Tag: safety
Regulators express concerns over “very, very demanding” timeline for Palisades approval
Holtec International wants the Palisades nuclear plant in Southwest Michigan to be the first shuttered nuclear plant to ever reopen in the U.S. But federal requlators Tuesday questioned their timeline for bringing the plant back online.
Owen Sound council approves new snowmobile trail agreement
City council approved new five-year land-use agreements for the East Side Snowmobile Club and Stoney Keppel Riders. Council also delegated approval authority for such agreements with local snowmobile clubs in future to the director of community services. The agreements cover the city for liability through the user groups’ insurance by making the areas an official […]
As the snow piles up, so do complaints at city hall
Recent wintery weather has generated public complaints at city hall about street and sidewalk plowing. Coun. Carol Merton, who chairs the operations committee which oversees snow-clearing efforts, said she’s been getting them and so have city staff. At city council Monday, she invited Lara Widdifield, the city’s director of public works and engineering, […]
Maritime Time: ‘You’re sinking, you idiot!’
“What the little ice devils pull down in Lake Superior never comes up again.”
U.S. Department of Energy Awards $11 Million to 49 State, Local, and Tribal Governments to Support Community Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced its next round of award recipients through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. Grants Will Fund Energy Infrastructure Projects in Communities Ranging from Energy Workforce Development Programs, Cost-saving building upgrades WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today … [continued]
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Police arrest suspect near Chepstow after police respond in force
South Bruce OPP took someone into custody after a heavily armed police presence north of Chepstow Saturday. Police said in a release Saturday that the OPP Emergency Response Team, K-9 and Aviation units responded to and “incident” just after 2 p.m. in the area of Schmidt Lake Road, north of Chepstow in Brockton. “Officers interacted […]
Independent review gives high marks to Woodstock Hospital
A Southwestern Ontario hospital’s performance has been given the highest recognition possible by an independent agency’s analysis.
London officials urge safety with deep freeze set to feel like -21 C
London public health officials have issued the first cold weather alert of 2025 with bitter winds expected to make it feel like -21 C on Tuesday.
Making Cement With Fewer The Carbon Emissions
Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a new electro-chemical process to make low carbon cement.
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Baranyai: Online harms continue as politics highjacks agenda
More than 12 years after the death of Amanda Todd, we’re still playing catch-up to a realm of torment and abuse that is only expanding.