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The American Spirit, a 1,004-foot ship that has been a Great Lakes workhorse for nearly a half a century, was the last freighter to make it through the Soo Locks […]
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The Bluewater District School Board has announced the closure of all of its schools and work sites due to the weather today, Jan. 15. This includes both elementary and secondary schools. However, remote learning for secondary students is available for those who are able to join.
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The St. Lawrence Seaway has closed for the season at the latest date in its history since opening in 1959. The seaway is set to reopen around March 22. Read […]
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Snow squall warnings were continuing across Grey-Bruce on Wednesday morning, although some roads that had been closed the past two days were beginning to reopen. South Bruce OPP issued an advisory just before 9 a.m. that Hwy. 21 between Kincardine and Amberley, Hwy. 9 between Kincardine and Walkerton and Bruce
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A Walkerton bus driver has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act for driving a coach bus on a closed highway in Kincardine – twice. According to South Bruce OPP, an officer initially stopped the bus on Highway 21 around 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, hours after the highway had
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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
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(By Liz Small) The area will be closed to the public for safety, and the beach and parking areas will remain open Crews are set to begin work at the … Continue reading Improvements to Station Beach Boardwalk to begin this month
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Under the new provincial legislation, businesses, farms, industrial sites, and institutions will be ineligible for curbside collection.
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By Camila Bello Castro
A recent case study of a former “abandonment tourism” business in Detroit found a disconnect between the lived experience of many city residents and the lives of the tour participants who were generally white, younger and more international than most Detroiters and generally first-time visitors to the
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Huron County OPP is investigating vandalism that forced the closure of the Wingham trail walking bridge. On Nov. 18, police were called to the bridge, located west of Josephine Street, and found that sections of railing had been broken and cut, most likely by using power tools, according to an
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In Michigan, the 1-mile segment between Petoskey and Bay Harbor on Lake Michigan’s shoreline has been closed since late 2019 due to erosion caused by record high lake levels. Reconstruction […]
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By Joe Lorenz
Electrification and tariffs mean rural Midwest communities can cash in on their mineral resources. But how can these ventures balance local benefit to the ecological cost?
The post New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.