Tag: Port Burwell
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A landmark lighthouse. A historic submarine. Not enough money for both
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PORT BURWELL – A Cold War-era submarine in a Southwestern Ontario village is sinking efforts, for now at least, to restore one of the oldest lighthouses on Lake Erie’s north shore. Port Burwell is home to both the HMCS Ojibwa, a museum-piece submarine tourists can visit, and to the historic lighthouse that dates back to…
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‘The grand canyon’: Huge crater on Erie’s shore underlines erosion threat
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With parts of the Lake Erie coast eroding at a pace of four metres or more a year – some of the highest rates in the Great Lakes – one group is appealing for federal funding to fight it. “We’re never going to solve coast erosion, but doing the technical work . . . associated…
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In one area community, a novel solution to fill empty space at school
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Despite skyrocketing enrolment at some schools in the London area, one in a Lake Erie village has so few pupils – now 105 – a plan is in place to keep its Grade 6 kids for two more years to help offset falling enrolment.
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PHOTOS: An icy Lake Erie plunge to kick off 2024
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Dozens braved the chilly weather to plunge into Lake Erie during Port Burwell’s Polar Bear Swim on New Year’s Day.
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Port Burwell beachfront townhouse condos a go despite rejection by local council
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Whether residents of Port Burwell are for or against it, including local politicians, plans for beachfront townhouse condos have been given the go-ahead by a provincial development watchdog. The 13-unit complex rejected by a vote of 4-1 in January by Bayham council, instead recently received interim approval by the Ontario Land Tribunal. Council turned down…
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Police Report: OPP take part in ‘contentious eviction’; stolen goods seized
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A “contentious eviction” in Bayham Township drew a huge police presence Thursday including an armoured truck to the Lake Erie village of Port Burwell in Elgin County.
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A boozy golf cart ride in the wee hours of the morning has resulted in charges for one Tillsonburg person.
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A boozy golf cart ride in the wee hours of the morning has resulted in charges for one Tillsonburg person.
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Repair work begins at Port Burwell’s landmark Lake Erie lighthouse
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Stabilization measures began this week on Port Burwell’s 1840-vintage wooden lighthouse – the oldest one on Lake Erie’s north shore – so badly in need of repair it was at risk of toppling over.
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Rotting 183-year-old Lake Erie lighthouse at risk of toppling: Officials
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Port Burwell’s 1840-vintage wooden lighthouse – the oldest one on Lake Erie’s north shore – is so rickety it’s sealed off and at risk of being blown over.
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Killer with ‘contempt for law’ to serve 17 years – same span he hid body in freezer
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ST. THOMAS – For 17 years, Ashley Pereira’s body was hidden in a chest freezer while his family held out hope he was still alive.