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Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests | Great Lakes Now

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Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.

Some Wisconsin groups are urging the Biden administration to do more to protect mature and old-growth forests under its proposal to conserve those trees as logging interests are pushing back against changes.

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London Free Press

Executives resign as London Health Sciences Centre shakeup continues

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London Health Sciences Centre is losing two key members of its leadership team, including the head of Children’s Hospital, the latest change in the top ranks of the hospital put under provincial supervision just weeks ago.  Nash Syed, the vice-president of Children’s Hospital and women’s services at LHSC, has tendered his resignation effective Jan. 3, […]

Grey County Owen Sound Sun Times

Man calls on Grey County to act on local groundwater threat

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Thorsten Arnold warned Grey County council Thursday that it must act to avoid widespread drinking water contamination due to a combination of local factors.  This area’s karst geology is well known, with its shallow soil layer over permeable bedrock in places which reduces aquifer protection. The geology includes sinkholes and fissures which allow surface contaminants to […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound to conduct Vision 2050 workshop

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A project that is designed to help the City of Owen Sound address the rapid changes it faces, is holding a professional development workshop for community stakeholders.  Future Owen Sound – Vision 2050 will build on the city’s most recent strategic plan refresh by responding to the dramatic challenges and opportunities the city has seen […]

London Free Press

At city hall, ward boundary changes loom. So does political pushback

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Changes to London’s city-level election boundaries will move to public consultation this month, even if politicians aren’t totally pleased with the options so far. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee, politicians were presented with four preliminary options for new ward boundaries by consulting firm Watson and Associates Economists Ltd. A decision […]