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Ontario eyes new electricity generation sites, possibly including nuclear

The Canadian Press – Nov 27, 2024 / 8:02 pm | Story: 519888

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A Canadian soldier takes part in an announcement at Garrison Petawawa in Petawawa, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. A Canadian soldier deployed to Europe has died of medical complications. The Canadian Armed Forces says Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A Canadian soldier deployed to Europe has died of medical complications.

The Canadian Armed Forces says Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died Monday.

It says he was serving under Operation Unifier, an Armed Forces program that trains Ukrainian military and security personnel in battlefield tactics and advanced military skills.

The military says Miller was an engineering officer with 24 years of experience in the Armed Forces.

It added that he was most recently the commanding officer of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment in Alberta and had been deployed to Belgium in a planning and co-ordination capacity.

Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin, commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, said in a statement that Miller was a father and husband and his loss would be felt by many.

Amanda Stephenson, The Canadian Press – Nov 27, 2024 / 5:22 pm | Story: 519855

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference in Edmonton on October 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

The Alberta government did not consult with the oil and gas sector before announcing a sweeping set of plans it says it could use to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap, industry sources say.

Companies are still digesting Premier Danielle Smith’s move to announce a forthcoming motion under the province’s Sovereignty…

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New welcome signs being installed in 65 Detroit neighborhoods. Here’s where you’ll see them

DETROIT – New signs are being installed across 65 Detroit neighborhoods to welcome residents and visitors.

Mayor Mike Duggan and members of the Department of Neighborhoods and General Services Department unveiled the first new sign on Monday, according to a release from the city.

The new signage comes after city council members approved a $512,000 contract with Space Lab Development earlier this year.

“Every one of Detroit’s neighborhoods has its own name and its own identity and we wanted to celebrate the pride residents have in their community,” said Mayor Duggan. “Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act, the City was able to help each neighborhood celebrate that pride.”

Mayor Duggan joins with residents of Mohican Regent Community Association in front of their new welcome sign. (City of Detroit)

What do Detroit’s new welcome signs look like?

Each neighborhood will receive up to three wooden signs, which are more than six feet tall, and about four feet wide. Every sign will reflect the unique identity of each neighborhood, according to the city.

The city has partnered with Brightmoor Makerspace Association, a center that allows youth and adults “foster their creative skills, craftmanship, and business ideas.”

Applications to request these new signs were sent to neighborhoods “with an active neighborhood association,” according to the city said.

The city’s general services department and residents worked together on the design of the signs. There were 39 colors, 10 sign shapes and three fonts that could be chosen for the signs.

Each sign includes the following:

  • Neighborhood name

  • Neighborhood slogan

  • Year the neighborhood/association was established

  • City logo and city of Detroit flag

“We as a department are excited to honor our neighborhoods by providing neighborhood signs that help identify the uniqueness of our communities. These neighborhoods have taken the time to organize associations and strengthen their communities for generations to come” Ray Solomon, Department of Neighborhoods Manager…

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Lenni Lenape

A Disaster Waiting to Happen: Where Our Greenways Meet Our Highways

The East Coast Greenway (or ECG) spans 3,000 miles, whisking hikers and bikers through the brick mills of Rhode Island, the urban waterfronts of New York City and the wetlands of North Carolina. It’s one of the most ambitious projects of its kind in the U.S. and hosts an estimated 50 million visits per year, making it one of the most popular routes in the world.

While its most beloved segments are secluded and separated from motorized traffic, as much as 65% of the ECG involves interacting with cars and trucks that are moving at high speeds. Most of the time, that looks like cycling on the shoulder of a highway. In some cases, it looks like the intersection where The Biking Fireman stood.

There’s nothing more than a painted crosswalk to demarcate a major trail crossing on the boulevard. No overhead lights, no eye-catching warning and, most tellingly, nothing in the design of the roadway to compel drivers to slow down. The posted speed limit is 25 mph, but locals laugh at the suggestion that vehicles travel that slowly. It’s a raceway, and at the high speeds observed, drivers have little time to react to the sudden incursion of a trail user. And trail users, no matter how vigilant and swift, run the risk of not being seen in time by someone driving in one of the four available lanes.

Stewards of the ECG understand how dangerous these parts of the trail are, which is why they install police officers at high-traffic intersections during organized rides, like the New York-to-Philadelphia Greenway Ride. They even refer to the segments that put trail users and cars in the same lane as “high-stress segments”:

Currently, our interim route in South Carolina and Georgia, includes a great deal of high-stress, on-road segments, predominantly…

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Fever Veteran Excluded from Protected Player List Speculation Posted Her Reaction

Indiana Fever guard Erica Wheeler faced one of the toughest adjustments for any player on the team in Caitlin Clark’s rookie season. That’s because Wheeler, who was the highest paid member of the Fever, saw her role and minutes sharply decline.

Wheeler won over fans by taking all that in stride and becoming a veteran leader for the squad, though she did acknowledge her dip in production publicly. And since Clark will dominate the minutes at the position, most don’t expect the Fever’s former lead guard to be amongst those protected from the Golden State Valkyries in the upcoming WNBA Expansion Draft. Despite the sacrifices she made for the team

Of course this hasn’t been confirmed, but speculation in that direction picked up after Indiana’s social media account posted a graphic reading, “new era, new energy. already making plans for next season “. Words that were accompanied by a mocked up image of new coach Stephanie White and six Fever players.

Since each franchise can protect six players from being poached by the Valkyries, fans speculated the since deleted post may have spoiled who those members of the squad are. Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, NaLyssa Smith and Temi Fagbenle were those depicted surrounding White in the graphic.

It appears Wheeler may have seen the talk about this and her exclusion. Because she had a social media post of her own that clearly seemed to be referencing the discourse. Wheeler wrote, “The solid picks to secure ” on her X account Saturday night.

It looks like Wheeler was just having some fun with the online discussion rather than taking anything too personally. And it remains…

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Indigenous communities in Virginia are reclaiming their Algonquian language

Among the stalls of Indigenous artwork and a storytelling booth at the Rappahannock Tribe Pow Wow, Kayla Locklear and her seven-year-old daughter Hanna sit under a canopy at a table with boxes of crayons and a stack of illustrations for kids to take and color. There is an ear of corn, a cucumber, a stream and a bird. But there’s something under the illustrations that catch the eye and your phone.

Kayla Locklear and her 7-year-old daughter Hanna demonstrate using the QR code on coloring pages Algonquian language learning they handed out during the Rappahannock Indian Tribe Pow Wow. Kayla Locklear and her 7-year-old daughter Hanna demonstrate using the QR code on coloring pages Algonquian language learning they handed out during the Rappahannock Indian Tribe Pow Wow.

“QR codes so that they can listen to the words in our Powhatan Algonquian language,” Locklear points out.

While parents struggle to get kids off their phones and into tribal activities, the QR codes are a way to redirect kids to learn about their cultures and their language.

“That’s the good thing about it,” Locklear says. “The parents can get involved. So, they take these sheets with them and then they can listen to it and practice and get more familiar.”

Locklear is a citizen of the Chickahominy Tribe and their language program manager. Her Tribe is part of a group of eight state and federally-recognized Tribes in Virginia slowly recovering the Algonquian language their ancestors once spoke. And the program has an Algonquian name.

“Omisun, which means the awakening. One of the things that we really try to get across to our communities is that our language is not dead but it’s just sleeping and we are awakening it.”

How was the language lost?

“As some of our community members from Nansemond said,…

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Science is important, but people must be at the center of Chesapeake cleanup effort

Fishing at Sandy Point State Park, MD

With the Chesapeake Bay Bridge looming in the distance, a father and son fish from a jetty at Maryland’s Sandy Point State Park.

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The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) was formed in December 1984 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the state-federal Bay Program partnership. It does so through a combination of technical reports, workshops, discussions, reviews and participation on committees. It also serves as a liaison between the region’s scientific community and Bay Program partners, ensuring close cooperation among and between the various research institutions and agencies involved with the Bay cleanup.

I have been a member of STAC for 14 years and it has been my privilege to serve as its chair for the past year. My colleagues on the committee are a great group of about 40 dedicated environmental scientists and engineers from across the Chesapeake region, some appointed by governors, some representing federal agencies and some chosen through a rigorous nomination and appointment procedure. They have widely varied backgrounds and expertise but are united by their dedication to applying the best possible science toward restoration of the Bay and its watershed. Serving on STAC has been one of the highlights of my career.

In addition to its usual activities, STAC has focused on two extraordinary tasks in recent years. In 2023, we published our Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response (CESR) report, based on a rigorous multi-year examination of the status and trajectory of Bay Program efforts to date. STAC has also worked closely over the past year and a half with the Bay Program’s Beyond 2025 Steering Committee to look ahead at Bay restoration work. The CESR report has been well-received and extensively used in…

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UN in Iraq marks 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls [EN/AR]

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Baghdad/Erbil, Iraq – 26 November 2024 – The United Nations in Iraq launched the annual 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women and Girls. This global campaign focuses on raising awareness, strengthening efforts to combat violence, and fostering an environment where women and girls can thrive in safety and dignity.

Activities during the campaign include two key events. A kick-off meeting took place on 25 November in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, creating synergies between the Women, Peace, and Security agenda and the 16 Days campaign by incorporating the commemoration of the 24th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The second event will take place in Baghdad on 2 December to underscore the nation’s ongoing commitment to addressing violence against women and promoting their leadership across all sectors.

Violence against women and girls is a critical issue globally and poses challenges in Iraq, particularly for displaced women and survivors of abuse. While Iraq has made progress through policy reforms and awareness campaigns, entrenched norms and systemic barriers persist, making it essential to maintain momentum and ensure continued progress. Enhancing and enforcing laws to combat violence against women and children remains a critical priority, as robust legal frameworks are essential to ensuring accountability, protecting survivors, and preventing future violence.
Additionally, online violence is a growing threat in Iraq, disproportionately impacting women and girls. This violence jeopardises their safety and limits their participation in online spaces, hindering their education, employment and leadership opportunities. The UN calls for stronger cyber laws and greater public awareness to create a respectful digital culture so that women and girls can thrive.

Despite these challenges, Iraqi women have shown remarkable strength and resilience, continuing to lead in their communities and contribute to the nation’s development. Whether advocating for their rights, supporting others through…

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Detroit unveils new neighborhood signs

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City workers install the first of 65 different neighborhood signs in Detroit. This one is at the Mohican Regent neighborhood. 

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DETROIT (FOX 2) – The city of Detroit unveiled the first of dozens of neighborhood signs it plans to install that will designate the location of 65 different communities this week.

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Speaking from the Mohican Regent Neighborhood, the mayor and heads of different departments helped usher in the latest phase of its neighborhood beautification project.

Paid for with federal ARPA funds, each sign pays homage to the city while identifying whether someone is entering Pilgrim Village near Highland Park, Mount Olivet in the northeast portion of Detroit, or North Rosedale Park on the west side.

“You have been driving this for a long time and the amount of pride in these block clubs and neighborhood associations we thought needed to be recognized,” said Mayor Mike Duggan.

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On Monday, officials erected the new Mohican Regent sign, which has 1,200 homes and 60 blocks.

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“That sign represents cohesiveness. People that are outside the community can see something going on. There’s unity,” said George Preston a neighborhood representative from the area.

“They’re all a little different in their shapes and colors, but still representing the Detroit Flag,” said Zak Meers, with the general services department. 

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To qualify for a neighborhood sign, the community would need to be listed on the city’s website.

The signs cost $512,000 and were approved by the Detroit City Council over the summer.

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Making History Come Alive Newsletter is offering its new series on the American Revolution, we start with the Lenape Native Americans

The Lenape, also known as the Delaware Indians, are a Native American tribe that historically inhabited the Mid-Atlantic region of what is now the United States. Here is an overview of the history of the Lenape people:

1. Early History: The Lenape are believed to have lived in the region of present-day New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware for thousands of years. They were part of the larger Algonquian-speaking group of Native American tribes and were known for their agricultural practices, hunting, and fishing.

2. Contact with Europeans: The Lenape first encountered European explorers and settlers in the early 17th century when Dutch and Swedish colonists established trading posts in their territory. The Lenape initially maintained friendly relations with the Europeans, trading furs and other goods with them.

3. Displacement and Dispossession: As European settlement expanded in the region, the Lenape were gradually pushed off their traditional lands. The signing of various treaties and agreements with the colonists often resulted in the loss of Lenape territory and resources. The Walking Purchase of 1737, in which the Lenape were deceived into ceding a large tract of land, is a notable example of the injustices faced by the tribe.

4. Removal and Reservations: In the 18th and 19th centuries, many Lenape were forcibly removed from their homelands and relocated to reservations in the Midwest, particularly in present-day Oklahoma and Kansas. These forced relocations disrupted traditional Lenape ways of life and caused the tribe to be scattered across different regions.

5. Contemporary Lenape Communities: Today, the Lenape people are organized into several federally recognized tribes, including the Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Delaware Nation, and the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. Many Lenape individuals and communities continue to preserve and celebrate their cultural traditions, languages, and heritage.

6. Cultural Revitalization: In recent years, there has been a revitalization of Lenape culture and…

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Holiday shows coming to Newton Theatre

Friday, Nov. 29

Start your weekend with Brian McLoughlin delivering acoustic rock and folk at 5 p.m. at Angry Erik Brewing, 2 Camre Drive, Newton.

Head to Lafayette House, 75 Route 15, for melodies by Dave and John Acoustic at 6 p.m.

Enjoy honky-tonk vibes with Poor Horsemen at McQ’s Pub at Lake Lenape, 165 Andover Sparta Road, Newton, at 7 p.m.

Catch the energetic PS Xperiment, featuring John “JP” Pabst on lead vocals and bass, Brian Shepherd on guitar and vocals, and Kyle Dossick on drums, at 7 p.m. at Brick & Brew, 27 Route 23, Franklin.

Wrap up the night with Full Nine rocking the Beacon, 453 River Styx Road, Hopatcong, at 9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 30

The acoustic trio AC Wolves, blending guitar, mandolin and violin, will play at 4 p.m. at Angry Erik Brewing.

Enjoy country tunes by Tim VG at 6 p.m. at Lafayette House.

Don’t miss the Barrelhouse Blues Band at 7 p.m. at Milk Street Distillery, 1 Milk St., Branchville. Known for its high-energy blend of blues and classic rock, the band’s dynamic live shows are a must-see.

Check out John Cain at McQ’s Pub or Wind Up Monkey performing covers from classic rock to hip-hop at Brick & Brew, both also at 7 p.m.

At 9 p.m., Dani Zanoni & Co. play eclectic hits at the Beacon and Geoff Doubleday performs at O’Reilly’s Pub and Grill, 271 Spring St., Newton.

Sunday, Dec. 1

The Harrisons will deliver an electric rock set at Angry Erik Brewing at 2:30 p.m.

“Jessica Lynn: A Very Merry Classic Christmas” comes to the Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St., at 7 p.m. This award-winning holiday extravaganza features dancers, choirs, surprises and special effects. With traditional songs and a focus on giving back, the show raises funds and toys…

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