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‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now

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‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

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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Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Emancipation festival this weekend in Owen Sound

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The 162nd Emancipation Festival features a speakers’ forum Friday, a community celebration Saturday and gospel music Sunday.  Cyrus Sundar Singh will speak at Grey Roots Museum Friday night. He’s an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, a musician and filmmaker who was born and raised in India.  He’ll talk about Nova Scotia’s Africville, a one-time […]

Lucknow Sentinel

Montgomery Industrial Services donates $10K to Wingham hospital

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Montgomery Industrial Services has committed $10,000 to the Caring Together campaign, a community-based fundraiser for the purchase of a CT scanner for the Wingham and District Hospital. “As a family-owned business working in Wingham for over 30 years, we know how important it is to have key services, like the hospital, available in the community,” […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Afternoon tea at Meaford Hall on Thursday

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The Women’s Centre Grey Bruce is hosting afternoon tea at Meaford Hall next Thursday, Aug. 1.  The fundraiser runs from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person, which includes tea with scones, sandwiches, mini desserts, with a silent auction and a 50/50 draw.  “It is part of our strategic plan to build on […]