Tag: safety
California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?
A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]
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London police body camera program set to officially kick off
London police officers will be equipped with a new piece of long-awaited technology starting Monday. The force’s $4.2-million program to outfit its 326 frontline officers – constables, sergeants and staff sergeants – with body cameras officially kicks off after months of preparation. The program, included in the four-year, $672-million budget approved by city council last […]
Internal charges against officer at centre of $3M lawsuit resolved
An informal resolution was reached in a professional misconduct case against a Stratford police officer at the centre of a $3-million lawsuit, the city’s police chief says.
Counties to make their pitch to province at ROMA conference
Grey-Bruce politicians and senior staff will hear about issues important to municipalities and present their needs to their provincial counterparts at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference which starts Sunday. They’ll be among 1,900 participants from hundreds of municipalities and organizations across Ontario attending the four-day event at the Sheraton Centre hotel in downtown […]
Georgian Bluffs apologizes for waste collection issues
Georgian Bluffs council has formally apologized to residents for waste and recycling collection headaches in the municipality in recent months, and says it is working with the service provider on the matter. That service provider — Waste Management — has also apologized to customers and says steps are being taken to “enhance” their collection efforts. […]
New gun-offence database will make London safer: Police chief
London police soon will have a new tool to help combat gun violence and prevent crime, the city’s top cop says.
Fertilizer from sewage, a utility money maker, faces uncertain future
Mounting concern about chemical contaminants in sewage sludge used as fertilizer could be a costly liability to utilities.
Labour advocates fume as results of probe into Amazon worker’s death kept from widow
Grieving family members should get easy access to reports of workplace deaths, say workers’ advocates.
Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot
The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]
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Jail for London Airbnb host who secretly filmed guests having sex
A tiny camera hidden in a cellphone charging block has dealt a former Airbnb host a jail sentence and a stern warning to others who dare to secretly record unsuspecting victims. Ontario Court Justice Jason Miller sentenced Abinash Samal, 43, to six months in jail followed by two years probation after the banker and part-time […]