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Bluesfest carries on at Paisley’s family-friendly festival
Paisley Bluesfest carried on celebrating the blues Saturday, maintaining a tradition that started in 2014. It was held in the Paisley hockey arena Friday and Saturday night, where the black hockey scoreboard’s red digital clock glowed and local hockey championship banners hung from the ceiling. But strung with soft yellow lights and enhanced with acoustic […]
Public health investigates measles case reported at Flesherton school
A measles case at a Flesherton school has led local public health officials to take steps to prevent the disease’s spread there. Grey Bruce Public Health confirmed on Friday that it received a report of an individual who had contracted measles who attended MacPhail Memorial Elementary School on May 20. The case led the local […]
Case Western Reserve University alumni roll out microplastic filtration system for washing machines
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Case Western Reserve University is set to install filters to washing machines across campus to reduce microplastic pollution during the laundry cycle.
Microplastics can be found virtually anywhere, and studies have found that wastewater from washing machines is a primary source.
Anglers amend lawsuit against MEDC over Grayling documents
The group hopes the documents will reveal more about how a new weapons manufacturing plant in Grayling will impact natural areas and the Au Sable River watershed.
Arrival of tick season in Grey-Bruce prompts public health warning
As spring turns to summer in Grey Bruce, that means it is tick season and the local health unit has put out a reminder about taking steps to prevent tick bites. Blacklegged ticks, which are capable of transmitting bacteria, viruses and parasites that can cause potentially serious diseases in people, are present in the area […]