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Bat from Grey-Bruce tests positive for rabies
A bat from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for rabies and a person who was potentially exposed to the virus is receiving post-exposure treatment. The little brown bat, which is the first animal rabies case in Grey-Bruce in 2024, was submitted for testing earlier this week as part of Grey Bruce Public Health’s investigation into a […]
Making up for lost trees | Great Lakes Now
The rain started more than an hour before we arrived at an acre of marginal farmland that’s wedged between a house on a nearby hill and Sharon Creek. A tributary of the Thames River, Sharon Creek is a waterway that wends 170 miles through southwestern Ontario before emptying into Lake.
Use Nespresso coffee pods? Now there’s a way to recycle them in London
First the blue bin, then the green bin, and now the green . . . bag?
Robbery suspect had two knives, coyote spray when arrested: Police
A robbery suspect who stabbed a bystander was carrying two knives and a cannister of coyote spray when he was arrested Wednesday, London police said
Certain Chrysler Pacifica hybirds banned from Chi-Cheemaun amid fire concerns
Certain Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid models are no longer permitted on Owen Sound Transportation Company ferries, including the Chi-Cheemaun until recall service is completed to mitigate fire risks. The Owen Sound Transportation Company posted a notice on its website earlier this week announcing the decision. Some Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid (PHEVs) models from 2017 to […]
Lower speed limits near schools on major roads shot down
A London city councillor is scratching her head after her colleagues voted by a near two-to-one margin to shoot down proposed speed limit reductions in school zones on major roads. Council voted 9-5 at a meeting Tuesday against a staff recommendation to reduce the speed limit on 30 stretches of major London roads such as […]
Making the cut: Robot mower touches down in London area
If George Jetson had a front lawn, he would have had a robot to cut the grass for him. The space-age cartoon answer to that chore may be a long way off yet for most homeowners, but one Southwestern Ontario town has already taken that step, with Strathroy-Caradoc recently buying whatâs believed to be the […]
Letters to the Editor: July 25, 2024
Stop dropping off homeless in London
Green infrastructure job trainings aim to support growing field | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson As more green infrastructure projects are installed across the state, more workers are needed to maintain them. Friends of the Rouge, a Detroit-area nonprofit that manages the River Rouge watershed, is offering a short course about maintaining green infrastructure like rain gardens. The course is an opportunity for workers to expand their […]
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Umpires honour one of their own who died at area tournament
A serious car crash in 1999 couldnât keep Rick Rogers away from the game he loved. The former fastball player had transitioned to menâs league slo-pitch in Stratford, but his playing days ended after suffering two broken legs and a shattered spleen in the collision. Years of surgery helped him walk again, and he took […]