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Great Lakes Daily News: 04 May 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Shoreline of Ontario is focus of conference
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At least two federal heavy hitters on Great Lakes issues will be in Rochester this week for a two-day conference on New York's "North Coast," the 300-mile strip of farms, developed land and wild places on Lake Ontario's U.S. side. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (5/4)


Islanders angered by festival
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Wakestock, a celebration of everything to do with wakeboarding, is set to take place on the Toronto Islands this summer and many of the locals aren't happy about it. Source: The Toronto Star (5/4)


Aquarium lawyers argue for payments from engineers
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Lawyers who spent eight weeks arguing about the construction of the Great Lakes Aquarium are now arguing about how much money should be awarded to the parties who prevailed at trial. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/4)


Clean up of mineral oil near completion
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The clean up of mineral oil by Bruce Power in Lake Huron is almost complete. Source: The Kincardine News (5/4)


Boaters ready to hit the water
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The first week of the Michigan boating season comes with good news -- warm temperatures on the way and higher lake levels -- for area boaters. Source: The Detroit News (5/4)


Whales abound in St. Lawrence River in Quebec
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The St. Lawrence River offers a rare opportunity for inland whale-watching, as minke, fin, humpback, the pearl-white beluga and the world's largest mammal, the blue whale - gather in the from May through September to feast on a heaping buffet served up by nature. Source: Canadian Press (5/4)


Vacation in an island playland along the U.S.-Canada St. Lawrence River
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This summer, celebrate the centennial of one of Canada's smaller parks, a collection of just a few of the dots of land in the Thousand Islands, the region in the St. Lawrence River between Ontario and New York where you can fish, boat or just soak up the scenery. Source: Canadian Press (5/4)


Cleanup efforts: sewage plops into river, but source is a mystery
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The sewage problem in the Rouge River is bad enough that environmental specialists don rubber suits and latex gloves before they go poking around in its waters. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/3)


New York's push to diversify energy mix appeals to wind-power industry
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Wind is becoming a popular choice for answering Gov. George Pataki's call for renewable energy because recent improvements in technology have increased the power output of wind turbines and reduced the cost to make electricity. Source: The New York Business Review (4/29)


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