Tag: History
Pearson: Volunteering act of defiance against darkening age
This city’s volunteers and the organizations they assist define London’s endless search for fairness, opportunity, prosperity, and inclusion
Bequest by Elwood Moore estate to inspire conservation among youth
A bequest from the estate of Elwood Moore will ensure his commitment to conservation and environmental education in Grey and Bruce counties inspires others to do the same. The Grey Sauble Conservation Foundation recently announced the bequest, which will support its Environmental Awareness and Education Fund, reflecting Moore’s passion for educating individuals of all ages […]
Q+A: New Ontario Hockey League boss Bryan Crawford
The retired Ontario Hockey League commissioner passed the torch with a few simple words of encouragement. âGo get ’em, kid,â David Branch said to Bryan Crawford before an introductory news conference Thursday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Replacing a 45-year legend at the helm is no small feat, but the 42-year-old from […]
Thousands flock to Goderich airport to see Lancaster’s return
GODERICH – More than 10,000 people visited the Goderich Regional Airport to see the return of the Second World War-era Lancaster FM213 bomber. The Lancaster touched down at the airport on the morning of June 14 — 60 years to the day after it first landed in Goderich. Purchased by the Goderich legion, the bomber […]
Goldie, Todd tabbed for roles on national and provincial squads this summer
A former Owen Sound North Stars field lacrosse player will wear the red-and-white for Team Canada at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship this summer. Team Canada selected Jillian Goldie to its roster ahead of the under-20 world championships in Hong Kong from August 15 to 24. Goldie plays at UMass Lowell (NCAA, Massachusetts) […]
Lancaster greeted by large crowds in Goderich
GODERICH – Aviation and history lovers packed the Goderich Regional Airport and backed up traffic for kilometres on Friday, June 14, to get a glimpse of the return of the Second World War-era Lancaster FM213. The Lancaster touched down at the airport exactly 60 years after it first landed in Goderich, when it was bought […]
RCAF Centralia Cold War crashes
As a NATO country sandwiched between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., Canada never had the option of neutrality during the Cold War. The threat of nuclear war meant that humankind was just minutes away from annihilation. Huron County’s Cold War contributions were two air stations. RCAF Station Clinton was Canada’s radar school, while student pilots trained […]
Old Lake Michigan shipwreck visible again after burial under sand | Great Lakes Echo
Look fast or you may miss an elusive 170-year-old sunken schooner off the coast of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.
The mostly intact shipwreck, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in early April, isn’t always visible, even though it’s in very shallow waters, said Tamara Thomsen, a Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologist.
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Need a summer read? Join this basin-wide book club | Great Lakes Echo
Readers across the Great Lakes states and Canada this year will participate in a basin-wide book club hosted by the Library of the Great Lakes.
From now until September 2025 participants will read Michigan author Sally Cole-Misch’s The Best Part of Us and Ontario author Joanne Robertson’s children’s book, The Water Walker.
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Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says | Great Lakes Echo
Like clockwork, Michigan’s Ford Lake and its downstream neighbor, Belleville Lake, turn bright green every summer due to harmful algal blooms.
The lakes, located near Ypsilanti in the southeast part of the state, have struggled for decades with phosphorus pollution that spurs algae growth.
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