Tag: Population
What would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?
A few months ago, I was riding on Amtrak’s new Borealis line from St. Paul, Minn., to Chicago. The train was packed that day, and the new line has proved popular.
My coach seat was much nicer than any airline. Plus, I didn’t have to go through security.
Woodstock: Investing in a downtown dream
Ambitious streetscape project will showcase the best of the city’s historic core. This is Part 5 of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
Mennonite gathering in New Brunswick source of Ontario measles outbreak
A measles outbreak that has infected scores of unvaccinated children in Southwestern Ontario reportedly had its start at a Mennonite religious gathering in New Brunswick last year. In a March 7 letter to Ontario’s health units, the province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said there was “an exposure at a large gathering […]
Funding cuts place Great Lakes piping plover in danger
As federal funding continues to be slashed in many areas around the country, experts are concerned that the piping plover population will be in danger without the proper care. Read […]
Kinloss Kairshea WI learns about Northern Huron Connection Centre
“I’m blessed to be able to do this,” said Lisa Harper, resource development manager for United Way Perth-Huron. Harper was the guest speaker at the March 20 meeting of the Kinloss Kairshea Women’s Institute, held at the former Lucknow town hall and she spoke on the Northern Huron Connection Centre (NHCC) in Wingham. The NHCC […]