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Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin | Great Lakes Now
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
GLWA will add more corrosion control agents in water treatment process – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Water Authority, which provides drinking water and wastewater services to most of southeast Michigan, is making changes to how it treats drinking water ahead of some new, […]
London’s new T&T Supermarket opens today. Here’s a sneak peek
Making its foray into Londonâs burgeoning ethnic grocery store sector, Canadaâs largest Asian supermarket chain is opening its newest location on Friday morning. T&T Supermarketâs 3,620 square metre (39,000 square feet) location at the corner of Wonderland Road and Oxford Street marks the companyâs 34th location in the country and will be the cityâs largest […]
If LHSC ends up doing less, who will pick up slack?: Expert
With a direct hand now in running London’s largest health care centre and teaching hospital, the Ontario Health Ministry will face tough decisions on its future, such as whether to âfind efficienciesâ or cut services, a health policy expert says. To find efficiencies, London Health Sciences Centre may continue to reduce staff and change how […]
Biker who sold cocaine to undercover officer tries to convince judge he’s changed
Ryan (Big Red) Daigneault told a judge he can appreciate why there might be some doubts that he has changed the trajectory of his life. âI understand the Crownâs questioning of how weâve been here before but the difference before the court today is I have a foundation Iâm standing on,â said the former president […]
8,400 homes: Builder pitches London’s biggest development ever
The former London Psychiatric Hospital site is poised to become the single largest housing project in the cityâs history, with Old Oakâs latest proposal for the lands adding enough units to house a small town. Itâs a massive project one city councillor described as âtransformativeâ for east London and the city, which is in the […]
LHSC shakeup: Critics applaud changes but warn long road ahead
Health care advocates across the city cheered news today the board of directors at Londonâs largest hospital are no longer on the job
Electric bus rollout sparks optimism among schools | Great Lakes Echo
By Donté Smith Capital News Service “We’re rolling with the changes,” said Kathy Kochanski, the transportation coordinator for Troy Public Schools, as more school districts across Michigan adopt electric buses to reduce emissions and promote cleaner energy. The Department of Education, in partnership with the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, recently announced the […]
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ANALYSIS: Why mortgage changes won’t loosen London’s tight rental market
The federal government’s move to allow first-time homebuyers to extend mortgages to 30 years is unlikely to filter down much relief for London renters fighting a tight vacancy rate and rising prices, industry watchers say.
Stacked townhouses, higher buildings in, single-family homes out: Mayor
London’s skyline could see dramatic changes both in the city’s busiest districts and its neighbourhoods as city councillors approved sweeping changes to the city’s master planning document. The 13-1 vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting opens the door to 45-storey apartment towers downtown and four-storey stacked townhouses on neighbourhood “connector” streets, a designation the city […]