Tag: Health care
Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. On that day, two boats — one with an American flag representing American autoworkers and one with a Canadian flag representing Canadian autoworkers — met in the middle of the Detroit River to hold a wake, symbolizing the death of the river from pollution.
Crowd protests Trump policies at northern Mich. ‘Hands Off’ rally
The Traverse City demonstration was one part of Saturday’s grassroots rallies held nationwide as part of the “Hands Off” protest movement.
Measles outbreak: More cases in London area; a glimmer of hope
A health unit near London at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak continues to see an increase in cases of the highly infectious disease. Here is the latest on the outbreak that has spread throughout Southwestern Ontario, including Middlesex-London. THE EPICENTRE Measles cases continue to climb in Oxford and Elgin counties that accounted for […]
Neudorf running for NDP in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Secondary school teacher Christopher Neudorf is taking a second run at the Bruce-Grey Owen Sound MP’s job as the NDP candidate in the riding. Neudorf, 33, confirmed Tuesday that the local riding association expects to have his candidacy finalized in the next couple of days and he is looking forward to hitting the campaign trail […]
‘Tiny homes’ project for London war veterans seeks to raise $4M
The group behind a 20-unit tiny home village for homeless veterans in London is hoping to raise at least $4-million from the community.