MNR seeks tips after swans shot in wildlife area

MNR seeks tips after swans shot in wildlife area
London Free Press
Ontario's Natural Resources Ministry is asking for the public's help as it investigates the deaths of two swans in a provincial wildlife area east of Goderich.
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Michigan court clears South Haven in beach drowning suit 

Michigan court clears South Haven in beach drowning suit 
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman 

 The Michigan Court of Appeals has cleared the city of South Haven of liability in the 2020 drowning of an 18-year-old swimmer at a public beach on the Lake Michigan coast.

The post Michigan court clears South Haven in beach drowning suit  first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
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Frankfort Ironman winner ekes out victory with 4 seconds to spare, in honor of late father

Interlochen Public Radio
Some 1,800 athletes competed in the Ironman in Frankfort on Sunday — swimming, biking, and running a total of 70.3 miles.
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Hopes and Fishes

Interlochen Public Radio
In one of the most polluted parts of Lake Michigan, whitefish are thriving. Some people wonder if we should try to replicate that environment elsewhere to save the iconic species. But that could mean doing something untested and controversial.
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Consumers picks private equity fund to buy Michigan dams for $1 apiece

Interlochen Public Radio
The utility had been seeking a way out of the hydropower business. The sale could close late next year or early 2027.
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A 27-year-old man is facing multiple charges of performing an “indecent act,” including while watching a swimming lesson and in a  public hot tub, London Police reported.

A 27-year-old man is facing multiple charges of performing an “indecent act,” including while watching a swimming lesson and in a  public hot tub, London Police reported.
London Free Press
A 27-year-old is facing multiple charges after London police say several indecent acts were witnessed across the city’s downtown, including at a swimming lesson, in a library and in a park near children. It was about 3 p.m. on Aug. 18 when London police say a man entered “a public facility” in the 300-block of […]
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How many cigarette butts are littering your local beach?

Interlochen Public Radio
Cigarette butts are one of the most common kind of plastic pollution found on Great Lakes beaches.
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80-year-old man dies after drowning at Port Stanley beach: OPP

80-year-old man dies after drowning at Port Stanley beach: OPP
London Free Press
Passersby spotted the man in distress about 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon and called 911, police said.
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Volunteers search a Torch Lake tributary for E. coli, and find it

Interlochen Public Radio
But Michigan's lack of statewide septic regulations makes dealing with it a little more complicated. Efforts in Lansing to establish a septic code have fallen short, but there are bills currently in legislative committees that would deal with the issue. The state currently relies on county and local governments to create and enforce their own regulations.
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15 Michigan beaches closed, under advisories as drier weather begins

15 Michigan beaches closed, under advisories as drier weather begins
Great Lakes Commission
Potential beach days are popping up across Michigan as drier and cooler weather approaches the state. However, 15 swimming spots are closed or under contamination advisories for water quality that’s […]
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Erie in the dark: Michigan teens swim all the Great Lakes in one day

Erie in the dark: Michigan teens swim all the Great Lakes in one day
Great Lakes Commission
leven Michigan teenagers from the Grand Rapids Triathlon Club successfully completed swimming in each of the Great Lakes in 24 hours, beginning in Lake Erie and ending in Lake Superior. […]
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Swimming across Whitefish Bay to remember the Edmund Fitzgerald

Interlochen Public Radio
raverse City's Lisa Kohler participated in the open water swim aimed at symbolically finishing the journey of the freighter, which sank in 1975.
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