Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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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
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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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Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest

Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest
The Lucknow Sentinel
During their Sept. 13 meeting, For Our Youth members learned to make salsa and about microplastics found in Lake Huron.
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Electric school buses pulled off road, nearly 200 London area routes cancelled

Electric school buses pulled off road, nearly 200 London area routes cancelled
The London Free Press
A fire last week in a Lion Electric school bus in Quebec prompted an inspection of all of the company's buses
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Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce

Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce
The Lucknow Sentinel
People "released to the sidewalk" are sometimes faced with starting over without identification, transportation, money, immediate medical needs or shelter, a new report says
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Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce

The Lucknow Sentinel

People "released to the sidewalk" are sometimes faced with starting over without identification, transportation, money, immediate medical needs or shelter, a new report says

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Now that’s a heat wave: Hot weather busts part of Hwy. 402

The London Free Press
A stretch of Highway 402 was closed Sunday because of extreme heat affecting the pavement.
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Union pushing Ottawa to buy Cami-made vans as tariff fallout looms

The London Free Press
Governments at all levels are being urged to buy Ingersoll-made commercial vans to support workers here as fears rise over fallout from the U.S. trade and tariff war.
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