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Huron Fringe Field Naturalists enjoy birding presentation
The Huron Fringe Field Naturalists (HFFN) were treated to fascinating history and facts, beautiful photographs and remarkable stories as long time HFFN member and lifelong birder James Turland shared his passion Dec. 7. Turland is generous with his time and talents leading hikes for the local nature club, the Bruce Birding Club and the Huron […]
London council briefs: Council pay, hate symbols, appointments
News and notes from Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting at city hall: Getting rid of the pay hot potato Councillors voting on their own pay is a controversial issue that tends to become a “hot potato” or “political circus,” politicians said Tuesday as they unanimously endorsed new recommendations to make annual inflationary raises automatic. […]
Is Lake Superior producing more big lake trout?
This year’s annual Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fish survey of Lake Superior found a strong lake trout population and is a good sign of the lake’s reclaimed productivity after decades of damage caused by blood-sucking sea lamprey that are now being controlled. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune. Read the full…
Great Lakes ice cover increases as water levels decline
According to the weekly report published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District, Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron are expected to remain steady near their current levels, Lake Erie is forecast to rise about 1 inch, and Lake Ontario is expected to rise about 4 inches over the next month. Read the full…
It costs more to live in Grey-Bruce than anywhere else outside of the GTA, new figures show
The cost of living simply doesn’t add up for large swaths of the population in Grey-Bruce. according to new figures from the Ontario Living Wage Network. The living wage in Grey-Bruce climbed to $22.75 per hour over a 40-hour workweek in 2023. That’s up 9.6 per cent from the previous year, which represents the biggest […]
The Catch: Coal ash regulation
Broadcasting in our monthly PBS television program, The Catch is a Great Lakes Now series that brings you more news about the lakes you love. Go beyond the headlines with reporters from around the region who cover the lakes and drinking water issues. Find all the work HERE.
This month, The Catch features stories from “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash,” a collaborative project featuring the reporting work of students at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications on Great Lakes Now and Energy News Network programs and websites.