Tag: man
An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands
This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.
By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch
Jay Dee Nichols stamped and packed stiff willow branches between maple wood posts, with muffled crunches.
At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before.
Five things to know about that $200 Ontario cheque in your mailbox
Promised by Premier Doug Ford last fall, $200 cheques are now landing in mailboxes across Ontario. Heather Rivers reports on what you need to know about them.
2 MI Dems help GOP send first immigration bill to Trump’s desk — against some heated opposition
The Laken Riley Act would put immigrants without legal status under federal detention without the possibility of being released if they are arrested for certain crimes.
Boundaries: Kryptonite To Narcissists & Tyrants Of All Sizes
For months, people have been saying that we need to give Donald Trump (another) chance. Now that he’s been in office again for a few days, it’s pretty clear that he’s no friend to clean technology industries. In this article, I want to discuss the best way to fight back … [continued]
The post Boundaries: Kryptonite To Narcissists & Tyrants Of All Sizes appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Bush party killer showed ‘chilling’ bravado posing with gun: Judge
Convicted murderer Carlos Guerra Guerra’s sentencing on a gun charge was a bit of an academic – and mathematical – exercise. Guerra Guerra, 23, won’t serve any more prison time for possessing a restricted firearm. The 2½-year sentence dealt Thursday to the aspiring rapper convicted this month of second-degree murder and assault with a weapon […]
Arsonist profiler sees possible clues in ‘scary’ rash of rural fires
A criminal profiler says he sees clues in the rash of rural fires across a Southwestern Ontario community that’s raised citizen concerns a serial arsonist may be on the loose.
Sinkhole swallows parked vehicle on Brantford street
A sinkhole created by a water main break took a parked vehicle out of commission Wednesday morning. A Honda Civic parked on Nelson Street in Brantford sank into the sinkhole that formed. “Earlier this morning, city crews responded to a water main break at this location, which caused instability beneath the roadway and resulted in […]
London officer cleared in use of Taser on woman in distress
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared a London police officer of criminal wrongdoing for using a Taser to “incapacitate” a woman in distress
Peninsula murder trial starts in Owen Sound
Jurors in an Owen Sound courtroom Wednesday heard the detailed Crown’s theory of what led to the murder of a 36-year-old Toronto woman in Northern Bruce Peninsula more than three years ago. Grey County Crown attorney Patrick Clement presented what he said he expects the evidence to show over the five-week first-degree murder trial […]
Dozens escaped deep cold at city hall’s last-minute overnight shelter
Politicians and frontline agencies are applauding London’s eleventh-hour move to open emergency warming spaces during this week’s extreme cold snap, but all agree there has to be a better plan for the future.