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LHSC needs additional $99M from province to prevent cuts: Unions
A new report by a provincial health-care workersâ union estimates Londonâs largest hospital needs an additional $99 million from the province just to maintain the status quo.Â
Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin | Great Lakes Now
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
For at least the last decade, Dustin Soyring and his family have struggled with wolves on their farm in the northern Wisconsin town of Maple.
Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility | Great Lakes Now
By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit
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Michigan environmental advocates are hailing a “groundbreaking” settlement to a civil rights complaint filed with state regulators over the expansion of a hazardous waste facility in Detroit.
Lake Michigan yellow perch persist but population and angler catches are low – Great Lakes Commission
The Lake Michigan yellow perch population remains very low, and angler catches are far below historical averages. The drops are linked to the arrival of zebra and quagga mussels in […]
Great Lakes Moment: Ten natural wonders of The Great Lakes Way | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
The Great Lakes Way is an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan (at the head of the St.
Children’s Hospital teaming up with Shriners to improve orthopedic care
London’s Children’s Hospital is joining forces with a Montreal hospital to improve care for children with bone diseases in Southwestern Ontario. Childrenâs Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre and Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada (SHC Canada) was set to announce a new affiliation agreement at a news conference in London on Friday. The collaboration will […]
For boy with rare bone disease, new Children’s Hospital clinic a game-changer
The “first of its kind” partnership brings specialized care closer to home for families in the region who otherwise must travel long distances to get treatment.
Police offer new details in $50K fraud that hit multiple people at nursing home
Only one person is suspected in an estimated $50,000-plus fraud involving multiple victims at a retirement home, a fact police hope will calm public fears.
London councillor dons black to highlight danger of busy road
It’s not often a London city councillor chooses a wardrobe to match the message they plan to deliver at a council meeting. But that is what Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister did Tuesday, when he made an impassioned plea to improve the safety of a deadly stretch of Hamilton Road. “I am sounding the alarm […]
What’s behind the booming popularity of London’s Forest City sport, social club
Founded 15 years ago, the Forest City Sport and Social Club offers co-ed recreational sport leagues and social activities for adults.