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What's New Underground power plant eyed in Ontario Watertown Daily Times (5/9) A Canadian utility developer has proposed building an underground power plant capable of generating up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity. Sea lamprey chemical treatment on South Sandy Creek will go on Watertown Daily Times (4/24) Although about 1,500 walleye pike were found dead in Little Sandy Creek last week because of a chemical treatment for sea lampreys, plans for treatment of South Sandy Creek today will proceed. City acts to deodorize Simon Lake NorthernLife.ca (4/24) The City of Greater Sudbury will lease to purchase a new technology to reduce algae and odour in Simon Lake in Walden, ON. Draft plan would ban shoreline wind farms The Windsor Star (4/16) A ban on wind energy projects within 200 meters of the Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River shoreline is among the many recommendations in the final draft of official plan changes proposed for the County of Essex. Snake on the lake: Land set aside for endangered islander Sandusky Register (4/14) A deal reached recently is one the endangered Lake Erie Water Snake can sink its teeth into. Wind turbine to crown Muskegon's historic Frauenthal Center The Grand Rapids Press (4/14) The wind turbine will provide a demonstration of how alternative energy devices can be used on downtown buildings.
General Resources alt.planning.urban Newsgroup A newsgroups dedicated to urban planning. For more information on news groups, see GLIN's newsgroup page. American Planning Association The APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, are organized to advance the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of planning at the local, regional, state and national levels. Canadian Institute of Planners The Canadian Institute of Planners has been dedicated to the advancement of responsible planning throughout Canada since 1919. Geographic Information Systems Advisory Services Program University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute Provides assistance on the application of computer-based GIS. Stimulated by recent state legislation, all 72 Wisconsin counties, plus many cities, villages and townships, are actively pursuing the modernization of their land records. Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association This site provides Minnesota professional and citizen planners information to help with day-to-day issues encountered, as well as information for professional development. Ontario Professional Planners Institute OPPI represents the professional planning community of Ontario. Planning Assistance to States (Section 22 of WRDA 1974) In 1974, Congress provided the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a general authority to provide assistance to states in the planning for the development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources. Recent amendments have expanded this assistance to ecosystem planning. Planning Commissioners Journal This quarterly publication designed for citizen planners covers a wide range of planning issues, media relations, creating a comprehensive plan, conflicts of interest & ex-parte communications, running an effective meeting and developing good staff-commissioner relations.
Related Resources GLIN: Economic Development in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Ecosytem Management in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Land Use in the Great Lakes Region Brownfields: Sustainable Land Use (Exit GLIN) Great Lakes Commission
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