Tag: Western
Oberlin Food Hub brings fresh produce to Ohio’s food banks while supporting local farmers | Great Lakes Now
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
One in seven Ohioans faces food insecurity, according to Feeding America. This story is part of a “Sound of Us” series in partnership with Lorain County’s Second Harvest Food Bank.
Vigil set to honour London girl, 7, swept away in Thames River
A public vigil for the seven-year-old London girl who died after being swept away in the storm-swollen Thames River is set for Sunday outside her elementary school.
How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner | Great Lakes Now
This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.
By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch
Gregg Wolf vows “to put a new step forward” on “a new day” at a northwest Wisconsin dairy.
Appleton-based Breeze Dairy Group, where he serves as CEO, purchased Emerald Sky Dairy in March, shortly after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the St.
‘Sweet and thoughtful’: Mom mourns girl, 7, swept away in Thames River
A “sweet and thoughtful” little girl, Anna Bielli loved to sing and share â often even saving half her sandwich for her mother. Taken from her by the Thames River in London, Karen Fermill says she now longs to give her seven-year-old daughter a final hug. The bereaved London woman found out from police that […]
Western University professor remembered as champion for youth mental health
A groundbreaking scholar and a champion for youth mental health who was considered a rising star at Western University has died. Claire Crooks, a recipient of the Order of Ontario, died June 28 following a battle with gastric cancer. She was 50. A registered psychologist, Crooks, an education professor, established the centre for school mental […]