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Arts & Scraps: Reusing materials to combat climate change | Great Lakes Echo
By Jada Vasser Reusing materials in creative ways is a lifelong obsession for Ang Adamiak – one that led her to launch a nonprofit. Even though these days she says she’s mostly “in an office writing grants” while her staff is out doing “interesting work,” building partnerships around the sustainable reuse of materials still fuels […]
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Dyer: A new Scarlet Pimpernel for our times?
A clever stunt pulled off by the self-exiled leader of the Catalan separatist movement won’t do much to help his cause, Gwynne Dyer argues.
OPP patrolling London-area roads from sky to combat spike in motorcycle deaths
With motorcycle deaths spiking in Southwestern Ontario, provincial police are taking to the skies in an effort to make roads safer. There have been 39 deaths from motorcycle crashes on Ontario Provincial Police-patrolled roads this year â 11 of them in west region, an area that encompasses Southwestern Ontario, up from just one last year […]
Commentary: Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Of all the things I could step in while wandering the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Northeast Michigan, vulture vomit was not on my list. My hosts, a team of scientists looking for native plant seeds, warned me to avoid it. Elizabeth Haber is a lead botanist with Seeds of Success, a […]
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‘Dangerous’ storms could lead to tornadoes in London region: Warning
The London region could see severe thunderstorms that may lead to tornadoes throughout the day on Saturday. Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for London and other parts of Southwestern Ontario including portions of Middlesex, Oxford and Perth counties. âConditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms, which may produce tornadoes. Strong winds, […]
Two executives exit London hospital amid fight against looming $150M deficit
London Health Sciences Centre has begun slashing its top administration, long the subject of criticism as bloated and overstaffed, amid a looming $150-million budget deficit.
Letters to the Editor: August 17, 2024
Stop messing with our streets, council
Brews News: Railway City rolls out Sammy Haggar’s Red Rocker Lager
Leaning lighthouse goes for beer
Fare With A Flair: Sicilian pasta pie a hearty Sunday dinner
Serve this with your favourite tomato sauce and pass a bowl of extra Parmesan cheese and a small bowl of red pepper flakes.
After 10 years behind bars, ex-dog trainer, 80, acquitted at murder re-trial
ST. THOMAS â After a decade behind bars, Boris Panovski, freshly acquitted of murder, looked up to the sky on Friday afternoon. âMy first day out and itâs raining,â he said happily before departing the Elgin County courthouse with defence lawyer Margaret Barnes to an uncertain future. The former bird dog trainer and hairstylist from […]