A retired local financial advisor warned Grey County council Thursday that the Meaford pumped storage project makes no financial sense without huge government subsidies and so it “should be shelved.” Two weeks ago, Grey County council supported the Ontario Pumped Storage project, subject to impact assessments. The project is proposed by TC Energy in potential […]
With EVs eating into fuel tax revenue, Michigan Democrats want $5 million for a pilot program that would charge motorists based on how many miles they drive. Critics fear tracking and ‘government intrusion.’… Read the full story
BETTY JEAN “BJ” FINLAY The family is saddened to announce the passing of Betty Jean “BJ” Finlay (née Sheane) at Hospice Wellington on Monday, April 29, 2024, just five days … Continue reading Obituary – Betty Jean Finlay →
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SARNIA – Ineos Styrolution issued a notice Monday morning “as a proactive precaution” about benzene emissions detected at its Sarnia chemical plant, which is the subject of a suspension order by Ontario’s Environment Ministry. The company announced that hourly benzene emissions at its site have been detected above 0.021 parts-per million as a nearby Indigenous […]
Doomsday is a strong word, but the fighting in Sudan is probably killing more people a day than are dying in the wars in either Ukraine or the Gaza Strip.
The third-annual Race for REACH continued to grow with participants, volunteers and staff embracing the harsh conditions to raise needed funds for their home away from home Saturday in Owen Sound. Without government funding to buoy the charitable organization’s balance sheet, the REACH Centre Grey Bruce raises money for everything from “cheese sticks to gluesticks” […]
The federal government is closer to spending $500 million a year to extend a nearly 15-year effort to stop contamination throughout the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Center Square. Read the full story
Owen Sound council is joining other municipal governments across Ontario in calling for the provincial government to increase social assistance rates to assist individuals and families grappling with the rising cost of living. On Monday, council unanimously supported a motion by Coun. Jon Farmer that asks the government to increase the maximum amounts one can […]
News Request for Proposals: Small grants available for local groups to support conservation efforts in the Great Lakes region Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a new opportunity associated with the GLC’s longstanding Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program (GLSNRP) grant program. This pilot program will support conservation districts…
A local Liberal MP says neither he nor the federal government has heard from London city hall about being reimbursed for shelter spots used by foreigners seeking asylum here, even as municipal officials say the cost has reached $1 million in less than a year. According to a staff report going before city politicians on […]
Are farmers, farmland and small communities being “targeted” by elected officials in municipal/regional councils, provincial and federal government and by big organizations? Is it because this only disrupts the lives and livelihoods of a very few people, so that won’t be a big issue? Really? The lives and livelihoods of a few people, often generational […]
STRATHROY – With Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital as a backdrop, NDP Leader Marit Stiles slammed the Ontario government for underfunding health care as she campaigned with her party’s candidate in the May 2 byelection. The hospital has had its labour and delivery program shut down, forcing pregnant women to travel to London or St. Thomas […]
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