Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
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Lake-effect rains drench Great Lakes, flooding parts of Ohio. When will rain end?

Lake-effect rains drench Great Lakes, flooding parts of Ohio. When will rain end?
Great Lakes Commission
Also known as lake-effect rain, a cousin of lake-effect snow, cold air moving over the warmer Great Lakes water is generating narrow, intense bands of precipitation affecting roughly a dozen […]
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Conservation authority calls on province to amend recycling regulations

Conservation authority calls on province to amend recycling regulations
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority is calling for provincial action on recycling and waste division.
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New Lake Ontario initiative tackles climate hazards alongside Lakes Huron and Superior projects

New Lake Ontario initiative tackles climate hazards alongside Lakes Huron and Superior projects
Great Lakes Echo

By Mia Litzenberg

Climate change is creating new challenges for Great Lakes coastal communities. To tackle these hazards, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority launched the Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Pilot Project last summer. Over the next four years, the project aims to engage communities in developing a coastal resilience plan.

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McDonald: No place like home for Canadian tourists as U.S. suffers

London Free Press
Moira A. McDonald, Ann-Kathrin McLean Global attitudes towards the United States as a tourism destination are plunging. Travel pressures, exchange rate shifts and increasing economic uncertainty have all damaged the reputation of the American travel sector. Canadian travellers are increasingly turning to domestic destinations instead of heading south. In July, Canada recorded its seventh consecutive […]
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$5M grant propels Michigan’s dam removal project

$5M grant propels Michigan’s dam removal project
Great Lakes Commission
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is halfway through completion of a $5 million grant project to remove 27 stream barriers to conserve and restore aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, improve […]
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Several Ivey professors, joined by others in the community, oppose the expansion of a parking lot that will add 273 spaces, bringing to 479 the lot some fear will displace birds and other wildlife, ca

Several Ivey professors, joined by others in the community, oppose the expansion of a parking lot that will add 273 spaces, bringing to 479 the lot some fear will displace birds and other wildlife, ca
London Free Press
A campaign is calling for staff and students to be consulted on major projects.
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How London Hydro girds and grows the city’s huge electricity system

How London Hydro girds and grows the city’s huge electricity system
London Free Press
London’s skyline is dotted with cranes and subdivisions are pushing further into the city’s edges. But while new homes and towers rise above ground, London Hydro is quietly expanding and maintaining the backbone that powers it all: the city’s electricity grid. Reporter Adshayah Sathiaseelan plugs into the details. How does London Hydro maintain its grid? […]
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Storm damage closes island with iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse

Storm damage closes island with iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse
Great Lakes Commission
everal areas in Wisconsin continue to recover today from the weekend’s historic heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Storm damage shut down Cana Island, a Lake Michigan island known for its […]
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McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood

McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood
London Free Press
The flash flood in Texas that killed more than 130 people should be a wake-up call for Canada, a climate expert says
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Two schools closed after heavy rains hammer London region

Two schools closed after heavy rains hammer London region
London Free Press
Power outages caused by overnight storms closed two Elgin County elementary schools on Thursday. Straffordville public school and Port Burwell public school were closed, officials with the Thames Valley District school board announced early Thursday. Their on-site EarlyON Centres, child care centres and before and after school programs were not operating at those sites for […]
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Green Infrastructure Champions: Project Archive

Green Infrastructure Champions: Project Archive
Great Lakes Commission
This project has ended. Archived project materials are available below.  Physical barriers prevent water from cycling naturally, resulting in flooding, sewer overflows, and risks to
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