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NREL Partners With Chilkat Indian Village To Improve Housing in Klukwan, Alaska
A team of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers and Tribal staff gathered around the wood stove in Charlie Spud’s home, trying to figure out why it was not drawing air. “Every time I turn on the bath fan, the stove backdrafts,” said Spud, 61, who built the home 13 … [continued]
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One man’s quest to bring more of North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw, to Wisconsin
By Jeff Robbins, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
If you’ve never tasted the fruit from a pawpaw tree, you’re not alone. Due to its extremely short shelf life that renders the fruit edible for only days after being picked, pawpaw is an all-too-rare treat.
Chatsworth not moving ahead with multi-use community hub project
The Township of Chatsworth has pulled the plug on a multi-use community hub proposal at the site of the former Chatsworth arena. At its meeting on Wednesday, council voted against a motion of support for a first phase of the project, that could have potentially seen construction begin in 2030. The motion on the proposal, […]
Fanshawe College plans 35% staffing cut ahead of projected enrolment plunge
Fanshawe College is slashing 400 full-time employees positions – 35 per cent of its workforce – in the wake of a projected cumulative deficit of $95 million by March 2027.
Owen Sound water rates increase five per cent this year
Owen Sound’s water rate is going up five per cent this year. The city’s operation committee carried a motion during an April meeting to amend the fees and charges bylaw to raise the water rates five per cent effective July 1. The wastewater surcharge of 124 per cent of the water rate will remain unchanged. […]