month: September 2024
Jeep speeds away from impaired driving checkpoint in city
Owen Sound police would like to speak with the owner of a Jeep Liberty SUV whose driver entered a RIDE checkpoint, then accelerated away when directed to pull over Wednesday morning, just after midnight, police said. The Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere checkpoint was set up in the 800-block of 10th Street West. The mid-2000s Jeep […]
Work to assess Lion’s Head Foodland store continues after fire
Assessments are underway this morning after a $1.5-million fire at Hellyer’s Foodland Tuesday afternoon. Northern Bruce Peninsula Fire Chief Jack Burt credited staff who quickly got all customers and staff out of the building, which still stands after fire got into the walls, roof and basement, he said Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Braising work […]
The time to win is now for talented Attack core
This is the year. The Owen Sound Attack have been building toward this season since the COVID-19 pandemic ripped away Ontario Hockey League play in early 2020. It’s been both said openly by team officials and hinted at, but it’s always been clear. The time for this core of players to win is now, or […]
Ontario chiefs unanimously oppose province’s Greenbelt land swap
Ontario First Nation chiefs are demanding Doug Ford’s government return land to the protected Greenbelt that the province removed for development. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.
Developer donates 22 acres of sandy shore to Fort Erie near Waverly Beach
A donation from a developer to Fort Erie, Ontario, has seen a 22-acre parcel of land, that includes beach-front, added to the town’s inventory. Read the full story by Insauga […]
Ottawa funds biodiversity conservation in Long Point
The Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth was in Norfolk County, Ontario to check on federally funded efforts to strengthen biodiversity in the Long Point Walsingham Forest Priority Place and contribute […]
NOAA Lake Erie update: Algal bloom occupies 360 square miles
Approximately 360 square miles of Lake Erie were covered by a harmful algal bloom Tuesday, according to an update bulletin from the National Centers for Coastal Science and National Oceanic […]
Drones offer Wisconsin researchers insights on what happens to eroded soil and how to prevent shoreline loss
A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using drones to study erosion along Lake Michigan. Listen to the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Local governments make pledge to care for, support Lake Huron
This month, Alpena, Alpena Township, and Alpena County, Michigan, all passed a resolution to take the Lake Huron Forever Pledge to advance water quality protection and healthy, sustainable communities on […]
Great Lakes steel production falls by 24,000 tons
Steel production plunged by 24,000 tons in the Great Lakes region last week, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest […]