Tag: Lake Erie
Trump jobs purge at NOAA hits Great Lakes staff in Michigan
Great Lakes researchers and communicators with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Michigan are the latest federal employees to be axed amid the ongoing nationwide purge of government […]
Fishing community rallies to help rebuild Owen Sound hatchery
The fishing community is coming together to help the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association rebuild after its hatchery roof collapsed due to snow load. On March 25, 2025, 17 Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association volunteers saved 60,000 rainbow trout fingerlings after heavy snow buckled the supports of the building near Creamery Hill in Owen Sound. Glen Worsley is a […]
Small community set to finally pay off bad $6M bet on old submarine
A small community just east of London is in a position to pay off a Cold War-era submarine, a bad debt that’s hung over it for a decade, its top administrative official says. The Municipality of Bayham, which sits on the shore of Lake Erie in Elgin County and has 7,000 residents, was saddled with […]
Former NOAA administrator says the Great Lakes region will feel impact of layoffs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s former administrator, Rick Spinrad, told The Blade in an interview Saturday that Trump Administration’s decision to terminate hundreds of NOAA employees nationwide has major implications for the Great Lakes region, including the ongoing effort to curb western Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms.
Judge Carr steps away from Lake Erie case as his retirement date approaches
Senior U.S. District Judge James G. Carr has stepped down from the landmark Lake Erie TMDL case in preparation for his June 30 retirement.