Tag: Treatment
Fertilizer from sewage, a utility money maker, faces uncertain future
Mounting concern about chemical contaminants in sewage sludge used as fertilizer could be a costly liability to utilities.
Damage pegged at $400K after overnight London house fire
Damage was estimated to be $400,000 after London firefighters battled an overnight blaze at a home in the city’s northeast end. It was shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday when fire officials issued a statement on social media about the fire in what appeared to be a single-family home on McTavish Crescent, which is located […]
Local man first to get new publicly funded prostate cancer drug
A Dundalk-area man is the first person in Canada to receive a new, publicly funded treatment that better targets prostate cancer cells and is shown to prolong life. After discovering a growth which made it difficult using the toilet in November 2023, doctors sent Fred Harrison for conventional radiation in Kitchener, then eight months of […]
Fertilizer from Sewage, a Utility Money Maker, Faces Uncertain Future
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public 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.
Owen Sound council approves new snowmobile trail agreement
City council approved new five-year land-use agreements for the East Side Snowmobile Club and Stoney Keppel Riders. Council also delegated approval authority for such agreements with local snowmobile clubs in future to the director of community services. The agreements cover the city for liability through the user groups’ insurance by making the areas an official […]
London police renew call for help finding assault suspect
London police made public on Tuesday new images of a woman sought in connection with the assault of a person at a city business.
Oberlin startup develops way to take ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water
A startup company based in Oberlin, Ohio, has drawn $2.9 million in private investment so far to remove PFAS, often called forever chemicals, from the nation’s drinking water. The company […]
Cannabis growers convene at 2025 Nugswap in Wiarton Saturday
There’s a playful glint in Ed Maxwell’s blue eyes on Saturday afternoon. He’s seated with three other white-beards at a table inside the Wiarton and District Curling Club. A man who calls himself “Parts Unknown” cuts up a dried crystalline cannabis nug with a pair of small pink scissors. The upstairs lounge smells “dank” and […]
Could plastic-eating bacteria be a solution to microplastic pollution?
Researchers at the University of Waterloo are using “bacterial sex” to program bacteria found in wastewater plants to break down microplastics.
2025 To Be Year Of Electrification In Africa & South America
In the EV world, I think most would agree that the biggest story of 2024 was the rapid scaling up of EV sales in China, particularly from future automotive king BYD. The Chinese EV market had been growing fast for years, and BYD had more than a decade of EV … [continued]
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