Tag: government
Bruce County reps advocate for rural issues at ROMA conference
Leaders from across the province gathered in Toronto from Jan. 18 to 20 for the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference, including members of Bruce County council and staff. “The Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference is a fantastic event where we can showcase what makes Bruce County unique. We take this opportunity to champion […]
Wiarton Willie set to make 70th annual winter weather prediction
With the region feeling the affects of a cold snap, Wiarton Willie waits in the wings to deliver us from frigidness, or cast us into six more weeks of winter.
Environmental, Consumer Groups Challenge Trump’s Unlawful Coal Plant Extensions
Washington, D.C. — Today, seven environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed rehearing requests after Donald Trump’s Department of Energy unlawfully invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act and forced two coal power plants in Indiana to stay online after their planned retirements. The seven groups include Sierra Club, Environmental Law and … [continued]
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$61M in provincial funding for five water projects in Elgin
Five municipalities in Elgin County are getting a financial boost from the provincial government to improve and expand water systems
Michigan spent $1.1M probing tribal boarding schools, then buried the results
Michigan’s Native American boarding schools were known for physical and sexual abuse. The last to close was in 1983, in Harbor Springs. A state study to document those abuses is finished but won’t be released to the public.
