George Street beach: 'Worst it has been in 35 years'
Oban residents have called for action on the town's George Street beach since it has become overgrown with weeds.
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Oban residents have called for action on the town's George Street beach since it has become overgrown with weeds.
Stephen Macleod (5) of Scourie, performed the naming ceremony at the launching of his father's new boat, the "Boy Stephen".
A group of local Kingston residents are pushing back against the proposed clearcutting of the Davis Tannery Lands.
A group of local Kingston residents are pushing back against the proposed clearcutting of the Davis Tannery Lands.
In the past five years, the proportion of condos with this type of electric heating has more than doubled to five per cent in Ontario, Reitsma estimates. Lloyd Jacobs, general manager of FortisBC Alternative Energy Services, which has installed geothermal systems in dozens of multi-residential buildings in B.C., said there is "a huge demand" for alternative heating systems in large buildings that might have been heated by fossil fuels or baseboard heaters in the past. Traditionally, a challenge for geothermal energy is the high cost of digging and installing the borefield — that is, the l...