Bruce County sets 10-year housing targets 

Bruce County sets 10-year housing targets 
The Lucknow Sentinel
Bruce County set new 10-year housing targets to help ensure construction of the required 4,040 new housing units needed to meet the diverse needs of residents are built.
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From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation

From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation
Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies

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Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River
Great Lakes Echo

By Ada Tussing

To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

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Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says

Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says
Great Lakes Echo

By Clara Lincolnhol

New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

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Wolves hunt beavers in Isle Royale National Park, changing the ecosystem

Wolves hunt beavers in Isle Royale National Park, changing the ecosystem
Great Lakes Echo

By Akia Thrower

A new study reveals how gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park seasonally alter their habitat preferences to align with beavers’ habitat preferences, a shift that might have implications for the island’s ecosystem.

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Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada

Jacobsen: What the loss of ‘measles-free’ status says about Canada
The London Free Press
The loss of measles elimination status in Canada is a symptom of a declining trust in public messaging about science and health
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Vacant lots boost diversity among Detroit’s birds, study finds

Vacant lots boost diversity among Detroit’s birds, study finds
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land

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Suicide prevention for farmers the focus of upcoming Lucknow workshop

Suicide prevention for farmers the focus of upcoming Lucknow workshop
The Lucknow Sentinel
Fifty-nine per cent of farmers meet the classifications for anxiety and 35 per cent meet the classifications for depression.
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More than 3,000 full-time jobs added to region in September

More than 3,000 full-time jobs added to region in September
The Lucknow Sentinel
More than 3,000 full-time jobs were added in the Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth region in September. Those gains were partially offset by losses in part-time employment, totalling 1,400 jobs. The unemployment rate for the region served by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board fell marginally by 0.1 per cent
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