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Great Lakes Daily News: 28 April 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Planning for lakes restoration follows Bush's lead
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Environmental groups are often seen as not following the Bush administration's lead, but in restoration planning efforts for the Great Lakes, that appears to be happening. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/28)


Bill calls for ocean vessel permits
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Oceangoing ships would need a permit to enter Michigan ports starting in 2007 under legislation approved Wednesday by the state Senate. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/28)


Toronto city committee recommends continued trash shipping to Michigan
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A works committee recommended Wednesday that the city renew a three-year contract to ship its garbage to Michigan. Source: The Detroit News (4/28)


Trying to keep the water flowing
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Many communities in the Milwaukee area are running deficits - not in municipal budgets, but in their use of a commodity that's considered far more precious than money: Water. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/28)


Reborn service to and from Toronto sports a new identity
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Ending months of speculation, Bay Ferries Ltd. announced Wednesday that Rochester's high-speed ferry would resume service to Toronto on June 17 with a new nickname and logo. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/28)


COMMENTARY: Muskie tournaments don't harm species
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Some Toronto area anglers are attacking the organizers and sponsors of the Muskie Showdown tournament scheduled for June 25-26 on Lake St. Clair, claiming that events like this threaten the muskellunge population. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/28)


Pesticide ban comes into effect
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A bylaw banning the use of pesticides for aesthetic purposes came into effect across Montreal yesterday. Source: The Montreal Gazette (4/27)


Studying connections between cormorants and fish stock
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The Ministry of Natural Resources has been studying Cormorants around the Great Lakes for the last four years to determine, in part, the affect the birds have on fish stock. Source: Parry Sound North-Star (4/27)


Gov. Taft officially dedicates Lake Erie Coastal Trail
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Ashtabula County officials hope that thousands of people eventually will travel a lengthy corridor of highway along Ohio's northern shore that has been newly designated the Lake Erie Coastal Trail. Source: The News-Herald (4/23)


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