Snow hits parts of Southwestern Ontario as deep freeze descends

London Free Press
Cold and snowy weather returned to Southwestern Ontario on Thursday morning after a few days of warmer temperatures, prompting police to issue warnings amid low visibility and several crashes. As of early Thursday, London had mostly been spared from the worst conditions, but temperatures had plummeted compared to earlier this
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‘Lake Huron Forever’ initiative presented to ET City Council

Great Lakes Commission
A Huron Pines community educator recently appealed to the city council of East Tawas, Michigan, to consider the Lake Huron Forever Pledge to prioritize water quality protection and preservation with […]
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Force Blue in the Great Lakes

Great Lakes Commission
Over the summer, Force Blue, a nonprofit organization made up of veterans transitioning to civilian life, worked with the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to install and remove mooring buoys […]
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Maritime Time: Force Blue in the Great Lakes

Interlochen Public Radio
A group of veterans are helping out marine scientists including those in the Great Lakes.
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Officials preach caution near rivers, creeks as heavy snowfall melts

London Free Press
Area conservation authorities are warning the public to be cautious around slippery riverbanks as a blast of above-zero weather melts snow dumped on the London region last week.   Environment Canada was calling for a high of 3 C and rain on Monday, followed by above-freezing temperatures through Wednesday before cooling
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Historic hotel’s roof collapses after days of heavy snowfall

London Free Press
Heavy snow that pummeled much of Southwestern Ontario is believed to be the cause of a roof collapse at a historic Huron County hotel, its owners say. The Albion Hotel in Bayfield, a community northeast of Grand Bend, will be closed “for an extended period of time” after the roof
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Snow daze: Unpacking a wild and woolly week in London

London Free Press
From a surge in snowblower sales to the city asking for help uncovering bagged leaves buried under snow, this week’s big lake-effect storms impacted London and the region in different ways. Here’s a roundup of what Environment Canada had to say about snow squalls that started Monday and returned a
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What is lake-effect snow, and why does it slam the London region so often?

London Free Press
Londoners know it when they see it, lake-effect snow closing in and blanketing the region.
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Lake Huron site north of Toledo ruled out as host for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel

Great Lakes Commission
On Thursday, Canada announced that land near the Lake Huron shoreline will not be used to permanently bury its spent nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization instead narrowed its […]
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LIVE: School buses cancelled, police issue warning amid blast of snow

London Free Press
Have snow photos? Send them in for possible inclusion in our ongoing storm coverage. Email us at lfp.website@sunmedia.ca The London region faced its first significant snowfall of the season with sweeping snow squalls that cancelled school buses and grounded planes on Monday morning and prompted a warning from provincial police
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Scientists are trying to make whiskey using rye seeds that were submerged in a Lake Huron shipwreck for nearly 150 years

Great Lakes Commission
On November 12, 1878, the James R. Bentley was sailing across Lake Huron when a fierce storm blew in and took the schooner down. Now, after spending the past 146 […]
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Maritime Time: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Interlochen Public Radio
More national marine sanctuaries are coming to the Great Lakes.
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