Tag: April
Meaford approves budget with 5.29% blended rate increase
Meaford council approved the municipality’s 2025 budget earlier this month. The approved budget will result in a 6.86 per cent increase in the municipal tax rate and a 5.29 per cent increase in the blended tax rate, which includes municipal, county, and education taxes. The estimated impact on a home assessed at $273,000 is approximately […]
Boat capsizes in Lake Erie, operator faces impaired charge: Police
A 24-year-old faces charges, including impaired operation, after a boat capsized near a boat launch in Port Stanley, Ontario Provincial police say. The boat overturned near the launch on Carlow Road in the beachside community about 40 kilometres south of London at about 5 p.m. on April 13, Elgin OPP said. Police, paramedics and Central […]
Trail Talk: Jeepers creepers, I can hear spring peepers
Noisy frogs, crawling caterpillars, blooming flowers and other signs of spring’s renewal
New Stop Work Order The Last Straw For US Offshore Wind Industry…Not
The Trump administration issued a stop work order on the Empire Wind offshore wind project, potentially putting onshore jobs at risk as well.
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Northeast Ohio surf shop owner making waves with boards made from used foam
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Expanded polystyrene foam, typically used in everything from packaging for new TVs to carry-out food containers, but Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf in Rocky River, found an eco-friendly use for something that usually ends up in landfills.