Tag: Firefighters
California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?
A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]
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Man charged after homeless person sexually assaulted: Police
A 33-year-old St. Thomas man is facing a sexual assault charge after a person was sexually assaulted while sleeping outdoors. St. Thomas police say the unidentified complainant was asleep in an open shed near the city’s downtown core, seeking shelter from the cold, when the sexual assault took place. The complainant and the accused were […]
Residents and visitors comes together for Sauble Beach Winterfest
Mother Nature blessed Sauble Beach Winterfest with near perfect winter weather as the event marked its 45th year this weekend. While festivalgoers were welcomed with some wet snow and slush early on Saturday, the temperature settled at a comfortable level a couple of degrees below freezing by afternoon, cool enough to firm up the snow, […]
Dyer: Climate change truth worth telling no matter how sobering
Scientists and politicians are trying to reassure us it is still worth trying to hold down warming
Baranyai: Too many adding fuel to fires of mistrust
You’re either part of the solution, or you’re part of the problem, it’s often said.