Tag: 2024
Good Samaritan stabbed by attacker named to London’s 2025 honour list
London’s annual goodwill roll call has an unusual addition this year â a bystander who was stabbed while protecting an elderly grocery store employee in a robbery.
Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024
By Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit
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This year brought a whirlwind of changes and challenges for Michigan’s environment and energy future. From smoky skies to dark money scandals, the stories we covered revealed how deeply personal and interconnected these issues are for all of us who call this state home.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park celebrates 50 years of environmental stewardship
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is turning 50, and celebrating the milestone by highlighting decades of expansion, development and environmental preservation.
In September, the park kicked off hikes, happy hours and scavenger hunts — events that will continue through the end of 2025 — to showcase how far Northeast Ohio’s national park has come since its founding in 1974.
Crown completes closing argument at bush party homicide trial
The âsad truthâ about Josue Silvaâs shooting death is how senseless it was, the Crown said.
Families ring in the new year with rec centre fun
New Year’s Eve day was packed with fun as Owen Sound rang in the new year Tuesday afternoon, family style. Crowds of families packed the Julie McArthur Regional Recreation Centre and played with their kids in the gym and the pool. There was face-painting, ice skating, crafts and cookies to decorate. Live music and clowns who juggled […]
London city hall: Looking ahead to priorities, possible pitfalls of 2025
300 Dufferin Ave. was a busy spot in 2024, between setting new ward boundaries, a new four-year budget, new building height limits and going ahead with an expansion to London’s urban growth boundary. Things won’t be much quieter in 2025 and city hall reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at what Londoners should expect in […]
The Great Solar Wall Of China
China is building the largest solar farm in history, large enough to more than meet the needs of the 22 million residents of Beijing.
The post The Great Solar Wall Of China appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Tesla Should Truly Open The U.S. Supercharger Network
One of the big EV stories of 2023 and 2024 was the opening of the Tesla Supercharger network in the United States. As of now, most non-Tesla EVs either already have access or will soon get it. So, it’s easy to assume that the problem is solved. Everyone has access … [continued]
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Ready for more roadwork, London? 2025 looks busy
Another year of London road construction is in the books, but that doesn’t mean work in our fast-growing city will be slowing down any time soon.
Teacher unions: Don’t blame us for Thames Valley school board budget woes
Union leaders are speaking out against accusations budget woes are related to teacher absences at the Thames Valley District school board.