Tag: Transportation
Competing Visions for U.S. Auto Industry Clash in Presidential Election, With the EV Future Pressing at the Border
By Marianne Lavelle and Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News
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Letters to the Editor: October 31, 2024
You can do better and possibly increase female readership of the sports page at the same time.
A busy summer sailing season for the Chi-Cheemaun
The Chi-Cheemaun is enjoying a well-deserved rest in Owen Sound after a busy summer sailing season. According to the Owen Sound Transportation Company, the “Big Canoe” carried a total of 68,087 vehicles and 186,866 passengers between Tobermory’s Little Tub Harbour and South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. That’s an increase of 2.35 per cent more vehicles […]
Bruce County to launch ride-sharing app as short-term transit solution
Bruce County will promote a ride-sharing app as it works to improve existing transit options and lay the groundwork for a larger transit network. County staff continue to work toward implementing short-term transit recommendations outlined in the Bruce County Transit Demand Feasibility Study, completed in December 2023. Claire Dodds, the county’s commissioner of community development, […]
Owen Sound asking for public’s city concerns and solutions
Do you have concerns about what you see in the city but don’t think anyone wants to hear about it? A series of seven facilitated consultations Nov. 8 -10 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre might be for you. But it’s not just a place to crab — people will put their heads together […]
Deep Geologic Repository letters to the editor
DGR deal puts NWMO in charge The key message from South Bruce Council for the last several months has been that the decision on whether to host the NWMO DGR would be based on the collective support for details of the proposed hosting agreement. Details are important, council told us. Understanding them critical, we are […]
The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election | Great Lakes Now
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Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise.
Letters to the Editor: October 23, 2024
Londoners at fault In her letter to the editor, We need answers on transportation (Oct. 17), Beth McCracken gives a good, detailed description of London’s poor transportation planning. There is another culprit in London’s problems: Londoners themselves. This city contains a sizable population that rejects any initiative that might get in the way of their […]
New report shows a fifth of Grey-Bruce households struggle to afford food
A new Grey Bruce Public Health report is highlighting local food insecurity. The report — The Cost of Eating Well & The Urgent Issue of Food Insecurity — is based on local food cost data collected by public health in 2024. According to the data, almost one in five Grey-Bruce households struggle to purchase the […]