Funding cuts hamper conservation groups’ invasive species efforts

Funding cuts hamper conservation groups’ invasive species efforts
Great Lakes Echo
Michigan reduced funding for invasive species projects by $1.2 million. Conservation organizations like the regional Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) are rethinking their funding priorities for 2026 and beyond.
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One in critical condition after being burned by fire at Wingham high school

One in critical condition after being burned by fire at Wingham high school
Kincardine News
Avon Maitland District School Board says a student and staff member sustained injuries following an incident at F.E. Madill Secondary School that left one person fighting for their life after being burned by fire. “An incident involving a fire occurred yesterday morning at FE Madill SS. Students were safely relocated
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Study highlights need for community engagement in Great Lakes protection

Study highlights need for community engagement in Great Lakes protection
Great Lakes Echo
By Riley Wilson Climate change, invasive species and other human-driven pressures are among the leading causes of declining freshwater health in the Great Lakes, the National Wildlife Federation reports. There's a growing need for community engagement to protect the lakes, one study finds.
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Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s message to Canada as Artemis II launched

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s message to Canada as Artemis II launched
The London Free Press
Before Wednesday’s historic launch of the Artemis II, the Canadian Space Agency broadcast a recorded message from Jeremy Hansen, the Southwestern Ontario astronaut who is a member of the crew on the 10-day mission around the moon. Here’s what the 50-year-old Ingersoll native said in comments that mixed both French
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RURAL CURRENTS: A small length of canal vitalized the young country’s export capacity

RURAL CURRENTS: A small length of canal vitalized the young country’s export capacity
The Lucknow Sentinel
The old port did a huge international business in its day, signified with the vast, now empty grain terminals
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Province names first two appointees to Grey-Bruce’s revamped board of health

Province names first two appointees to Grey-Bruce’s revamped board of health
The Lucknow Sentinel
The board members, who had been furloughed, included Kincardine Mayor Kenneth Craig and Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray.
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