Tag: Plans
Mahon: Weather prediction apps are a growing business, accurate or not
If you don’t like the weather forecast, just move on to the next device
Reimagining the Ponds: New nursery will supply 10,000 trees a year
A lot more trees are about to blossom in London as a south London environmental gem gets a facelift. ReForest London, the environmental agency dedicated to expanding the cityâs tree canopy, has begun work on a massive 1,485-square-metre (16,000-square-foot) nursery that will grow 10,000 trees a year to keep the Forest City green, said co-executive […]
Man planning 100-mile bike and run to Owen Sound
Joel Wright has set his sights on completing a 100-mile run and bicycle trek from Newmarket to Owen Sound that his father and uncle came up just short of achieving many years ago. And in attempting the feat, the 27-year-old Ottawa resident plans to raise funds for charity and hopes to inspire others to keep going […]
Showpiece downtown London mansion damaged in fire hits market
Hit by a fire while being brought back to life, a piece of London’s real estate history â a heritage, Victorian-era mansion in the heart of downtown â is up for sale. The 2½-storey-residence at 496 Waterloo St., across the street from Central secondary school, has long been considered one of the core’s most remarkable […]
McBean: June heat wave has passed but it will have lasting impact
Environment and Climate Change Canada used a heat wave in June to draw a clear link between heat waves and climate change for the first time
Developer begins cleanup, has major plans for Owen Sound waterfront site
The owner of the former Russel Brothers property on Owen Sound’s waterfront wants to get going as soon as possible on constructing a massive luxury resort on the site. Bolton-based developer Jagjit Sandhu said he looks forward to welcoming both locals and visitors to what he called his dream project, and a place he himself plans […]
Activists use anniversary of Kalamazoo River oil spill to call for shutdown of Line 5 pipeline – Great Lakes Commission
Activists gathered to mark the anniversary of the 2010 oil spill near Marshall, Michigan, where a ruptured pipeline released about a million gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River. […]
County staff exploring low-cost home energy efficient retrofit loans
Twenty EV chargers are to be installed at Grey County facilities over this year and next, subject to funding approval from the federal Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program. That’s one of the details shared with county council by Rebecca Danard, the county manager of climate change initiatives, during a review of climate change initiatives over […]
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.
Fundraising run in memory of Tyson Downs to raise money for genetic heart condition research
Balmy Beach brain cancer survivor Jesse Walker is running to raise money this summer in memory of his friend Tyson Downs and support of research into devastating genetic heart conditions. Downs died unexpectedly a year ago at age 18. The gifted athlete with plans to study civil engineering at Conestoga College played with the Owen […]