London Free Press

Menon: Why do some athletes develop neurodegeneration and others don’t?

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Ravi Menon, Western University Ontario’s Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to support research on brain injuries. Lumsden played 10 years in the Canadian Football League, winning four Grey Cups and while he knows he had his “bell rung” a number […]

London Free Press

Addiction treatment a life-saver for hospital patients with heart infections: Study

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Hospitals can save lives by providing addiction treatment to patients suffering heart infections, a first-of-its-kind study in London and Regina has concluded. The same study found that women, and urban women in particular, who inject drugs die at a higher rate than men from the heart valve infection called endocarditis. Pregnant women and their babies […]

London Free Press

1,300-worker auto plant looks to buy, privatize road amid plans for growth

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An Oxford County auto parts maker is a step closer to acquiring a public road separating its buildings that would ease operations and unlock potential future growth. Woodstock city council voted Thursday to receive a report that proposes Vuteq – which makes interior and exterior plastic parts for four different automakers – purchase a portion […]

Great Lakes Echo Water

Great Lakes recreational fishing is worth more than anglers spend, study finds | Great Lakes Echo

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By Clara Lincolnhol After a day out on the water, the total amount of money spent on fishing gear, transportation and food doesn’t truly reflect the worth of a fishing trip to Great Lakes anglers. Some people are willing to pay $100 more for a fishing trip than what it costs, according to a recent […]

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Bruce County’s draft official plans creates planning hurdles and red tape, lower-tier council says

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The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is sounding the alarm and warning other lower-tier municipalities in Bruce County about what it calls an overly restrictive new draft of the county’s official plan. South Bruce Peninsula CAO Bill Jones said at a meeting earlier this month that planning hurdles introduced in the new draft plan would […]

Great Lakes Now Michigan

Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers | Great Lakes Now

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Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

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.

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Grey/Bruce Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Groups looking for people to give their time to help in community

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Maybe you’ve got some time to spare and want to make a difference but you don’t know how.  A volunteer fair held in the public library auditorium in downtown Owen Sound Wednesday featured a variety of groups whose representatives were eager to explain the ways they rely on volunteers.  Miriam Dupuis, who organizes volunteers at Bruce […]

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The Kincardine Independent

The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is bursting at the seams. The need for space, and possible solutions to the situation, were explored in a study report presented to … Continue reading Council asks staff to look at options before committing to proposed archives expansion

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