Tag: Lake Huron
Documentary shot off Bruce Peninsula about to make splash on TVO
A documentary that has shined a light on the underwater world just off the shores of Grey and Bruce counties is about to premiere for audiences across Canada. All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes, directed by the husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick, will make its premiere as […]
LFP ARCHIVES: The early days of what became a six-decade mystery
When police issued a public plea for family members to submit their DNA for testing, it shone a spotlight on a long-forgotten Southwestern Ontario mystery â two men who vanished on a Lake Huron fishing trip six decades ago, never to be seen again. This story from days into the search for Henk Halff and […]
Boy, 12, charged with uttering threats: Ontario Provincial Police
A 12-year-old boy is charged with uttering threats of bodily harm or death and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose after a “threats complaint,” Ontario Provincial Police say.
NOAA taps invasive mussels to track Great Lakes pollution | Great Lakes Echo
By Daniel Schoenherr Zebra and quagga mussels have threatened Great Lakes ecosystems since they arrived in the 1980s. Now the invasive species are acting as unlikely allies in identifying pollution hotspots. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mussel Watch program is collecting the mollusks at sites across the Great Lakes to measure the concentration of […]
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Just like property taxes, London water rates are rising
Water rates are set to soar in London, with tap water surging about nine per cent during three years
Police lay 26 stunt driving charges during traffic-safety crackdown
Provincial police charged more than two dozen motorists with stunt driving during a crackdown targeting dangerous drivers on Southwestern Ontario roads.
Police detail public call for family DNA in six-decade search for missing men
Police are asking relatives of two Southwestern Ontario men who went missing while fishing more than 50 years ago to provide DNA samples.
Police issue call for family DNA in long-forgotten search for missing men
Police are asking relatives of two Southwestern Ontario men who went missing while fishing more than 50 years ago to provide DNA samples.
Groundwater: Who’s in charge? | Great Lakes Now
In the early 2000s a movement to address the plight of the heavily polluted and long neglected Great Lakes started to gain traction.
The goal was to bring the gravitas of the federal government to the issue and in 2004 President George W. Bush signed an executive order declaring the lakes a “national treasure.” An interagency task force was established to bring together the disparate efforts of various federal programs who had been working independently on Great Lakes issues.