Insurance

The union representing Thames Valley District school board high school teachers is hoping officials will reverse a decision to end teaching rocketry to students in its London and area classrooms. Teachers have received an email instructing them to end so-called rocketry projects because they pose “significant risks,” said John Bernans, a local leader with the […]

By Clara Lincolnhol

New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

The post Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

More than 3,000 full-time jobs were added in the Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth region in September. Those gains were partially offset by losses in part-time employment, totalling 1,400 jobs. The unemployment rate for the region served by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board fell marginally by 0.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent last […]

The first day back for Bluewater District schools was just nicely underway when 30 members and guests of the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des eneignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) arrived at the Ainsdale Golf Course for their annual not-going-back-to-school breakfast. Looking relaxed and happy, the ladies enjoyed catching up […]

By Donté Smith 
Butterfly populations are in decline across the continental U.S., dropping by 22% between 2000 and 2020 according to a study in the journal Science. Almost a third of the 342 species studied have seen their numbers fall by more than half.  To help combat that trend, the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, launched its Great Lakes Rare Butterfly Program in 2021 to protect the region’s most threatened species.

The post John Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

For a monthly donation of $50, members of the Future Care Collective receive access to three exclusive events each year.

Peninsula Township, a community with just over 6,000 people, is facing a $50 million pay out after losing a federal lawsuit.

Kawartha Lakes, through Peterborough, Northumberland and Prince Edward County has received 90 per cent less than normal rain

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Michigan’s local public health departments as they prepare their fiscal year 2026 budgets.

Munson Healthcare officials say almost two thirds of their payments come from Medicaid.

An insurance giant and one of Canada’s largest venue operators have pledged $20,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of London to support summer camps and youth programming that local leaders say can change lives.

Following the presentation by the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) in April, the South Bruce branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario/Organization des eneignantes retraitées de l’Ontario (RWTO/OERO) was inspired to make this the destination for their annual year-end picnic, June 19. Unfortunately, the chilly, rainy weather forced the ladies to hold the retirees’ […]