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From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish | Great Lakes Now

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From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish

This article was made in collaboration with Native News Online.

Whitefish, a pale, silvery and green-brown freshwater fish is Native to the Great Lakes Basin and a staple in the community, food, and culture of Native tribes surrounding the Great Lakes. The Anishinaabe people have held the whitefish in high regard since creation. 

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Union blames province as London-area Children’s Aid Society cuts jobs

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The London-area child welfare agency is cutting jobs and overhauling some services in the face of a “significant” budget shortfall that its union blames on inadequate provincial funding. Nineteen unionized and four management jobs are affected by the shake-up, said the Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex. Its executive director said spending cuts alone, […]

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Neil Young out, Bryan Adams in at Rock The Park finale

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Neil Young is out, Bryan Adams is in. Rock the Park, London’s big summer rock music festival, is dropping iconic Canadian rocker Neil Young from its four-night outdoor concert series next month because of illness in his band Crazy Horse and replacing him with fellow Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, organizers announced late Wednesday. Young, who […]