Tag: Damage
Pedestrian killed in Southwestern Ontario crash: OPP
One person is dead after a pickup truck and a pedestrian collided outside the Southwestern Ontario town of Tillsonburg on Friday, provincial police say.
Michigan is part of multi-state effort to track chronic wasting disease | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Researchers at Cornell University are studying whether machine learning can help states and tribes predict the spread of a dangerous disease plaguing North American deer. A recent study done in partnership with Michigan State University showed that machine learning could calculate where chronic wasting disease will spread at the county level. That […]
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New details on cop who survived stabbing, other charges against accused
SARNIA â The identity of the veteran Sarnia police officer repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck during a welfare check has been revealed by court documents, which also show the man charged with attempted murder is facing charges in another city. Ryan Whiteway, 36, of Sarnia, has been charged with attempted murder in the […]
PFAS Roundup: Wisconsin PFAS remediation funds still frozen due to partisan divide | Great Lakes Now
Last week, Eau Claire, Wisconsin finally broke ground on a $20 million PFAS removal facility. The previous year, the city filed a lawsuit against multiples chemical manufacturers, demanding they cleanup after more than half of the city’s wells shutdown in 2021 due to contamination. However, many other municipalities across Wisconsin remain in a state of limbo.
Conservation area reopens after repairs for damage done by off-road vehicles
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) is reopening a conservation area after repairs for damage done by illegal off-road vehicles. The SCVA is also temporarily closing the 98-acre Stoney Island Conservation Area for forest management. In a statement issued Wednesday, the conservation authority announced three changes to its properties’ availability while reminding the public that […]
This tiny mollusk costs the Great Lakes over $5 billion in problems – Great Lakes Commission
Zebra mussels are non-native to the Great Lakes region and while only the size of a fingernail, they can cause irreversible environmental and economic damage. Read the full story by […]
Complaint about Coun. Susan Stevenson’s social media posts dismissed
A London city councillorâs social media posts about sex workers, the homeless and agencies helping them may be considered controversial, but she didnât violate city councilâs code of conduct, the city’s integrity commissioner has ruled. Anova, which provides shelter and counselling for abused women, and several homelessness and addictions advocates filed a complaint against Ward […]
Stratford man charged with attempted murder in home attack
A Stratford man is charged with attempted murder after an armed attack near Goderich two months ago, provincial police say.
Local expert weighs in on London’s weekend tornado scare
While a twister touched down an hour’s drive east, in Ayr, toppling trees and severely damaging buildings, London went unscathed
Harnessing mussels to filter fresh water: A biological cure for contaminants is being studied | Great Lakes Echo
By Amalia Medina Water tanks line a room in Philadelphia’s Water Works on the bank of the Schuylkill River. Inside are small fish that are hosts to tiny organisms that researchers say can help solve polluted waterways. Tucked under the fish gills are microscopic mussels that will mature and become capable of filtering 10 to […]
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