Tag: Huron
Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way
A recent Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan report documents substantial progress in creating The Great Lakes Way — an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan on southern Lake Huron to Toledo, Ohio on western Lake Erie.
In 2000, the Community Foundation polled metropolitan Detroit communities about obstacles to building greenways.
How much ice will be on the Great Lakes this year? Forecasters make prediction.
A warm spell in February meant record low ice coverage on the Great Lakes at the end of last winter.
Over 700 drivers charged in Ontario during RIDE campaign
The Ontario Provincial Police charged 743 drivers with impaired driving between Nov. 21 and Jan. 1 as part of its holiday RIDE campaign. These drivers rang in the new year with the threat of losing their driver’s licence for a full year and paying the tough financial penalties associated with a serious criminal code offence. […]
Rollover collision into hydro pole leads to charges
ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH – A 16-year-old driver from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged after a rollover collision on Sunday, Dec. 15. The Huron OPP said officers received a report of a rollover collision into a hydro pole on Lanesville Line in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh just after 4:40 a.m. After speaking with the driver, officers alleged the driver’s ability to operate […]
Snow squall warning issued as London region braces for wintry blast
Southwestern Ontario is bracing for the first significant snowfall of the new year.
A Great Lakes ‘Pompeii’? Lake Huron’s depths hold secrets of human history
Humans once hunted caribou on a land bridge that’s now submerged under Lake Huron. Research in this area has uncovered new findings, including a peat bog containing preserved prehistoric DNA. […]
New crosswalk overhead lights installed in Goderich
GODERICH – Huron County OPP are reminding motorists and pedestrians using crosswalks to pay attention and be safe. Goderich residents have likely seen the new overhead lighting system on Bayfield Road at the intersection of Bennett Street East. “This busy pedestrian crossing has been at this location for a long time due to the high […]
Trail Talk: Spending the holidays on the trails
Huron County hiking aficionados take to the trails on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day
Business out $10K after employee falls for Bitcoin scam
A retail business in Exeter is out almost $10,000 after an employee fell for a Bitcoin scam, Huron OPP said. The employee of the business that wasn’t identified by police received a text message on their phone that appeared to be from their supervisor, police said Thursday. The message instructed the employee to collect all […]
Michigan’s State of the Great Lakes report: a lot of work ahead
The State of the Great Lakes report includes a number of accomplishments and jobs still ahead for improving the environment and the well-being of the people who drink, fish, and swim in the waters.