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In Michigan farm country, water worries fuel a biogas permit fight
An anaerobic digester in Michigan was shut down after a liquid waste product called “digestate” escaped a nearby farm and flooded a neighboring home’s backyard. Environmentalists point to this incident […]
Easton Cowan ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ notches OT winner in Owen Sound
Easton Cowan credits former London Knight Patrick Kane for the celebration. After beating Carter George low glove with 1:01 left in overtime, Cowan skated to centre ice, dropped to a knee, mimed making a heart shape, and punched right through. “Patty Kane. The Heartbreaker,” Cowan said. The Knights beat Owen Sound 2-1 Sunday afternoon in […]
Neighbour still irked over school-related troubles, despite some students’ efforts
Little has changed on the front lawn of a Woodstock family â a gathering place for as many as 80 unwelcome College Avenue secondary school students â since they went public with their concerns last month. But what has been done since The Free Press detailed the issues is the work of the high schoolers […]
Collectors’ show feeds need for nostalgia, thrill of hunt
Everyone’s Holy Grail is different. At Sunday’s cards and collectables show in Owen Sound, the search was on for that one thing that would make a collector’s day. More than 60 vendors crammed two rooms at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre with tables full of hockey cards, old local bottles and postcards, video games, board […]
Politicians declare trailer park land surplus, sparking residents’ sale fears
Residents of a municipally owned seasonal trailer park in Elgin County are concerned after being caught off-guard by local politicians’ intention to sell the property. Open annually from May to October, Port Glasgow Trailer Park â about 70 kilometres southwest of London â belongs to the Municipality of West Elgin, and recently was declared âsurplus” […]