Tag: Snow
Snow days, cold days: How Michigan schools decide itâs time to cancel classes
How cold is too cold to wait outside for the bus? Superintendents weigh weather and other factors in deciding whether to cancel school….
Jury hears account of deadly fight at trial of woman charged in mom’s death
The woman charged with manslaughter in the 2021 death of her mother told police that they were “strangling each other full-throttle,” the jury heard Friday as the Crown concluded its case.
Trail Talk: Snowshoes and stoats
Columnist Patrick Capper had an interesting week hiking in Huron County
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.
A few moments in Traverse City’s Botanic Garden, despite the snow
The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park has been open for 10 years. One of its founders says they’ve got designs on the next century.
How Southwestern Ontario is losing its winter (and why that should worry you)
Parts of Southwestern Ontario are losing more than two weeks of sub-zero days each winter due to climate change, a new report says. In London and Middlesex County, there are an average of nine additional above-freezing days each December to February, a trend that may lead to more ice storms and flooding, one renowned climate […]
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, […]
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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Grey-Bruce farmers told to be ready to adapt to changing climate
While Grey-Bruce and the rest of southern Ontario is expected to be less affected by a changing climate than many other areas, it still doesn’t mean farmers here don’t need to be ready to adapt. Mark Robinson, a meteorologist and storm chaser with The Weather Network presented to a packed Elmwood Community Centre during Crop […]
Durham flood risk decreases as water levels fall
Water levels have fallen and stabilized in the Saugeen River through Durham, so the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority stepped down its flood advisory Monday. Its flood “watch” was reduced to a less concerning “flood outlook” statement. West Grey’s use of high hoes and other construction equipment reduced the flood risk by clearing out ice which […]