Bruce County to include mapping changes endorsed by councils

Bruce County to include mapping changes endorsed by councils
The Kincardine Independent
(By Pauline Kerr) At the Feb. 19 meeting, Bruce County council voted to go ahead and include in the new Official Plan several mapping changes endorsed by local councils. To … Continue reading Bruce County to include mapping changes endorsed by councils →
(By Pauline Kerr) At the Feb. 19 meeting, Bruce County council voted to go ahead and include in the new Official Plan several mapping changes endorsed by local councils. To … Continue reading Bruce County to include mapping changes endorsed by councils →
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Bruce County to include mapping changes endorsed by councils

UP groups support National Invasive Species Awareness Week

UP groups support National Invasive Species Awareness Week
Great Lakes Commission
Local groups in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are promoting National Invasive Species Awareness Week by educating the public and organizing efforts to protect ecosystems, such as cleaning boats to prevent the […]
Local groups in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are promoting National Invasive Species Awareness Week by educating the public and organizing efforts to protect ecosystems, such as cleaning boats to prevent the […]
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UP groups support National Invasive Species Awareness Week

Ripley horticulturalists gather following winter weather cancellations

Ripley horticulturalists gather following winter weather cancellations
Kincardine News
Everyone is looking forward to spring, none more so than members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) and not just because they want to work in their gardens. Adverse weather this winter has played havoc with the schedule resulting in a cancellation of the January meeting and last week’s Winter Warm-Up lunch fundraising […]
Everyone is looking forward to spring, none more so than members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) and not just because they want to work in their gardens. Adverse weather this winter has played havoc with the schedule resulting in a cancellation of the January meeting and last week’s Winter Warm-Up lunch fundraising […]
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Ripley horticulturalists gather following winter weather cancellations

Heirloom seed fundraiser launched by Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

Heirloom seed fundraiser launched by Bruce Botanical Food Gardens
The Lucknow Sentinel
As spring approaches, the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) is excited to launch a meaningful and delicious fundraiser rooted in history, education, and community connection: the Sultan’s Crescent Green Pole Bean Seed Fundraiser. This special heirloom bean is more than just a garden staple; it carries a story of resilience, preservation, and purpose. It carries […]
As spring approaches, the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) is excited to launch a meaningful and delicious fundraiser rooted in history, education, and community connection: the Sultan’s Crescent Green Pole Bean Seed Fundraiser. This special heirloom bean is more than just a garden staple; it carries a story of resilience, preservation, and purpose. It carries […]
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Heirloom seed fundraiser launched by Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities

Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities
Great Lakes Echo

By Lillian Williams

he shrinking number of farms in Michigan – down by about 1,300 between 2023 and 2024 – and the trend of existing farms to expand to survive is changing the culture of rural communities.

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By Lillian Williams

he shrinking number of farms in Michigan – down by about 1,300 between 2023 and 2024 – and the trend of existing farms to expand to survive is changing the culture of rural communities.

The post Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
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Shifting farm economy means changes for rural communities

Post-secondary students push back amid Ontario’s OSAP overhaul

Post-secondary students push back amid Ontario’s OSAP overhaul
The London Free Press
Switching schools. Driven into debt. Dropping out. Cuts to grants from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), the provincial student loan program, will have devastating results on the post-secondary students, local students say. “I’m really passionate about the OSAP changes, because I wouldn’t have been able to go to university if it weren’t for OSAP,” […]
Switching schools. Driven into debt. Dropping out. Cuts to grants from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), the provincial student loan program, will have devastating results on the post-secondary students, local students say. “I’m really passionate about the OSAP changes, because I wouldn’t have been able to go to university if it weren’t for OSAP,” […]
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Post-secondary students push back amid Ontario’s OSAP overhaul

DEC, NY Sea Grant announce $200K in funding available for shoreline projects

DEC, NY Sea Grant announce $200K in funding available for shoreline projects
Great Lakes Commission
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York Sea Grant have $200,000 available for projects benefiting New York’s Great Lakes basin by demonstrating the application of ecosystem-based […]
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York Sea Grant have $200,000 available for projects benefiting New York’s Great Lakes basin by demonstrating the application of ecosystem-based […]
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DEC, NY Sea Grant announce $200K in funding available for shoreline projects

Regional organizations release 2026 joint priorities for the Great Lakes

Regional organizations release 2026 joint priorities for the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Commission
Washington, D.C. – A binational coalition of regional agencies, Indigenous Nations, legislators, local communities, and business, maritime and environmental groups today released shared priorities for restoring the Great
Washington, D.C. – A binational coalition of regional agencies, Indigenous Nations, legislators, local communities, and business, maritime and environmental groups today released shared priorities for restoring the Great
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Regional organizations release 2026 joint priorities for the Great Lakes

North Huron changes bylaw, allows public to record council meetings

North Huron changes bylaw, allows public to record council meetings
The Lucknow Sentinel
North Huron has changed a bylaw that prohibited public recordings of its council meetings after a legal watchdog group challenged the restriction as unconstitutional. “We just want to have everything out in the clear,” North Huron Reeve Paul Heffer said in a March 3 interview, noting the meetings have always been recorded by the municipality […]
North Huron has changed a bylaw that prohibited public recordings of its council meetings after a legal watchdog group challenged the restriction as unconstitutional. “We just want to have everything out in the clear,” North Huron Reeve Paul Heffer said in a March 3 interview, noting the meetings have always been recorded by the municipality […]
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North Huron changes bylaw, allows public to record council meetings

Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.

Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
Great Lakes Commission
An agreement approved by some Wisconsin counties would allow the oil company Enbridge to reimburse local law enforcement for equipment, training, and policing costs related to potential protests during construction […]
An agreement approved by some Wisconsin counties would allow the oil company Enbridge to reimburse local law enforcement for equipment, training, and policing costs related to potential protests during construction […]
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