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Canadian wildfires are heating up, bringing smoke to Michigan | Great Lakes Now
By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit
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After a relatively subdued spring and early summer, Canadian wildfires are once again spreading and burning millions of acres, forcing the evacuation of 9,000 residents in Labrador and Newfoundland and threatening operations in the oil-producing hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
New executive director at Grand Theatre knows the ropes
The Grand Theatre cast a wide net in its search for a new executive director but ended up choosing someone within its ranks
New rules coming for London landlords as ‘renoviction’ bylaw backed
London city council took a big step Tuesday to protect Londoners from bad-faith “renovictions,” approving the drafting of a bylaw that will place new conditions on landlords and leaving the door open for requiring them to provide displaced tenants with another place to stay. City council voted unanimously to advance the licensing and professional approval […]
Michigan school funding bump varies by district. See how much yours will get | Bridge Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the new state budget will mean an average $400 per pupil increase for Michigan schools. Education leaders say itâs a little more complicated….
Wiarton gearing up for first annual Homecoming Weekend
A new event is planned for Wiarton on the Civic Holiday weekend this year. The first annual Wiarton Homecoming Weekend will take over the South Bruce Peninsula town, building on the annual Wiarton Rotary Village Rotary Fair, which was discontinued in 2023 after more than 82 years. Joe Vanderzand of the organizing committee said Tuesday […]