Tag: Infrastructure
Bipartisan bill funding replacement of lead water lines across New York – Great Lakes Commission
Thousands of water service lines across the state are made from the original infrastructure, at times, dating back 100 years. With infrastructure developments throughout the years, the state has passed […]
Bruce County council gets first look at 2025 draft budget
Bruce County‘s draft budget is calling for a 6.81 per cent tax levy increase next year. County staff on Thursday presented the proposed 2025 capital and operating budgets to council. The proposed 6.81 per cent increase, which includes a 1.5 per cent growth assumption would result in an $82 increase in county taxes for the […]
Transport minister visits London, details $45M in rail safety work nationwide
The federal government is investing more than $45 million in improving railway safety across Canada, transportation minister Anita Anand announced in London on Friday.
Effort to map bottom of Great Lakes could reveal location of hundreds of shipwrecks: “There’s a lot we don’t know” – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Observing System’s effort to map every meter of the Great Lakes’ bottom will pinpoint hundreds of underwater shipwrecks, illuminate topographical features and locate infrastructure. The map will […]
Grey forecasted to grow faster than the county predicted
While Grey County growth plans must consider impacts on schools by Ontario legislation, there’s no provincial requirement to consider impacts on health care. That should change, West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles told Grey County council at its regular meeting Thursday, and county staff agreed. “Publicly funded health care I think may be even more fundamental […]
Bus rapid transit: The very latest on construction, expected completion date
Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at where things stand, and what comes next.
Swing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there | Great Lakes Now
By Mike Shriberg, University of Michigan
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If history holds true to form, I expect the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to begin touting their support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as Election Day approaches.
A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal | Great Lakes Now
By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
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.
COUNCIL BRIEFS: East side splash pad sunk?
EAST SIDE SPLASH PAD SUNK? At Monday night’s council meeting, Councillor Marion Koepke asked staff to explain why she’s heard from the community that council has decided to put the kibosh on the Scenic City Order of Good Cheer’s east side splash pad plans. Director of Community Services Pam Coulter explained discussions between Good Cheer […]
Chicken farmers promise Ontario food banks steady supply of meat
Food banks across the province will receive a âsteadyâ supply of chicken raised by local farmers in new program announced Monday in London.