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Children’s Museum makes urgent $1M appeal to open new London home
Hard hit by the pandemic, which drove up its costs, the London museum says it needs to raise $1 million to open its new operation this year.
Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit? | Great Lakes Now
By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit
This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.
Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.
FishPass construction begins with removal of Traverse City dam – Great Lakes Commission
Construction crews began to replace the Union Street Dam in Traverse City, Michigan, with a unique structure called FishPass which is designed to enable native fish migration while stopping invasive […]
Cool! All London District Catholic school board classes now have air conditioning
The London-area Catholic school board is marking a cool milestone, with every classroom in its system now equipped with air conditioning.
300 sq. ft. of peace: Group plans ‘tiny homes’ for homeless London veterans
A proposed “tiny” housing project for homeless London veterans is forging ahead with hopes of getting shovels in the ground next spring.
Frustrated homeowners may get break on costly sewer hook-up order
Ingersoll landowners disgruntled over a potential $17,000 charge to switch from septic systems to a municipal sewer pipeline have persuaded local politicians to consider options other than a mandatory hook-up. After 55 Ingersoll property owners fumed upon receiving letters requiring them to link to a sewer pipeline at a maximum cost of $17,646 each, Oxford […]
‘Extraordinary ordinary’ woman inspires family to create Fanshawe College bursary
April Paton wasnât a household name.Â
Points North: Labor of Mixed Emotions | Great Lakes Now
By 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.
Growing up, Nic Theisen thought farming was a terrible way to make a living.
Why is Lake Michigan water so important to the massive new Microsoft data center in Racine County – Great Lakes Commission
Microsoft is building a massive data center on a huge piece of property in the Racine County village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. There are deep concerns about the power and […]
Western Fair mural marathon leaves lasting mark on Old East Village
Twenty-five street artists. A 10-day festival. One lasting impact on Old East Village.  Giant murals now grace three of the four sides of Queens Park, the green space on the northwest corner of the Western Fair Racetrack â the result of a marathon effort by Canadian and international street artists during this yearâs Western Fair. […]