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Bruce Power pleased nuclear included in recent federal economic update

ByOwen Sound Sun Times

Bruce Power found things of interest in the Nov. 3 federal economic statement, including an investment tax credit of up to 30 per cent for clean energy technologies, including small modular reactors. The local nuclear operator recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Hydrogen Optimized, Greenfield Global and Hensall Co-op to collaborate on a feasibility […]

Drinking Water News Roundup: New Illinois water quality bill, Minnesota mine lease canceled, Ontario’s wetland filtration

Drinking Water News Roundup: New Illinois water quality bill, Minnesota mine lease canceled, Ontario’s wetland filtration

ByGreat Lakes Now

Drinking Water News Roundup: New Illinois water quality bill, Minnesota mine lease canceled, Ontario’s wetland filtration

From lead pipes to PFAS, drinking water contamination is a major issue plaguing cities and towns all around the Great Lakes. Cleaning up contaminants and providing safe water to everyone is an ongoing public health struggle. 

Keep up with drinking water-related developments in the Great Lakes area. 

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Illinois:  

  • IL Bill Could Impact Waters as Distant as Gulf of Mexico—Public News Service  

Legislators in Illinois are looking favorably upon a bill that may improve water quality for a large portion of the nation.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Eight years in prison for Southwestern Ontario dad in baby’s death

ByThe London Free Press

Editor’s note: Some readers may find details in this story disturbing. A Brantford father has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the 2021 death of his six-month-old son. The baby was found dead in the family’s apartment by first responders with two-day-old burns to his body, an overdose of a prescription anesthetic called […]

Record low inventory weighs on Grey-Bruce home sales

ByOwen Sound Sun Times

Despite record low supply, home sales reached their third-best March in history, according to the latest statistics released by the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound. The number of homes sold last month totalled 271, which was actually a decrease of 18.6 per cent from the same month in 2021, but RAGBOS chalked much […]