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Article content Chatham-Kent and the rest of Southwestern Ontario has been experiencing “well below average” rainfall during May, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada has said. Geoff Coulson said the Ridgetown monitoring station had recorded 14.3 millimetres of precipitation as of May 24, while the long-term average rainfall at the station is 79.7mm. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. ‘Dry spell’ hitting the region, rest of Ontario Back to video “There is no doubt that this dry spell we’ve been go...

Thames Crossing at M25 Contracts Awarded to Continue Charging Regime Questions Remain Over Foreign Income Shortfall UK – Ever since the construction and opening of the original Dartford Tunnel some 58 years ago the crossing point of the River Thames at its lowest point before the open sea has always been a controversial project. That original £13 million west tunnel development, far from achieving the financial results which caused the authorities to promise that toll charges would soon be lifted, saw a rise in traffic numbers which meant the opening of a second tunnel in 1980 as the M25 ...

Classic Boat Magazine major fire at the old Thornycroft sheds on Platts Eyot, Hampton, on the River Thames. The Little Ships Mary Irene and Elvin, which were also on site, were moved to safety. Lady Gay was 34ft Motor Yacht built in 1934 for Lord Alfred Dunhill and cost £1,500 to build, reported the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships. She was initially requisitioned by the Royal Navy under a net charter party arrangement for £6/month before she was finally acquired by the Navy in 1942 as a Thames and coastal patrol boat. The Royal Navy laid her up in 1944. A cause of fire has yet to be ...

Sign on South Thames Street business. PHOTO: Will Morgan What is the point of Newport? The current battle over the fate of some forgotten but significant buildings on Waites Wharf should force Newport to ask what it wants to be. America's First Resort is what outsiders envision when they think of Rhode Island: Newport is the state's pinup girl. More than the Sailing Capital of the World, the city was our colonial capital, headquarters of British forces throughout much of the Revolutionary War, and a major base for the Navy, not to mention the home of America's first architect.   RI Tourism ...

Revealed: firms shortlisted for £2.3bn Lower Thames Crossing Highways England has shortlisted three joint ventures to build the £2.3bn Lower Thames Crossing. The new road tunnel is planned to link Essex and Kent under the River Thames. The shortlisted firms are: BFV JV – comprising Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction and Vinci Construction Grands Projets. Consultants Atkins, Tecnica y Proyectos (TYPSA) and Stantec UK are supporting the JV; BMJV – comprising Bouygues Travaux Publics and Murphy, supported by Mott McDonald and Arup; DHJV – comprising Dragados and Hochtief Infrastructure....