Coming up this half hour, you’ll hear about the closure of the Dryden youth centre, and the impact that is having, computer mapping is advancing the mining industry in northern Ontario, and using artificial marshes to clean up oil spills.
To start, as you probably are well aware of, there’s a federal election campaign going on.
The 5 party leaders are wanting your vote October 21st, including the vote of young people.
Student Votes involves classes from Grades 4 to 12, and learning about the system.
Randy Thoms reports.
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It’s called a crisis situation in the City of Dryden and that’s the closure of the Youth Centre.
Mike Ebbeling takes a look at an urgent plea being made by a group of concerned citizens.
Many youth have said they want to be in an environment with no influence of drugs or violence.
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The Experimental Lakes Area just east of Kenora is involved in some ground-breaking research.
One of the projects is the creation of artificial marshes to clean up oil spills.
Tim Davidson was out at the ELA and spoke with lead researcher Madeline Stanley about the project.
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The world of computer mapping has made great strides in the last several decades, but it’s only now that prospectors in the province have caught up.
One disadvantage is the technology taking over jobs.
Vic Krasowski with that story.
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