Tag: Plans
Ex-London hospital board member pulls $1M pledge over deficit concerns
A London Health Sciences Centre donor is pulling a $1-million pledge he made to the hospitalâs foundation, citing frustration over what he is calling mismanagement and its growing deficit.
9 years. 225 court exhibits. One judge’s ruling looms in dog breeder murder retrial
The Crownâs case against former high-flying field dog breeder and hair stylist Boris Panovski is like a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of circumstantial evidence.
Kelso Beach at Nawash Park unsafe for swimming
Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound is unsafe for swimming, say Grey Bruce Public Health and the city Grey Bruce Public Health said in a news release water-sampling results received Friday afternoon showed bacterial levels exceeded Ontario Ministry of Health standards. The beach will remain posted as unsafe until samples return with levels […]
Energy News Roundup: Climate change, energy transition are transforming the Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Now
Those living near the Palisades nuclear power plant in Southwest Michigan remain divided over plans to resurrect it. The proposed recommissioning would be the first for a retired nuclear plant in the United States — but could pave the way for more. At a recent meeting in Benton Harbor that marked the opening of a federal public comment period, some of the plant’s neighbors said they were excited about the jobs it would bring back or the low-carbon electricity it would send flowing back onto the grid.
Dyer: Trump neither unique nor irreplaceable
Almost everybody who feels obliged to comment about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is insisting that ‘violence has no place in American politics’, but of course it has
Drug diversion sparks return of panel reviewing London’s ‘safe supply’ programs
The news that London police are seizing more opioids prescribed through safe supply programs has raised questions about who’s running the programs and what diversion safeguards are in place.
To tackle climate change, Michigan enlists a ‘corps’ of volunteers | Great Lakes Now
By Gabrielle Nelson, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Hundreds take part in Meaford Harbour 5-km run/walk
By the time the Meaford Harbour 5-km run and walk began at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sun was beating down and the temperature had passed the 20 degrees Celcius mark. But that didn’t stop a team of five dedicated Meaford firefighters from taking on the race, each wearing a near complete set of bunker […]
Furniture store with catchy radio jingle ending four-decade run
His store’s radio jingle is probably embedded in your head to stay, but Randy Snow is folding up his London furniture business after a four-decade run. Snow, who founded The Table & Chair Co. with a partner in the fallout of the early 1980s recession, is packing it in â trading his sofas and sectionals […]
Lend a hand while Owen Sound booster Jan Chamberlain is out of action
In small towns across Canada, women are truly community heroes. In our small town of Owen Sound, one amazing woman leader stands out – Jan Chamberlain – who has made civic pride her life-long career. Now in her 80s, Jan’s efforts remain full of passion and purpose, building on her keen sense of belonging to […]