Tag: local
Danuta Valleau receives provincial award for volunteer efforts
Danuta Valleau is this year’s Ontario Senior of the Year Award winner in Georgian Bluffs. The Georgian Bluffs resident was nominated by the township for volunteering in many ways but particularly concerning climate action. Last year she won the township’s Lifetime Volunteer Award. “Thank you, Danuta, for your tireless efforts in promoting environmental stewardship, youth […]
Michigan program helps hobbyists safely rehome aquatic flora and fauna | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Don’t flush that unwanted goldfish – find it a new home instead. Home aquariums and water gardening are two of the many routes invasive species take to enter Michigan habitats. A Michigan State University Extension program provides educational materials and resources for rehoming unwanted aquatic pets. Reduce Invasive Pet and Plant Escapes […]
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Spent fowl classification being used to illegally ship U.S. chicken meat to Canada
As in 2012, some importers have been purposely mislabeling broiler chicken meat as spent fowl in order to circumvent import controls
Budweiser Gardens readies for bigger, better scoreboard: ‘Thrilled’
A bigger, better scoreboard will greet London Knights fans when they return this fall to Budweiser Gardens, an upgrade more than four years in the making for the downtown arena. The four-sided structure, expected to be raised above centre-ice in two weeks, is the âfirst of its kindâ according to the designer. “It’s the biggest […]
Laundromat fire leaves service gap in Kincardine
Local social service agencies are working together to support access to laundry services after a fire demolished a Kincardine laundromat. “Having lost a property of my own to a fire, I can only imagine how challenging and disruptive this must be for the business owners and those who utilized their facilities,” said municipal councillor Beth […]