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Bruce Beach Shore Break
The Ford government is facing fresh questions over its plans to redevelop Ontario Place after new documents suggest the province considered filling in a portion of Lake Ontario to create a new development space. Read the full story by Global News.
As national parks around the country try to raise awareness about climate change, those around Lake Superior are taking steps to cut their emissions. The foundation and the National Park Service announced last week that the parks are starting to implement plans to get their operations off fossil fuels. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.
The hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that threatens millions of Michigan’s native hemlock trees, has been discovered near Torch Lake in western Antrim County, according to the Michigan Invasive Species Program. Read the full story by MLive.
Wisconsin is adopting its biggest change to walleye fishing regulations since the 1940s. Starting April 1, the state’s bag limit for the prized game fish will fall from five to three walleye per angler. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
For years, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and other tribes of the Great Lakes region have been leading a fight against the Canadian oil giant Enbridge Energy. Enbridge’s 71-year-old Line 5 oil and gas pipeline, which trespasses through sovereign tribal lands, is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.
A public hearing was held on March 11 by Michigan’s Alabaster Township Board of Trustees, to learn about the Parks and Recreation Committee’s trail enhancement proposal for the Lake Huron Coastal Preserve, which is proposing an Accessibility Development Project on the shoreline that is 100% wheelchair accessible. Read the full story by Iosco County News-Herald.
The Soo Locks will officially open the Poe Lock to all marine traffic at 6 pm March 22nd, marking the start of the Great Lakes shipping season. Read the full story by the Keweenaw Report.
An hourlong presentation about western Lake Erie was made Monday to a Washington-based policy center with ties to Congress, an online event that reminded viewers they are about three months away from battling another season of toxic algal blooms. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.
The Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre (BCM&CC) is offering a unique look into the past through an exploration of rural diaries. Read More
The Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) hosted its traditional March Break meeting combining youth and adult members, visitors and guests for fun and education on the theme of “Branching Out.” Read More
Fancy booking a cruise on the Saugeen River? Admittedly, there are no such cruises today, but there certainly were in the 19th century. Read More
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