Tag: support
Politicians push for city-funded pest extermination at low-income homes
City politicians have given an initial OK to studying recommended steps from a local anti-poverty agency to tackle pest control and disrepair in London’s low-income rental units.
Voting period opens on South Bruce DGR referendum
Voting has opened in the Municipality of South Bruce on a referendum that will help determine if the municipality is willing to be the site of an underground storage vault for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel. Voters were eligible to cast their ballots either online or via telephone on the referendum question beginning at 10 a.m. on […]
School board to recoup $38K retreat costs – from officials’ expense accounts
The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board will recoup the $38,000 that 18 officials spent on a three-day retreat at the Toronto Blue Jays stadium hotel, though the senior administrators who attended won’t be out of pocket
Virtual Town Hall: What does the election mean for Great Lakes climate and environment? | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes Now, Ideastream Public Media, Native News Online, Planet Detroit, Wisconsin Public Radio, and Grist held a discussion last week about the national, regional and statewide climate implications of the upcoming election.
Great Lakes Now Host Anna Sysling moderated a panel of journalists as they spoke about the big topics they are covering and thinking about in advance of voting day.
Witness admits to making mocking video before fatal bush-party shooting
A video from a London bush party where a teen was later shot dead, which a 21-year-old posted on social media, shows her own face and then a group of women, one of them with a purse. Emily Altmannâs defence lawyer, Nathan Gorham, asked several times why Isabella Restrepo made that short clip and why […]
Jack-o’-Lantern Trail sees community’s used pumpkins donated to farms
The Township of Huron-Kinloss and Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) are teaming up for a new community event. All are invited to experience the Jack-o’-Lantern Trail, a family-friendly event at BBFG in Ripley on Nov. 1. Members of the community are asked to donate their jack-o’-lanterns which will then be arranged throughout the gardens by […]
New Goodwill Donation Centre diverting waste, creating jobs
Kincardine’s new Goodwill Donation Centre is successfully collecting unwanted items for resale. “We are committed to doing more to steward goods away from landfills, ensure access to affordable goods for our communities, and create green jobs by expanding our work in recycling and the circular economy,” said Bev Kobe, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries, […]
‘Uptown London’: Merchants’ group seek political OK for big expansion
A Hyde Park business association is seeking to more than double its size, a proposal that could add additional property tax to about 300 businesses in northwest London. The Hyde Park Business Improvement Association (BIA) is asking city council for permission to explore an expansion into territory beyond the traditional Hyde Park neighbourhood, extending north […]
The Poweshiek skipperling has disappeared from most of Michigan’s prairies. Now scientists are raising them in zoos for release back into the wild. | Great Lakes Echo
By Ruth Thornton Standing next to a converted hoop house in one of the back areas of John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, David Pavlik points to a line of small cloth-covered cages filled with yellow black-eyed Susans and small orange butterflies. “These cages out here are females that have already bred in the facility,” […]
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PHOTOS: A beautiful autumn weekend
It was an October weekend made for bike-riding, hike-taking and sunshine-soaking with clear skies and daytime highs around 20 C. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com