Tag: Community
Amid changes to recycling pickup, London businesses ask: What about us?
Some businesses and institutions either will be left with hefty contractor bills or sending their recyclables to the landfill
Arctic grayling, wiped out more than a century ago, return to the Boardman-Ottaway River
The release follows years of planning and months spent carefully raising the fish, from which the City of Grayling got its name.
Many Michigan families can’t find child care. Will $400K help Up North?
A new state grant will build on a model developed in Leelanau County, hoping to alleviate the so-called “child care deserts” in parts of northern Michigan.
Vacant lots boost diversity among Detroit’s birds, study finds
By Eric Freedman
Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land management in the city takes a balanced approach that considers the needs of both residents and birds. There are other concerns about vacant land, too, including as sites for solar arrays.
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Owen Sound Attack steamroll the Erie Otters to cap off perfect week
It’s not often that a player scores his first-career hat trick and only manages to be named the third star of the game. That’s the type of afternoon it was for Owen Sound on Sunday as they rolled to an 8-3 win over the Erie Otters inside the Baysore. It was an all-you-can-eat point buffet […]