Cobalt-60 harvested from four Bruce B reactors can be used to help stop the spread of the Zika virus.
Cobalt-60, which is processed by Ottawa-based Nordion, is the key component of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), a process aimed at eliminating or, at a minimum, suppressing the population of insects that spread disease or damage agricultural crops.
"Cobalt-60 from our reactors already plays a major role in keeping single-use medical equipment safely sterilized, and with it now helping to stop the spread of diseases like Zika virus the world's population...
From the Great Northern Plains of Western Canada, Little Miss Higgins struts and serenades her way, guitar in hand, lips blazoned red, onto the Meaford Hall stage April 16. As if she just drove in off the back-road of another time with gravel dust and a sunset trailing behind her, this pocket-sized powerhouse plays music brewed up in old-time country blues sprinkled with a little jazz and maybe a hint of folk. Whether it's songs about passion or songs about panties, she writes about ...
On April 21, the Scenic City Film Festival and Words Aloud Spoken Word and Storytelling Festival extend an invitation to join them for a screening of Al Purdy Was Here, the award-winning documentary which profiles one of Canada's most well-known poets. The evening's festivities start at 7 pm at the Heartwood Concert Hall in Owen Sound, and is one of many poetry-themed events taking place across Canada in celebration of National Poetry Month.
A man of many contradictions, the film chronicles the sometimes rough road that Al Purdy followed on his journey to ...
Chef Zach Keeshig is bringing an intimate, unique dining experience to Owen Sound. His locally sourced seven course tasting menu will be presented, fittingly, in the Owen Sound Farmer's Market on Saturday and Sunday evenings, opening to the public starting April 17. Limited to ten guests per evening, by reservation only, the dinner will be served by the ...
Highway 6 from Chatsworth Sideroad 5/Walker Sideroad, south to Chatsworth Road 24, Williamsford, in the Township of Chatsworth is closed due to flooding. Several homes have been evacuated.
Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Chatsworth Fire Department, the Chatsworth Township Roads Department, and other emergency crews are at the scene. Hydro has been shut off in the area as a safety precaution.
The Williamsford Community Centre has been opened as an evacuation centre for those...
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