Tag: Community
Residents at area retirement home lose $50K in frauds: OPP
Several people at a retirement home in Norwich have lost more than $50,000 in frauds, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police were notified Aug. 21 of an alleged fraud at the home in the community about 20 kilometres southeast of Woodstock, police said Tuesday. The initial investigation determined multiple people were defrauded and a suspect has […]
Port Dover store owner embodies ‘fantastic’ pinup esthetic
Vintage style, not vintage values, is a motto popular with todayâs pinup community, and it rings true with Suzie Major, owner of Suzieâs Bombshell Boutique in Port Dover. âAs a teenager I had always been into vintage style,â Major said. âI figured out pretty early on that the 1940s and ’50s esthetic was my favourite.â […]
Indigenous group clears cottagers’ barricades at Ipperwash Beach
Tensions are running high on a stretch of Ipperwash Beach after a group from a nearby First Nation removed barricades and plantings put in by cottagers. Cottagers said dozens of people who described themselves as Anishinaabe members of the nearby Kettle and Stony Point First Nation used chainsaws and heavy machinery on Saturday to clear […]
Public health issues eighth drug alert of the summer following fatal overdose
For the eighth time this summer Grey Bruce Public Health is sounding the alarm over the local street drug supply following reports of one fatal and four non-fatal drug poisonings over three days last week. Each of the most recent overdoses took place between August 23 and 25. Three of the reported overdoses occurred in […]
Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040.