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Amid surging influenza cases provincewide, public-health officials for London and surrounding Middlesex County are reporting 20 times more cases than this time last year.

The Annual Reports of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Regional Water Use Database are published annually, and available via this link to the Great Lakes Regional Water Use website.

Planning for the 2028 Lucknow Reunion is continuing with the chairs announced for several sub-committees. “With a strong, enthusiastic group of volunteers now in place, planning for the 2028 Lucknow Reunion is officially underway. Residents can look forward to exciting updates, announcements, and opportunities to get involved as the countdown to 2028 begins,” the reunion […]

As of 2015, Josh Reyes had never been to a cottage. His family, who is from the Philippines, would go on camping trips, but it wasn’t until he started dating … Continued

The post Buy the Way: This young couple bought their cottage off-market through a personal connection appeared first on Cottage Life.

Lithium ion batteries can overheat, catch fire or explode if improperly handled

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.

The waters of Lake Ontario can turn violent in an instant. For three generations, my family has had a cottage on Presqu’ile Point, a spit of land that hooks out … Continued

The post In 1804, the HMS Speedy vanished on Lake Ontario. The mystery has captivated cottagers every since appeared first on Cottage Life.

Three U.S. Geological Survey centers in Wisconsin would close under the Trump administration’s plans for changes to the Department of the Interior, ending decades of research on the Great Lakes, […]

If you take a stroll along Toronto’s Queen’s Quay waterfront on a Sunday afternoon, you may notice a unique array of vessels and what appear to be toys on the … Continued

The post This Toronto professor took an E. coli-infested lake basin from unswimmable to crystal clear appeared first on Cottage Life.

Schools in Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties are closed following an overnight dump of heavy snow that coated area roads, with more snow on the way. The Thames Valley and London District Catholic school boards said Wednesday morning all schools outside London are closed. London schools are open and buses are running, the boards said. […]

Canadian winters have always been unpredictable, but recent years have brought a dramatic shift. Ice storms, extreme cold snaps, and record snowfalls are putting unprecedented pressure on homeowners and cottage … Continued

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