Tag: Huron
Two London-region beaches flagged for high bacteria levels
If youâre thinking of heading to a Southwestern Ontario beach this weekend to escape the heat, double-check before you dip. Two popular Lake Erie beaches in the region â Little Beach at Port Stanley and Port Burwell Provincial Park â have been flagged by public health officials after weekly tests detected high levels of E. […]
EAT, DRINK: A Jill Wilcox recipe and the best of craft beer
Cheers to the weekend. It’s time to learn a new recipe with Jill Wilcox; find the best local craft beers with Wayne Newton; and remember to create some great memories with your friends and family.
Southampton residents to have say on High Street redevelopment and cenotaph
The Town of Saugeen Shores is hosting an informal public information centre on July 4 for the proposed multi-year High Street Revitalization project and cenotaph work. The PIC will occur at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre and run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Residents are invited to drop in and talk one-on-one […]
Ribbon-cutting held at new Seashore subdivision in Kincardine
A ribbon-cutting and tour were held as part of the festivities at Kincardine’s new Seashore development on June 13. “Seashore is a unique development and there is really nothing like it along the Lake Huron coastline,” said developer Angelo Orsi, president of Mariposa Homes, during the event. “We would like to pay tribute to past […]
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 […]
Port of Goderich, a gateway to Southwestern Ontario
Each year, 250 ships dock at the port and there are plans to expand
Researchers pioneer method to combat swimmer’s itch by relocating ducks | Great Lakes Echo
Jeff Stratton’s beloved Larks Lake left his feet and legs covered in hundreds of itchy red welts.
“It was horrible,” said Stratton, 68, “Crazy itchy. Crazy painful.”
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Michigan dam removal could improve environment, recreation and storm protection | Great Lakes Echo
The most exciting part about removing a dam in a small Michigan city isn’t the demolition, but what comes after.
The Huron River Watershed Council recently estimated the 148-year-old dam In Ypsilanti could come down in 2025 or 2026.
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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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Teeswater volunteer helped raise $100,000 for Alzheimer Society
Peter Carter met his lofty fundraising goal for the Alzheimer Society and has decided to retire from his decades-long volunteer efforts. “He had wanted to raise $100,000 for the Alzheimers and he raised $105,000, I think it was,” his wife Jo-Ann said by phone Saturday from their Teeswater home. “And we thought maybe if he’d […]