The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge’s plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel. Read the full story […]
Is it a bump in a long, automotive road or the future of the industry here?
Politicians voted 12-3 in favour of the pay raise.
Last week, they were blown out. This time, they tapped out. The Western football team’s once-promising season crashed to a halt in a bizarre, only-in-Canada, 18-17 first-round playoff loss to the Guelph Gryphons Saturday at Western Alumni Stadium. The Mustangs blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and suffered the ignominious death-by-rouge when veteran slot back Seth […]
The absence of the designation opens the door to being treated differently
A Free Press reader writes: "Keep the faith, Jays fans. We just need a little magic."
Sessions being held in Goderich, Owen Sound and Walkerton in early November
The National Park Service, Pennsylvania officials, and other groups are working on an ambitious plan to create the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail in the United States. The U.S. trail would […]
Members of the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des eneignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) met at the Ripley-Huron legion hall on Oct. 15 for their fall meeting. Ever mindful of the needs of the community, particularly women, the ladies brought donations for personal hygiene products, which were given to the […]
St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston says the plight of the homeless is still one of those issues that keeps him awake at night. “But it wakes me up a lot less often than it used to,” he said. As winter approaches, he says he’s confident they have enough shelter space that no person in St. […]
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.
The post New Lake Ontario initiative tackles climate hazards alongside Lakes Huron and Superior projects first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Regarding a micro-shelter plan, a Free Press reader asks: "Why do politicians feel good about spending taxpayers’ money in this manner?"