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Great Lakes Daily News: 27 April 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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COMMENTARY: Michigan beaches still belong to landowners
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The self-appointed advocates of the little guy are jumping up and down about a recent Michigan appeals court decision that allows beachfront residents to bar people from strolling along the waterfront. Source: The Detroit News (4/27)


Ferry startup date, new fares likely to be announced today
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The Rochester Ferry Co. is expected to announce today when the city's high-speed ferry will once again cruise Lake Ontario. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/27)


Lawsuit challenges plants' cooling system
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Environmentalists are challenging Wisconsin regulators' approval of a water permit for two proposed power plants along Lake Michigan they say will kill billions of fish every year. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/27)


Toronto waterfront getting $20.5-million for facelift
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Two pledges of money for Toronto's waterfront -- $10.5-million unveiled yesterday and $10-million more to be announced tomorrow -- will be spent starting this year even with a possible federal election. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/27)


Living Bridge group incorporates De Pere locks into vision
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A group trying to preserve the aging Claude Allouez Bridge as a pedestrian crossing now sees the project as part of a greater tourism attraction celebrating Wisconsin's recreational waterways. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/27)


Michigan to cull UP's growing wolf population
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced plans Tuesday to trap and kill as many as 20 of the Upper Peninsula's burgeoning population of gray wolves this summer in an attempt to limit attacks on domestic livestock and pets. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/27)


Slick moves to Chantry Island, water tests clear
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Tugboats trailing absorbent booms are still trying to clean up the mineral oil spill into Lake Huron that has moved north to Chantry Island. Source: Port Elgin Shoreline Beacon (4/27)


Deal is reached over Detroit River pollution
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After 11 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wayne County and 13 metro Detroit communities have settled a consent decree to stop the pollution of the Detroit River. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/27)


Passport proposal scrapped
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The Bush administration signaled Monday that it is withdrawing its plan to require passports for those motoring across the northern border by 2008. Source: The Buffalo News (4/26)


Ottawa boosts marine security
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The federal government is bolstering security along Canada's waterways and maritime borders with a new multi-agency policing centre, more patrol vessels, and increased screening and tracking measures at Canadian ports. Source: The Toronto Star (4/22)


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