Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth

Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth
Great Lakes Commission
Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed
Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed
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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market

New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market
Great Lakes Echo

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?

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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?

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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market

Conservation authority calls on province to amend recycling regulations

Conservation authority calls on province to amend recycling regulations
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority is calling for provincial action on recycling and waste division.
The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority is calling for provincial action on recycling and waste division.
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Conservation authority calls on province to amend recycling regulations

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?

Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes

Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes
The London Free Press
Winter conditions in the Great Lakes are getting much shorter — by about two weeks fewer each decade since 1995
Winter conditions in the Great Lakes are getting much shorter — by about two weeks fewer each decade since 1995
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Xenopoulos: Warmer weather leading to vanishing winters in Great Lakes

Major upgrade needed to expand Kincardine’s municipal water system

Major upgrade needed to expand Kincardine’s municipal water system
Kincardine News
The Municipality of Kincardine is working toward connecting Bruce Power as a customer of its water system, but an upgrade to the current infrastructure is required to make that happen. During the Oct. 8 meeting of council, staff explained the existing intake pipe, which supplies water from the lake, needs to be replaced because it […]
The Municipality of Kincardine is working toward connecting Bruce Power as a customer of its water system, but an upgrade to the current infrastructure is required to make that happen. During the Oct. 8 meeting of council, staff explained the existing intake pipe, which supplies water from the lake, needs to be replaced because it […]
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Major upgrade needed to expand Kincardine’s municipal water system

Daley: Rise of chatbots detracts from developing AI for common good

Daley: Rise of chatbots detracts from developing AI for common good
The London Free Press
What’s being sold as scientific infrastructure by AI creators increasingly resembles science fiction gone awry, two researchers warn
What’s being sold as scientific infrastructure by AI creators increasingly resembles science fiction gone awry, two researchers warn
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Daley: Rise of chatbots detracts from developing AI for common good

Mahon: Railroads should no longer have police forces

Mahon: Railroads should no longer have police forces
The Lucknow Sentinel
In the early days of Canada, it became a requirement of the times that Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway operate their own police forces.
In the early days of Canada, it became a requirement of the times that Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway operate their own police forces.
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Mahon: Railroads should no longer have police forces

Upgrades coming to arenas in Lucknow, Ripley through provincial grant

The Lucknow Sentinel

The Ontario government is investing $529,500 to upgrade both the Lucknow Community Centre and the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. “The Township of Huron-Kinloss is grateful to the Province of Ontario for this investment through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. This funding will allow us to replace the roof of the Lucknow Community Centre, helping […]

The Ontario government is investing $529,500 to upgrade both the Lucknow Community Centre and the Ripley-Huron Community Centre. “The Township of Huron-Kinloss is grateful to the Province of Ontario for this investment through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund. This funding will allow us to replace the roof of the Lucknow Community Centre, helping […]

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Upgrades coming to arenas in Lucknow, Ripley through provincial grant

Line 5 Tunnel Project: Public comments now open for proposal to build under Straits of Mackinac

Great Lakes Commission

Michigan is seeking comments from the public regarding a permit from energy company Enbridge to construct a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac that will replace the dual pipelines currently […]

Michigan is seeking comments from the public regarding a permit from energy company Enbridge to construct a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac that will replace the dual pipelines currently […]

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Ontario’s Greenbelt turns 20, RCMP investigation continues

The Lucknow Sentinel

Greenbelt webinar looks at 20 years of history, the need for ongoing protection, and possible expansion

Greenbelt webinar looks at 20 years of history, the need for ongoing protection, and possible expansion

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Ontario’s Greenbelt turns 20, RCMP investigation continues

Day of the Soo Locks disaster — 1909’s maritime meltdown at Sault Ste. Marie

Great Lakes Commission

On June 9, 1909, a mechanical failure at Canada’s Soo Locks led to the sinking of two ships, halting Great Lakes commercial traffic. This disaster exposed infrastructure vulnerabilities, prompting modernization […]

On June 9, 1909, a mechanical failure at Canada’s Soo Locks led to the sinking of two ships, halting Great Lakes commercial traffic. This disaster exposed infrastructure vulnerabilities, prompting modernization […]

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Day of the Soo Locks disaster — 1909’s maritime meltdown at Sault Ste. Marie
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