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Great Lakes winters are trending warmer and the storm systems are wetter, according to research from the University of Michigan. Read the full story by WMUK – Kalamazoo, MI.
A Presque Isle County steel fabricator has won a $5.85 million contract to build the R/V Steelhead II, a new fisheries research boat, for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The 66-foot, steel-hulled vessel will replace the S/V Steelhead, a 56-year-old survey vessel used to gather Great Lakes fishery management data. Read the full story by MLive.
More than 154,000 comments have been submitted on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental assessment of Enbridge’s proposed 41-mile reroute of its Line 5 around the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s land. Interested parties have until Aug. 30 to submit comments. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
In Ontario, toxic blue-green algae that closed public access to the water along Beach Boulevard this week is the first such discovery along Hamilton’s stretch of Lake Ontario in at least a decade, if not longer. Read the full story by The Hamilton Spectator.
The volunteer lead Great Lakes piping plover monitor at Chicago’s Montrose Beach was recognized by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as one of 11 outstanding volunteers of the year. Read the full story by WTTW – Chicago, IL.
The Ohio Department of Health reported on Thursday that multiple Lake Erie beaches in northeast Ohio were put under a bacteria contamination advisory. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Approximately 72 hectares of land formerly occupied by a coal-fired power plant in Mississauga will soon be home to the longest Canadian pier in the Great Lakes. The pier will jut 600 meters into Lake Ontario and is part of the Lakeview Village, which is currently being built along its shores. Read the full story by CTV News.
Many people are starting to lose hope that the gator of Lake Erie will ever be captured or seen again. Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority officials said it has not confirmed any sightings of it, but expressed hope that it is safe if it is still out there. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
South Bruce OPP is seeking help from the public to locate a missing couple they say may be driving. Read More
South Bruce OPP is seeking help from the public to locate a missing couple they say may be driving. Read More
The 173rd Kincardine Fall Fair takes place in Connaught Park on Aug. 30 and 31 with plenty of fun for the whole family. Read More
The days are getting shorter, the geese are on their practice flights and the trees are trying on their bright fall coats. What does this mean? It means that autumn is on its way and – brrrrr – winter will be close on its heels. Read More
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