Tag: protect
Owen Sound group makes recommendations to improve city rental stock
A local collaborative that has been studying Owen Sound’s rental housing landscape has released a series of recommendations aimed at addressing unhealthy living conditions and providing supports to ensure the existing rental stock in the city is habitable. The RentSafe Owen Sound Collaborative appeared before a city corporate service committee meeting on Nov. 14, where they […]
Another fishing boat sinks at Stokes Bay dock
The Canadian Coast Guard is back at Stokes Bay dock today to deal with another partially sunken fishing boat. “The vessel was reported to CCG the morning of November 20, 2024. CCG will work with the vessel owner to ensure appropriate measures are taken to prevent further pollution within the marine environment,” a federal spokesperson […]
Waves of Change: Meet Protect the Porkies founder Tom Grotewohl
Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
This month, we spoke with Tom Grotewohl, a resident of Wakefield Township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and founder of the Protect the Porkies campaign.
In one Southwestern Ontario county, new rules urge respect for staff: ‘Long overdue’
Norfolk County residents are on notice â misbehave on public property and you might get the boot.
Northern Bruce Peninsula to formalize sale process for shore road allowances following resolution of SON claims
The municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula is moving to adopt formal policies for selling shore road and unopened road allowances now that the courts have said Saugeen Ojibway Nation no longer has a legal claim to ownership of the waters surrounding the Bruce Peninsula. According to a staff report presented at a council meeting on […]
New marine sanctuary spotlights a ‘submerged museum’ on Lake Ontario
By Anna Barnes After seven years of planning, a new marine sanctuary now protects a portion of Lake Ontario rich with history and shipwrecks. The community-driven designation aims to benefit the area through preservation, economic development and conservation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designates marine sanctuaries to preserve sites with national significance, such as […]
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London officers cleared in fatal shooting of man who killed girlfriend
A knife-wielding man who had stabbed his girlfriend and another person, was advancing toward police officers before he was fatally shot, Ontarioâs police watchdog says.
Environmentalists, Industry Divided Over Energy Permitting Bill
Melting ice. Wildfire smoke. Crop losses. Climate change is already having an impact on the Great Lakes region. According to a 2022 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in order to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, humanity would have to reach net-zero emissions by the 2070s.
Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public 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.
Rozdilsky: One superstar (Taylor Swift), 240,000 fans, public safety worries
An expert offers tips on how on fans can stay safe at upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Toronto and Vancouver