Tag: roads
Tension flares as Western University closes campus roads amid ongoing strike
As frustration mounts over bumper-to-bumper traffic near Western Universityâs campus, striking workers and the school are nowhere near reaching an agreement, a union representative says.
Hells Angels rally to support member injured in London motorcycle crash
The Hells Angels and their supporters are rallying around a member of the outlaw motorcycle gangâs London chapter after he was injured in a crash.
London traffic-calming 101 (or why am I driving over more speed bumps?)
City staff have their eye on traffic-calming measures near schools and construction zones, but rely on residents to bring problem roads to their attention.
Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin | Great Lakes Now
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
For at least the last decade, Dustin Soyring and his family have struggled with wolves on their farm in the northern Wisconsin town of Maple.
Move-in at Western University goes smoothly as strike has little effect
Despite picketing workers and closed roads at Western University, the beginning of move-in weekend is off to a good start, students and parents say. Students, friends and family lined the sidewalks on campus Saturday with suitcases, boxes and luggage carts in tow, aiming to get moved into their new or familiar home in time for […]
Picket lines at Western as blue-collar strike starts amid student arrival
Students moving into Western University residences this weekend will first be greeted by pickets at the school’s Richmond Street main gates after its blue-collar workers went on strike Friday morning. Members of CUPE Local 2361 went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday after the union and the school failed to reach a last-minute deal. At […]
Southeast Michigan facility will soon house waste from the Manhattan Project | Great Lakes Now
By Elinor Epperson, Michigan Public
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.
The Kincardine Independent
The weather gurus have confirmed that Toronto has been hit with not one but two serious storms this summer – two once-in-a-100-year storms within weeks of each other – flooded … Continue reading More flooding, closed roads and insurance claims
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London councillor dons black to highlight danger of busy road
It’s not often a London city councillor chooses a wardrobe to match the message they plan to deliver at a council meeting. But that is what Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister did Tuesday, when he made an impassioned plea to improve the safety of a deadly stretch of Hamilton Road. “I am sounding the alarm […]