Lucknow Sentinel

Lucknow’s Music in the Fields wraps up for another year

5 min read

It was a memorable weekend in Lucknow for many music lovers. Especially first-time concertgoer Kora Soper. Soper travelled from Tiverton with her partner, Jacob McCullough, to see singer-songwriter Dayna Reid perform, shedding a few tears when given the opportunity to meet Reid in person and get her autograph. A superfan of the Elmvale-based artist since […]

Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

School backpack program exceeds demand expectations, faces funding shortfall

3 min read

The United Way Bruce Grey’s backpack program has already surpassed its initial estimate by handing out more than 2,500 fully-stocked backpacks to kids heading back to school in September. The 2,513 students served to date are the most in the program’s history, and the United Way expects that tally to keep ticking upwards. Last year, […]

Great Lakes Echo Water

Illegal dumping nets probation sentence in Ohio fish kill | Great Lakes Echo

2 min read

By Eric Freedman   A federal judge has sentenced an Ohio business owner to one year on probation and a $5,000 fine for illegally dumping a hazardous ammonia-containing substance into the Scioto River near Kenton. The crime killed more than 40,000 fish. U.S. Magistrate Judge Darrell Clay also ordered Mark Shepherd, 72, to perform 150 […]

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Goderich Signal Star

Trail Talk: Invasive plants

4 min read

I have really noticed a lot of invasive plants lately. Spotted knapweed is in bloom with that small purple flower in nearly every open area, and is the dominant plant in several places, for example in the Hullett Sugar Bush and the Falls Reserve. However I have often seen butterflies nectaring on the flower. Himalayan […]

Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants | Great Lakes Now

8 min read

Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants

By Amalia Medina, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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