Ships taking extra caution after seiche exposes parts of the Detroit River’s bank

Great Lakes Commission

Last Friday, a large part of the Detroit River’s waterbed was exposed as strong winds pushed the water to the northeastern banks of the Great Lakes in a seiche event. […]

Last Friday, a large part of the Detroit River’s waterbed was exposed as strong winds pushed the water to the northeastern banks of the Great Lakes in a seiche event. […]

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COMMENTARY: How 5,000 Christmas trees sank in Great Lakes ship disaster

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The Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner, unsuccessfully attempted to carry 5,000 Christmas trees through a in a fierce blizzard near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in 1912. Read the full story by the […]

The Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner, unsuccessfully attempted to carry 5,000 Christmas trees through a in a fierce blizzard near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in 1912. Read the full story by the […]

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COMMENTARY: How 5,000 Christmas trees sank in Great Lakes ship disaster

Detroit River closer to removal from Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern list: DRCC

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The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup has released its annual report for 2024-25 outlining restoration milestones for the Detroit River, successfully restoring 11 of the 14 beneficial use impairments with expected removal of […]

The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup has released its annual report for 2024-25 outlining restoration milestones for the Detroit River, successfully restoring 11 of the 14 beneficial use impairments with expected removal of […]

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Detroit River closer to removal from Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern list: DRCC

Area hunters asked to help in testing for deadly brain disease in deer

Area hunters asked to help in testing for deadly brain disease in deer
The London Free Press
There have been no signs of a deadly brain disease found in white-tailed deer, elk, moose and caribou in Ontario for more than two decades.
There have been no signs of a deadly brain disease found in white-tailed deer, elk, moose and caribou in Ontario for more than two decades.
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Area hunters asked to help in testing for deadly brain disease in deer

Great Lakes water levels are the lowest in a decade – but is it a crisis?

Great Lakes water levels are the lowest in a decade – but is it a crisis?
The London Free Press
This year’s conditions are a combination of natural and climatic factors, including dry weather and a low-water cycle.
This year’s conditions are a combination of natural and climatic factors, including dry weather and a low-water cycle.
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Great Lakes water levels are the lowest in a decade – but is it a crisis?

Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen’s Park

Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen’s Park
The London Free Press
London-area conservation authorities are pushing back against Queen's Park's proposal to fold all 36 agencies into seven mega-authorities, worrying it will hurt local decision making.
London-area conservation authorities are pushing back against Queen's Park's proposal to fold all 36 agencies into seven mega-authorities, worrying it will hurt local decision making.
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Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen’s Park

Auto belt anxiety: Optimism on the dealer lot, despite industry tumult

Auto belt anxiety: Optimism on the dealer lot, despite industry tumult
The London Free Press
Even with all the uncertainty swirling around Ontario’s auto industry, especially from trade tensions with the United States, it’s been a solid year for vehicle sales, industry insiders say. Out on dealership lots, where Big Auto meets the consumer, there’s even guarded optimism about the year ahead. “I’d say that people are cautious, but people […]
Even with all the uncertainty swirling around Ontario’s auto industry, especially from trade tensions with the United States, it’s been a solid year for vehicle sales, industry insiders say. Out on dealership lots, where Big Auto meets the consumer, there’s even guarded optimism about the year ahead. “I’d say that people are cautious, but people […]
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Auto belt anxiety: Optimism on the dealer lot, despite industry tumult

Auto belt anxiety: Lessons from past upheavals in Southwestern Ontario

Auto belt anxiety: Lessons from past upheavals in Southwestern Ontario
The London Free Press
From EV investment booms to painful plant closures, history offers cautions.
From EV investment booms to painful plant closures, history offers cautions.
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Auto belt anxiety: Lessons from past upheavals in Southwestern Ontario

Coast Guard auxiliary recruiting volunteers for Great Lakes water rescues

Coast Guard auxiliary recruiting volunteers for Great Lakes water rescues
Great Lakes Commission
The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary has launched a recruitment campaign for volunteer search and rescue crew members. The unit provides marine search and rescue support across Lakes Erie and St. […]
The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary has launched a recruitment campaign for volunteer search and rescue crew members. The unit provides marine search and rescue support across Lakes Erie and St. […]
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Coast Guard auxiliary recruiting volunteers for Great Lakes water rescues

Ontario’s EV push hit as Honda reportedly halts Alliston plans

Ontario’s EV push hit as Honda reportedly halts Alliston plans
The London Free Press
The province insists the auto sector remains resilient despite setbacks.
The province insists the auto sector remains resilient despite setbacks.
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Ontario’s EV push hit as Honda reportedly halts Alliston plans
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