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Baranyai: Education best tool in combatting fraud
Confidence scams are as old as money itself. Their sophistication and reach has only increased in the digital age.
Urban farm taking root to honour Nathan Deslippe’s legacy: ‘Wonderful’
When Mona Lam-Deslippe first started growing vegetables in tower gardens, she set up the operation in her the office of her downtown London condo.
Two affordable housing projects move ahead in St. Thomas
With more people flocking to St. Thomas, two affordable housing projects will add much needed homes to serve the cityâs growing population.
Grey-Bruce politicians call AMO conference a success
Local politicians and staff discussed a wide range of priorities and issues affecting Grey-Bruce at the Association of Municipalities on Ontario conference in Ottawa this week. Everything from homelessness and addictions, to healthcare and long-term care, to energy, transportation and infrastructure were on the minds of area representatives when they met with provincial ministers and […]
Research team wants to use odors to catch ‘vampire fish’ – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission has put together a team of researchers from Michigan State University and other universities to work on FishPass, a project that broke ground in May […]
Michigan is part of multi-state effort to track chronic wasting disease | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Researchers at Cornell University are studying whether machine learning can help states and tribes predict the spread of a dangerous disease plaguing North American deer. A recent study done in partnership with Michigan State University showed that machine learning could calculate where chronic wasting disease will spread at the county level. That […]
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Points North: Frankenfish | Great Lakes Now
By Patrick Shea, Dan Wanschura and Morgan Springer
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
Lake trout are on life support in Lake Michigan.
Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants | Great Lakes Now
By Amalia Medina, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal 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.
Great Lakes beach closings are no protection from harmful pollutants | Great Lakes Echo
By Amalia Medina A green flag flying on a Great Lakes beach does not necessarily mean it’s safe to swim. Checking beach monitoring websites like BeachGuard is not a surefire solution either. These two findings are central to a public health research project, the Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Assessment, that set out to measure […]
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