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Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs | Great Lakes Now
By Kristoffer Tigue, Inside Climate News
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MINNEAPOLIS—A record amount of federal aid will soon flow to states to help fix, replace or demolish their aging dams, many of which are under increasing pressure as climate change fuels more frequent and severe extreme weather events.
Vehicle future is still electric – setbacks and all, auto CEO tells London industry
Despite sluggish sales and automakers scaling back production, the future of automotive remains electric, London manufacturers heard
Police called to courthouse after sentencing triggers outburst
Police were called to the Owen Sound courthouse Thursday after an angry outburst at a conditional sentence imposed for dangerous driving causing death. Luciano Da Silva, 64, of Utopia, Ont., was granted house arrest as part of a conditional sentence of two years less a day and must not drive for four years starting immediately. […]
Georgian Bluffs council takes first run at draft budget
Georgian Bluffs council has kicked off its budget deliberations, with a proposed municipal tax rate increase of just over five per cent. After a day-long budget session on Friday, council directed staff to prepare a draft 2025 budget that maintains a tax rate increase of 5.14 per cent. For the average single-family detached home assessed at […]
River District commercial vacancy rate notches down
Owen Sound’s River District commercial business vacancy rate sits at nine per cent, a three-point drop since 2021. “I think we are making strides forward,” said Viveca Gravel, the co-ordinator of the River District said in an interview about the vacancy rate, which was included in a recent report she gave to the River District […]
Final preparations underway for weekend’s Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
The annual celebration of the harvest’s big and bulbous veggies is marking its 39th year in Saugeen Shores. Port Elgin Pumpkinfest is set to take over the town this weekend with a lineup of events for the whole family to enjoy. Marketing Director Ann-Marie Collins said Tuesday that final preparations were underway for the event […]
Q+A: New OHL commissioner Bryan Crawford on his debut season, so far
LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette spoke with new OHL boss Bryan Crawford about the early impressions of his first season at the helm.
2024 Michigan elections: Tim Walz in north Michigan for debate prep — and pumpkins | Bridge Michigan
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How do fish survive in large urban waterways, like the Chicago River? | Great Lakes Now
How fish adapt to life in large urban rivers, like the Chicago River, is one of the questions Dr. Austin Happel is trying to answer at the Shedd Aquarium.
“Knowing where different fish species are hanging out, we can look around that area and kind of understand what that habitat looks like and what it’s providing for them,” Happel said.
Old downtown storefront gets new life along Dundas Place
A Toronto-area entrepreneur is breathing new life into the core fixture, planning a liquidation store called Almost Free opening this fall.