Water condition warning light being installed at Kincardine’s Station Beach

Water condition warning light being installed at Kincardine’s Station Beach
Kincardine News
The Municipality of Kincardine (MOK) is taking safety to the next level at Station Beach with the addition of a warning light indicating water conditions. “This project represents an important step forward in how we communicate changing lake conditions to the public,” Mayor Kenneth Craig said in an MOK news
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Province providing $1.5 million for Great Lakes protection

Province providing $1.5 million for Great Lakes protection
Great Lakes Commission
Ontario is investing $1.5 million into a new Local Blue Economy Growth Fund aimed at protecting the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin through projects that improve water quality, […]
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Ripley-based youth club enjoys canning, baking on chilly April day

Ripley-based youth club enjoys canning, baking on chilly April day
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Ripley and District Horticultural “For Our Youth” (FOY) club changed things up a little for our April meeting. Instead of freezing our fingers off in the chilly weather to prepare our garden plot at the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG), we decided to have a canning, baking and planting
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Canadian explorer visits Camp Kintail for Huron Bruce Nature meeting

Canadian explorer visits Camp Kintail for Huron Bruce Nature meeting
The Lucknow Sentinel
Modern day explorers of Canadian wilderness are unique and rare, especially if they travel solo. A notable exception is geographer and author Adam Shoalts, who has carved a unique place in Canadian exploration. For the second time in three years members, friends and family of the Huron Bruce Nature club
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Marples: Legacy of Chernobyl disaster still resonates 40 years later

Marples: Legacy of Chernobyl disaster still resonates 40 years later
The London Free Press
The explosion at the nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986, changed the lives of thousands of Soviet citizens
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Grants will boost research on PFAS contamination of farmland

Grants will boost research on PFAS contamination of farmland
Great Lakes Echo
By Karlee VanAntwerp The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will give out $400,000 in grants for research about PFAS on farmlands and livestock.
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Investing in greenspaces bring benefits to schools, student well-being

Investing in greenspaces bring benefits to schools, student well-being
Great Lakes Echo
By Samantha Plunkett For residents of Dearborn, Michigan, creating greenspaces in the community has been an important mission for schools and researchers. In a recent study, academics from the University of Michigan-Dearborn partnered with Salina schools to assess their outdoor play spaces.
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