Tag: 2023
Grey-Bruce communities with municipal police forces request funding
Grey-Bruce municipalities with their own police forces are raising concerns about not receiving the additional funding their municipal peers who contract the OPP for policing are being granted. The mayors of Owen Sound, Hanover and West Grey have sent a joint letter to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers requesting equitable funding for municipal policing. Saugeen […]
Owen Sound council votes against exploring lobbyist registry
Owen Sound council has voted down a notice of motion that would see it look into the idea of establishing a lobbyist registry. At its meeting on Monday, council voted 7-2 in a recorded vote against a motion directing staff to explore the development of a draft lobbyist registry bylaw, with some citing the initiatives […]
Accelerating Electrification: Freight Trucks Will Dominate In The US
Key Takeaways: Transportation is the highest emissions segment in United States Of rail, water, and road, only freight trucking can readily decarbonize Electric trucks are cost-effective and rapidly advancing The United States has unintentionally made itself into the country with the hardest to decarbonize transportation sector, and it matters. Transportation … [continued]
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No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024 | Great Lakes Now
By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, and Branko Kerkez, University of Michigan
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Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year.
On a sad note: New schools getting pared-down music programs amid budget woes
Three local elementary schools set to open next year will have pared-down music programs after Thames Valley District school board trustees absolved themselves of making a decision over instruments, instructing staff to make the call.
Last year’s bad winter brought millions in aid. Here’s where it went.
Big snowstorms like the ones we’ve had this month can be great news for business here in northern Michigan. But last winter was the warmest on record for most of northern Michigan, leaving businesses struggling.
Deloitte Complicit In Indefensible Brampton Hydrogen Bus CUTRIC Study
In one of my articles related to the debacle that is Canada’s transit think tank CUTRIC’s guidance and modeling on bus fleet decarbonization, especially the Brampton fleet report that was off by about $1.5 billion on a $9 billion price tag, I shared the open letter to the Board I’d … [continued]
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Housing starts in London region forecast to fall in 2025
The number of housing starts in the London region is expected to drop in 2025 as fewer apartment towers will get built next year, the head of the regionâs home builders association said Monday. Â
Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50
Fifty years ago, on December 16, 1974, Ford clinched a public health victory when he signed a bill that joined the pantheon of federal environmental protection laws enacted that decade.Today, the country still reaps the benefits from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps.
Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
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