'It's painful to see our authorities not following the evidence when people's health is at risk.' Internal documents show experts supported adopting Health Canada's more stringent guidelines for the toxic chemical back in 2021.
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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STRATFORD – Begun by an immigrant from czarist Russia who started with a horse-drawn cart, one of Stratford’s oldest businesses has reached the end of the line after nearly 114 years. Family-owned Hudson’s of Stratford, a third-generation furniture and mattress retailer, plans to close early next year, a decision its owner said was influenced by a […]
As progress continues on the replacement build for Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS), the community is being invited to view and comment on the new facility’s design. Until Oct. 24, members of the public can view preliminary floor plans and renderings for the school on the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) website, bwdsb.on.ca, and provide […]
Traffic calming solutions paid for by taxpayer will take time
Canada can't hope to lead in a vital global industry by shutting itself off from competition, a McMaster University prof says
By Clara Lincolnhol
The Michigan Department of Transportation is developing a plan to potentially construct the state’s fourth passenger rail route. The proposed east-west route would carry passengers across the Lower Peninsula, connecting Holland and Grand Rapids with Detroit.
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The world’s largest online retailer plans to hire 7,000 seasonal workers across Canada, including 800 in London region.
London city hall plans to offer one of its community centres as a warming site in extreme cold, after it was caught flat-footed last winter.
The City of London has released contingency plans to deal with the work stoppage.
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector of the Eastern Great Lakes plans to introduce a tool called Aqua Alerts, which will be sent straight to the public’s phones to notify them […]
Southwest London residents may have to get used to a "snowball effect" of higher-density development, one politician warns