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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London rents drop 4% in 2024, first annual decline since 2020

London rents drop 4% in 2024, first annual decline since 2020
London Free Press
Rents in London dropped for the third straight month in December, ending 2024 lower than they started the year
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London homeless shelter seeks to raise $5M to double capacity: ‘Ambitious’

London homeless shelter seeks to raise $5M to double capacity: ‘Ambitious’
London Free Press
With Ontario at a "tipping point" with homelessness, according to a new analysis, a London shelter aims to roughly double its capacity to help ease the pressure.
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Dyer: Trump lacks courage to be true revolutionary

Dyer: Trump lacks courage to be true revolutionary
London Free Press
Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail.
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Ontario at ‘tipping point’ as number of homeless grows: AMO

Ontario at ‘tipping point’ as number of homeless grows: AMO
London Free Press
An in-depth study released Thursday by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) – a non-profit organization representing 444 municipalities in the province – details the growing toll of homelessness on individuals, families, communities and governments. Here’s some things to know. ONTARIO’S HOMELESSNESS CRISIS The study, called Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost […]
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‘Our infrastructure is shot’: The stymied hopes for a better jail

Interlochen Public Radio
There seems to be wide agreement that Grand Traverse County needs a new jail. So why, after decades of conversation about it, is the idea still seemingly stuck in place?
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How London’s ER overflow affects smaller regional hospitals

How London’s ER overflow affects smaller regional hospitals
London Free Press
Longer wait times at LHSC's two London emergency departments are prompting patients to go to smaller nearby hospitals for treatment
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New year, new school: Northwest London elementary school opens

London Free Press
The decision to relocate hundreds of pupils and staff mid-year underscores the pressures the board faces
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Dyer: Iran’s theocracy in its dying days

London Free Press
A lot has happened in the Middle East since last July and none of it has been good news for the Iranian regime.
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Q+A: Mayor Josh Morgan looks ahead to London’s 2025 challenges

London Free Press
There has been no shortage of issues for Mayor Josh Morgan to tackle, from housing and homelessness, to an exploding population, and property tax hikes
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London city hall: Looking ahead to priorities, possible pitfalls of 2025

London Free Press
300 Dufferin Ave. was a busy spot in 2024, between setting new ward boundaries, a new four-year budget, new building height limits and going ahead with an expansion to London’s urban growth boundary. Things won’t be much quieter in 2025 and city hall reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at
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COVID 19 continues to linger in London and Middlesex, with fatality and hospitalization numbers high more than two years after the pandemic ended.

London Free Press
COVID-19 continues to linger in London and Middlesex, with fatalities and hospital admissions high more than a year after the pandemic ended. There have 35 deaths from COVID-19 in London and Middlesex County since August and 31 people are being treated in hospital for the disease, with three admitted just
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