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‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now

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‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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Emancipation festival this weekend in Owen Sound

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The 162nd Emancipation Festival features a speakers’ forum Friday, a community celebration Saturday and gospel music Sunday.  Cyrus Sundar Singh will speak at Grey Roots Museum Friday night. He’s an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, a musician and filmmaker who was born and raised in India.  He’ll talk about Nova Scotia’s Africville, a one-time […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Boater rescued off Kincardine coast Sunday

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South Bruce OPP and a Good Samaritan helped bring a boat to shore Sunday after it began taking on water.  Police were called to Kincardine harbour about 12:50 p.m. for a vessel that had struck a rock just off the coast of Kincardine on Lake Huron, a police news release said.  The vessel was reported […]