Should a lack of snow become its own economic disaster?

Interlochen Public Radio
A new federal bill aims to close the gap for businesses that suffered from a lack of snow last year that weren't eligible for federal loans.
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Last year’s bad winter brought millions in aid. Here’s where it went.

Interlochen Public Radio
Big snowstorms like the ones we’ve had this month can be great news for business here in northern Michigan. But last winter was the warmest on record for most of northern Michigan, leaving businesses struggling.
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Lake Michigan experiences warmest November in 30 years as climate change heats up the Great Lakes

Great Lakes Commission
Lake Michigan surface temperatures peaked at over 6 degrees above normal last month, the warmest they have been in November since 1995 when record keeping began at the National Oceanic […]
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Deep Breathe is one of about a dozen London and area industries to get funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, each getting a share of $240,000 to use on innovation,

London Free Press
A London company developing technology that uses ultrasound to detect lung issues is now looking to use that same technology to detect internal bleeding, said Rob Arntfield, Deep Breathe chief executive and founder. Deep Breathe is one of about a dozen London and area industries to get funding from the
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Snow daze: Unpacking a wild and woolly week in London

London Free Press
From a surge in snowblower sales to the city asking for help uncovering bagged leaves buried under snow, this week’s big lake-effect storms impacted London and the region in different ways. Here’s a roundup of what Environment Canada had to say about snow squalls that started Monday and returned a
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Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County

Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County
The Lucknow Sentinel
Huron-Kinloss’ mayor is the new deputy warden of Bruce County. “I am honoured to have been chosen as deputy warden of Bruce County,” said Deputy Warden Don Murray in a news release. “I look forward to working closely with Warden Charbonneau and my fellow members of council to continue advancing the growth and well-being of […]
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Sheboygan will use $300K to implement erosion controls along Lake Michigan shore

Great Lakes Commission
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, is among seven communities along Lake Michigan to receive portions of nearly $3 million in funding to develop plans for strengthening shorelines against flooding, erosion, loss of natural […]
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Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report

Interlochen Public Radio
Industrial agriculture in the Upper Midwest has been a driving force behind wetland loss. The farm bill might hold a solution.
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We don’t know what’s at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Climate change demands we find out

Great Lakes Commission
We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, which is why the Great Lakes Observing System is leading a concerted […]
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NWMO picks Northern Ontario to store used nuclear fuel

The Lucknow Sentinel
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won
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Flood risk too great to allow fast-food joint in northeast London: Upper Thames officials

London Free Press
Jack Moulton breaks down why officials are warning against the development.
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Tallman: Trump, Harris, U.S. politics and the Antrichrist

London Free Press
Is Trump the Antichrist or simply a misguided human being?
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