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Inside is not the answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Echo
By Mia Litzenberg In the Detroit area, people experience unsafe levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone in the air they breathe. These pollutants are blamed for adverse health effects such as heart disease, respiratory issues and cancer. The University of Michigan is part of an ongoing Detroit research partnership, Community Action […]
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Blue Mountains man arrested after stabbing at cemetery
A Blue Mountains man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly stabbed a co-worker with a knife while they were conducting repair work at a cemetery near Collingwood. On Friday afternoon, several individuals were conducting repair work at the Collingwood Presbyterian Cemetery on Poplar Sideroad in Clearview Township. At some point during the work, […]
Politicians give shelter $1.8M for rest of 2024, but no promise beyond that
A London shelter now has the runway, potentially, to turn its wintertime beds into a year-round space for the homeless, though city politicians are queasy about the $4-million-plus annual cost. City politicians have voted 10-2 to give Ark Aid Street Mission $1.8 million, pulled from reserves, to continue providing 24-hour assessment at its Dundas Street […]
Experts predict moderate Lake Erie toxic algae bloom | Great Lakes Echo
By Gabrielle Nelson Lake Erie’s annual algae bloom has begun to form weeks ahead of schedule off the coast of southeast Michigan, but scientists say they expect only a moderate bloom this year. “There was scum off Monroe,” said Richard Stumpf, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographer who leads the federal government’s bloom forecasting […]
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Pearson: Art brings us together at critical times
Exhibitions and art events, whatever the size or venue, encourage dialogue, social contact, and economy. More importantly, they foster a sense of belonging.
Bottoms up! London craft brewery set to add eatery in business overhaul
Beerlab London is out, Supply and Demand Beer and Pizza is in. A London craft brewery that’s operated on Talbot Street since the year before the pandemic struck, specializing in experimental small-batch beers, is expanding into an eatery-entertainment venue amid what one of its owners says are challenges drawing customers to its downtown location. Many […]
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Furniture store with catchy radio jingle ending four-decade run
His store’s radio jingle is probably embedded in your head to stay, but Randy Snow is folding up his London furniture business after a four-decade run. Snow, who founded The Table & Chair Co. with a partner in the fallout of the early 1980s recession, is packing it in â trading his sofas and sectionals […]
String of auto thefts, crashes cause $500K in damage: OPP
A brazen early morning string of auto thefts and crashes in Goderich left $500,000 of property damage in its wake, Huron OPP say. Officers investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle in near Elgin Avenue in Goderich at about 3:20 a.m. Friday found a damaged pickup that had been abandoned on Kingston Street, police said. […]
City committee to consider new Catholic high school site Tuesday
Owen Sound’s committee of adjustment will consider a plan to build a new Catholic high school on vacant land on the city’s eastern fringe. A 1,012-student Catholic high school is proposed for along 28th Avenue East, about 300 metres south of 16th Street East, documents on the city’s website show. The hearing Tuesday may be watched online via a link on […]