Tag: Homes
How northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
Hurricane Milton made landfall last week in Florida, even as communities across the southeast are still reeling from Hurricane Helene.
It wasn’t a drone, it was a heron. And that thing it dropped? It was poop: Police
A police investigation in a small Southwestern Ontario town that was initially sparked by multiple reports of a drone dropping “an unknown substance” on homes, vehicles and properties has come to a more natural conclusion. It was a heron. And it was dropping feces. Police concluded that “no criminal activity had occurred.” The investigation started […]
Youth group learns about apple trees, makes fresh applesauce
It was a perfect September day for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society’s “For our Youth” (FOY) club to meet at leader Rhonda’s rural property south of Kincardine. Her beautifully treed yard and different varieties of apple trees promised great things for the day’s activities. We began with a roll call (What’s your favourite apple […]
‘Strong mayor’ powers needed to speed affordable housing: City staff
Strong mayor powers could soon become a more common tool at London city hall, with the suggestion it could get affordable housing built faster.
Man calls on Grey County to act on local groundwater threat
Thorsten Arnold warned Grey County council Thursday that it must act to avoid widespread drinking water contamination due to a combination of local factors. This area’s karst geology is well known, with its shallow soil layer over permeable bedrock in places which reduces aquifer protection. The geology includes sinkholes and fissures which allow surface contaminants to […]
Growing Concerns: Fall garden cleanup may limit disease
There’s mixed views about whether or not you should clean up your flower beds in the fall and if you should dispose of all your leaves.
Home sales, new listings surge in Grey-Bruce in September
After Grey-Bruce home sales showed signs of picking up over the summer, they surged forward in September. The 257 homes that sold through the MLS System of the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound in September was almost 43 per cent higher than sales during the same month in 2023. The big jump followed […]
Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back. | Great Lakes Now
By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest
Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism. Visit us online at www.investigatemidwest.org.
Achoooo! Flu bug lingers as cool weather, cold season looms
No, itâs not your imagination. That stubborn cold is lingering, that nagging cough just wonât go away and flu season is not even in full swing yet. The Middlesex-London Health Unit issued a reminder that as we head indoors and gather together, local residents must also guard against flu and Covid-19. âWe’re monitoring a number […]
Tenant living ‘one day at a time’ as eviction deadline passes
Evicted from her apartment, Carol Rogers is glad to have found a new place to live, but fears other tenants who stayed past the eviction date in the building she used to live in could face homelessness. Ken Thompson, one of as many of five tenants still in their units at 435 Nelson St., shares […]