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Great Lakes Moment: Mink thriving along the Detroit River | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
From a distance, I caught a glimpse of a relatively small elongated furry animal moving along the shoreline of the Detroit River.
Humane Society boss updates $21M facility’s progress at fundraising event
The Humane Society London and Middlesex is eyeing an early 2025 move-in date at its new facility, a $21-million build that is on budget and on schedule. Construction crews are busy outfitting the interior of the Humane Societyâs Old Oak Animal Campus at 1414 Dundas St., just east of the Dundas and Highbury Avenue intersection. […]
Thames Valley board pauses plan to cut 36 elementary classes: ‘Huge problem’
Thames Valley school board has paused plans to shutter 36 classrooms after miscalculating enrolment, its elementary teachers union says.
Menon: Why do some athletes develop neurodegeneration and others don’t?
Ravi Menon, Western University Ontarioâs Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to support research on brain injuries. Lumsden played 10 years in the Canadian Football League, winning four Grey Cups and while he knows he had his âbell rungâ a number […]
Bridge Lunch Break will discuss deer hunting trends in Michigan | Bridge Michigan
Bridge Michiganâs Kelly House and Janelle James will moderate a discussion about deer populations, regulations and changes in hunting seasons….
Two years out from next election, city council considers new ward boundaries
The fallout of London’s growth boom is cascading down to its election map, with changes potentially coming to all its wards to even out differences in population. City council is set to start discussions next week about what the cityâs electoral boundaries could look like as early as the 2026 municipal election after the city […]
Bruce County’s draft official plans creates planning hurdles and red tape, lower-tier council says
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is sounding the alarm and warning other lower-tier municipalities in Bruce County about what it calls an overly restrictive new draft of the county’s official plan. South Bruce Peninsula CAO Bill Jones said at a meeting earlier this month that planning hurdles introduced in the new draft plan would […]
More upheaval at Thames Valley board as acting associate director demoted
The fallout continues for senior administrators at the Thames Valley District school board as another senior administrator steps down
Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers | Great Lakes Now
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
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London region population to boom by 50% over next 25 years: Queen’s Park
The booming London area will lead Southwestern Ontario in population growth over the next 25 years with an expected increase of more than 50 per cent, the latest snapshot from Queen’s Park projects.