Another Bruce Beach Sailor is drafted. Now we have two Bruce Beach hockey players to watch, Tommy Hughes, who will be playing in this year's Memorial Cup, plus Scott Eansor. Seattle http://www.seattlethunderbirds.com/ is in the WHL. As you probably know, the CHL is made up of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL - where Tommy Hughes played with the Knights last season) and the Quebec Major Junior League (QMJ). Scott is a 96 birth year (just turned 17). He will play at Seattle starting in August. Pretty Cool eh? Proud Pappa – Dave

If you’re a long time cottager on the lake, you’ll have noticed some strange changes happening around you. Low lake levels are a pretty obvious change recently. In fact, we hit a dubious milestone in January 2013, reaching the lowest lake levels on record for that month (they’ve rebounded a bit since then).  But there are also the higher average annual temperatures, decreased ice covers, warmer lake water (although if you were to take a dip today you might debate this point).  Is this normal weather cycle, or part of long term climate trend?

Low water levels in Lake Huron have caused problems at the docks in Tobermory and South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island, postponing the Chi-Cheemaun’s sailing season for the first time in its history.

In a decision released late Tuesday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has determined that legal claims against wind companies and against landowners who agree to host wind turbines, are possible as soon as projects receive approval.