Tag: 2022
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing | Great Lakes Now
By Melina Walling and John Locher, Associated Press
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.
Denmark moves to tax farmers on livestock greenhouse gas production
Danish government officials and Danish livestock farmers have reached agreement, judging by widespread reports, on details of a proposed tax on methane emissions from that nation’s ruminants. Beginning in 2030, Danish farmers are to pay a tax of 300 kroner ($59.38 CAD) per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, rising by 2035 to 750 kroner ($148.46), […]
Analysis: Why London is losing its lustre for out-of-town homebuyers
Up until very recently, London was among the most coveted destinations for families looking for a place to live
Group brings Indonesian heritage to multicultural festival
GODERICH – The crowd that gathered at the recent Huron Multicultural Festival in Goderich had the opportunity to see Nyai Rondha, a performing group comprising 15 dancers of Indonesian heritage. Siwi Vodden, who immigrated to Canada from Indonesia in 2012 and lives with her Canadian-born husband just outside of Lucknow, connected with the group in […]
City renews agreement with YMCA for 20 years
Owen Sound council renewed its operating agreement with YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce on Monday. The charitable organization will continue to offer its health and fitness programs and provide exercise facilities at the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre for the next 20 years. “The city could not manage and operate the YMCA facility at […]