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City politicians push ahead with potential cuts to community grants
City politicians voted Thursday to have staff study potentially cutting by half the funding for London’s capital grants program, even after emotional pleas from community groups whose leaders say they need the financial help. The tense debate â based on a proposal from a tax-cut working group started by Mayor Josh Morgan â ended with […]
Wiarton doctor retires after 40 years
A beloved Wiarton doctor is calling it a career and hanging up the stethoscope after 40 years. Dr. John Van Dorp hopped in the car with his wife Geneva Thursday morning and headed to Blythe to take in some theatre. “I went to a seminar a number of years ago about preparing for retirement, and […]
Great Lakes Learning: All about aquaculture | Great Lakes Now
This lesson will explore the phenomenon of whitefish population decline in the Jordan River by Green Bay, Wisconsin. Whitefish are an important source of food and commerce in the Great Lakes, but for over a century the population has been in flux due to a number of factors ranging from human impact to invasive species and climate change.
City politicians heed tenant advocates’ push, eye tougher ‘renoviction’ bylaw
Emotional tales of housing vulnerability moved politicians to seek critical improvements to a draft bylaw intended to prevent renovictions
Low German Mennonite students trace their history with high school mural
The path of low German Mennonites to Southwestern Ontario â driven from Canada in the early 19th century to Mexico, and back again to become a presence in many rural pockets across the region â is captured by a student-made mural at one local high school
Police, volunteers search Lake Erie for missing Port Stanley swimmer
PORT STANLEY â Police launched an extensive search through Lake Erie around this popular beach town after a swimmer entered the water on Sunday afternoon and didn’t resurface. It was about 2:30 p.m. when the main beach â typically filled with huge crowds on sunny summer weekends â was cleared. Six Ontario Provincial Police cruisers, […]
New Michigan law requires homeowners associations to allow rooftop solar | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
People who want to install solar panels on their roofs have to consider a lot: sunlight, cost, and coordinating with contractors and utilities.
Teen’s plea to boost safety at deadly intersection hits home
An inspiring presentation from a teenager who lives near a rural Oxford County intersection where crashes frequently occur â including two fatal collisions in two years â has influenced officials to improve traffic calming measures. Nathan Bean, 17, spoke Wednesday at an Oxford County council meeting on behalf of Zorra Township residents concerned about safety […]
City looks to sweeten pot for affordable units, office conversions
London city hall may offer cash to builders to add affordable units to their projects and increase payments to landlords converting offices to apartments. In two separate proposals to two different city council committees that meet next week, city staff recommend tapping into a $74-million federal government fund to offer increased incentives to developers and […]
PFAS News Roundup: End of Chevron deference may intensify drinking water contamination by further delaying PFAS cleanup, experts warn | Great Lakes Now
In an article by the Wisconsin Examiner, legal experts cited the myriad of ways the Supreme Court ruling on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron deference, will likely harm future PFAS litigation. The decision came just days after a group of utilities and chemical companies filed three lawsuits in the U.S.