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May 21 2012 (All day)

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Friday May 18

Wind projects swarm region; Signed deals will soon more than double the number of turbines from 1,200

Despite the claim that wind energy is helping the environment, the rural backlash has been intense. Opponents such as the Vlemmics cite...

Bluewater resident promises to fight wind turbines until he’s in a cremation urn

BLUEWATER – A resident in the rural area of southwest Huron County says he will fight wind turbines until he is put in a cremation urn. “We...

Thursday May 17

Atwood area resident calls police on Invenergy surveyors

NORTH PERTH — An Atwood-area farmer called police last Tuesday in an effort to get Invenergy Canada surveyors off his land. Koos Wilting...

Saturday May 19

Libs’ disdain for rural folk hard to miss

Jim Merriam, QMI Agency Last week’s musings about the potential loss of 60,000 jobs in rural Ontario due to the removal of slots from...

Wind projects swarm region; Signed deals will soon more than double the number of turbines from 1,200

By JOHN MINER, The London Free Press 18 May 2012 ~~ Rose Vlemmic has one word to describe the giant wind turbines about to be built behind...

Friday May 18

Bluewater resident promises to fight wind turbines until he’s in a cremation urn

HEATHER BOA Bullet News BLUEWATER – A resident in the rural area of southwest Huron County says he will fight wind turbines until he is put...

Friday May 18

New Sustainable Gardens Take Root in Japan

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Thursday May 17

Rat Poison is Killing Bobcats, Coyotes, and Mountain Lions

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Possible lost world found in Lake Huron

Submitted by Beachcomber on January 10, 2012 - 9:30am

The recovery of a mysterious wooden pole at the bottom of Lake Huron is fuelling excitement among U.S. and Canadian researchers that they have found more evidence of a "lost world" of North American caribou hunters from nearly 10,000 years ago.

Beach Bulletins…

May

Paisley Concert Choir Spring Concerts - Ross Klopp Bruce Beachers Liz and I sing with the Paisley Concert Choir and our spring concerts are coming up on May 25th, 26th and 27th, in Owen Sound, Hanover, and Paisley. The attached poster gives dates, times and...	Aggressive Raccoon Encounters - Ross Klopp Over the May 14th weekend we encountered a very aggressive raccoon during daylight hours. This raccoon would walk right up to the cottage door with our dog on the opposite side and would also approach a human without any fear. The...
Bruce Beach Cottage Rental Information - Beachcomber The Bruce Beach web site now has a place to post Bruce Beach cottage rental information within the forum area: http://brucebeach.ca/en/forums/cottage-rentals To use the forum, the Bruce Beach cottage owner or renter should register an...	Natural Gas Project estimated to cost almost $100-million - Ross Klopp By Liz Dadson The numbers are in and the total cost estimate to bring natural gas to Kincardine, Huron-Kinloss and Arran-Elderslie is almost $100-million.
Tennis Court Update - Bill Murphy Work is underway to resurface the court and is expected to be completed by the May long weekend.	Mark Your Calendar - Bill Murphy The 2012 Annual General Meeting of the South Bruce Beach Cottage Association will be held on Saturday, May 19 at Nan and Dave Grant’s cottage, 139 Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. Please bring a chair and coffee cup.
Lake Huron e-news - May 2012 - Geoff Peach This months headlines... Coastal Conference Coming! Dry Enough for Ya? Put a Smile on Her Majesty's Face	Johann, Winnifred C. - Cottage 93-2 - Ross Klopp C. Winnifred Johann of Braemar Retirement Centre, Wingham and formerly of Teeswater passed away at Wingham and District Hospital on Sunday, April 29th, 2012 in her 85th year. Beloved wife of the late Stuart Johann who predeceased her in 1963.

April

MacDOUGALL, Donald "Peter" - Cottage 133 - Ross Klopp

MacDOUGALL, Donald "Peter" Cottage 133 - Passed away peacefully in Guelph, at age 75, on April 5, 2012.

Lake Huron e-news - April 2012 - Geoff Peach

This months headlines... Carp Diem IJC Water Level Study Complete Give it Up for Lent

March

Beach Area News - Ross Klopp A great source for news from Huron-Kinloss Township is the Kincardine Times web site. This site features the current township council news plus interesting happenings in and around Kincardine.	Huron-Kinloss sticks to proposed 2.09% tax increase in 2012 budget - Ross Klopp Treasurer Jodi MacArthur proposed a 2.09-per-cent tax increase for the municipal portion in the Huron-Kinloss 2012 budget, and council stuck to that figure after hammering out a few things at the budget meeting Monday night (March 26).
Spring Hydrant Flushing - Lakeshore Area Water System - Ross Klopp Spring hydrant flushing will begin in the Lakeshore area starting Monday April 2nd. During this time, residents may experience changes in pressure and/or discolouration of water.	Ontario’s Bruce Power gets nod to restart reactor - Beachcomber Unit 2 at Bruce A gets approval to restart and Unit 1 is expected to restart in the 3rd quarter of 2012.
MacLennan, Doug - formerly of cottage 149 - Ross Klopp Doug Maclennan died Feb 26 in Wenatchee Washington Doug Maclennan died on Feb 26 in Wenatchee Washington where he had lived for the past year. He and his family spent many summers at their cottage (149) at Bruce Beach.	Bruce Beach resident upset with township's interest in used nuclear fuel DGR - Ross Klopp By Liz Dadson Huron-Kinloss council Ruth MacLean is upset that Huron-Kinloss Township is showing an interest in hosting a used nuclear fuel Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) in the township.