Great Lakes Fouled by Raw Sewage (Environment News Service)

November 30, 2006 on 2:07 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada , November 29, 2006 (ENS) - Detroit, Michigan is at the bottom of the class, performing the worst of 20 cities graded by a Canadian environmental group in a Report Card on how well they manage their sewage.

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Observer & Eccentric names ad manager (Plymouth Observer)

November 30, 2006 on 2:07 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

Jeannie Parent has joined the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers as manager of retail sales for Wayne County and Farmington.

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Ontario, U.S. sewage fouling Great Lakes: study (CBC Ottawa)

November 30, 2006 on 1:49 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

Many Ontario and U.S. cities are failing in efforts to keep untreated urban sewage and effluents from flowing into the Great Lakes each year, suggests a study released Wednesday by a Canadian environmental group.

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Western Lake Erie Region Worst Offenders for Dumping Raw Sewage (NBC 24 Toledo)

November 30, 2006 on 1:49 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

TORONTO, ONTARIO - Sierra Legal released its first Great Lakes Sewage Report Card today, an investigative report that analyzes twenty cities in the Great Lakes basin and grades them based on how well they manage their sewage.

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Food bank use drops in 2006 (Hamilton Spectator)

November 30, 2006 on 1:49 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

Food bank use in Ontario has dropped more than 8 per cent in 2006, the first decline seen in years, according to the 2006 Hunger Report, released yesterday by the Ontario Association of Food Banks.

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Great Lakes treated like great big sewer, report says (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

November 30, 2006 on 1:49 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

Cities in the United States and Canada are dumping billions of gallons of untreated sewage into the Great Lakes each year, a report by a Canadian environment organization said on Wednesday.

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Study: Great Lakes treated like a toilet (Boston Globe)

November 30, 2006 on 1:49 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

Billions of gallons of untreated urban sewage and toxic effluents that flow into the Great Lakes each year are threatening a critical ecosystem that supplies drinking water to millions of people, a landmark study to be released Wednesday concludes.

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Green Bay tops in sewage handling among Great Lakes cities (BizJournals)

November 30, 2006 on 1:49 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

The city of Green Bay ranked the best of 20 major cities at managing municipal sewage and sewage discharges into the Great Lakes, according to report from a Canadian environmental group.

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Study: Sewage threatening Great Lakes (AP via Yahoo! News)

November 29, 2006 on 2:01 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

The untreated urban sewage and effluents that flow into the Great Lakes each year are threatening a critical ecosystem that supplies water to millions of people, according to a study by a Canadian environmental group.

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Study: Great Lakes treated like a toilet (AP via Yahoo! News)

November 29, 2006 on 2:01 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

Billions of gallons of untreated urban sewage and toxic effluents that flow into the Great Lakes each year are threatening a critical ecosystem that supplies drinking water to millions of people, a landmark study to be released Wednesday concludes.

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Study finds municipalities treat Great Lakes like `toilet’ (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)

November 29, 2006 on 2:01 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

TORONTO (AP) - Billions of gallons of untreated urban sewage and toxic wastes flow into the Great Lakes each year. And the pollution threatens a

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Study finds Great Lakes threatened by aging sewage systems (WKYC Cleveland)

November 29, 2006 on 2:01 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

Study finds Great Lakes threatened by aging sewage systems

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August 2006: Canadian Weather (RedNova)

November 29, 2006 on 2:01 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

By Rippey, Brad Temperatures across southern Canada were relatively close to seasonal norms during August. Most provinces had a few communities reporting light frost later in August, though major agricultural areas were spared the chill.

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Registration Begins for the 2007 North American International Auto Show Automotive Education Day Featuring Female Racer (The Auto Channel)

November 29, 2006 on 2:01 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

DETROIT, Nov. 28 — Students are invited to participate in the 2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Automotive Education Day. The third annual Automotive Education Day, presented by State Farm Insurance, will take place on Wed., Jan. 17, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cobo Center.

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Business coverage! Get all the latest local business news from our business team (London Free Press)

November 29, 2006 on 2:01 pm | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

For years, Western and Trois Rivieres have represented one of the great matchups in Canadian university men’s hockey. It was a rivalry forged entirely in the playoffs.

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Via Rail installs wireless Internet on all trains in southern Ontario, Quebec (Canada.com)

November 29, 2006 on 2:03 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

TORONTO (CP) - Via Rail says it has completed a program to install wireless Internet on all its trains running between Windsor, Ont., and Quebec City.

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CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY - National leaders stay put (universitysport.ca)

November 29, 2006 on 2:03 am | In Windsor Ontario | No Comments

OTTAWA (CIS) - All Top Ten leaders hold on to their No. 1 ranking in five new polls published by Canadian Interuniversity Sport on Tuesday. NOTE: men’s volleyball rankings still not available at this time.

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