London Free Press
Machinery is working in a southeast London farm field, as the city moves ahead with its plan to house homeless Londoners in tiny shelters
Great Lakes Echo

By Clara Lincolnhol

The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, says researchers from The Value of Water Campaign. Much of that infrastructure was built 40 to 50 years ago and shows its age. Michigan’s is no exception. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ for its drinking water infrastructure, a D in storm water management and a C for its wastewater infrastructure. Funding is a major problem. Proposed data centers would put more stress on the infrastructure.

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London Free Press
Schools in Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties are closed following an overnight dump of heavy snow that coated area roads, with more snow on the way. The Thames Valley and London District Catholic school boards said Wednesday morning all schools outside London are closed. London schools are open and buses are running, the boards said. […]
London Free Press
Heavy snowfall was expected to hit London and surrounding communities in the wee hours of Wednesday, a storm that Environment Canada expected could continue into the afternoon. The snowfall warning – colour-coded yellow, the least-severe – was delivered Tuesday evening with a simultaneous warning of freezing drizzle as winter-like cold weather grips the region. The […]
London Free Press
A Free Press reader says banning e-scooters would "worsen transport poverty and contradict London’s climate and equity goals."
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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Great Lakes Commission
Canadian builder, owner, and pilot of the houseboat, The Neverlanding, wanted to sail her through the Straits of Mackinac, down Lake Michigan to be in Chicago by Christmas. Wintry weather […]
The Kincardine Independent
(By Pauline Kerr) As the weather gets colder and winter snow begins to look like it will stay, there has been more talk about housing costs, how to get new … Continue reading Homelessness: sometimes no plan is a plan
London Free Press
OPP are asking for the public’s help tracking down a pickup truck after a ceramic coffee mug was thrown at a vehicle near Stratford.
Kincardine News
Even with winter weather poised to descend upon Lake Huron, fresh vegetables are still available thanks to a local certified organic farm. Tamara McMullen of Huron County-based Firmly Rooted Farm brought crates of fresh root vegetables to the Point Clark Community Centre on Nov. 25, for a regular meeting of the Huron Bruce Nature (HBN) […]
London Free Press
Police officers and firefighters pressed into action every day face enormous risks that often go unpublicized.