Moore: Resurrect the Blackstone Canal
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:23:04 -0800

By Anonymous Nearly two centuries ago in 1823, the Massachusetts Legislature authorized the construction of a canal linking Worcester with the port of Providence, Rhode Island. The canal , which began operation between the two cities in October 1828, ...

South Canal fishing not considered
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:23:05 -0800

First is the admission by DMEA that keeping fishing in the South Canal was never studied or considered. Second is that DMEA's only input concerning fishing is from fly fishermen who's main concern is the quality of fishing in the Gunnison River.

Flooding concerns remain along Little Miami River
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:23:16 -0800

Five Rivers Metro Parks Manager Jim Gardner and Deputy Director Carrie Scarff check the flooding from the Great Miami River that closed the Recreational Trail along Old Canal Road and Old Springfield Rd. Friday afternoon. By Katie Wedell, Staff Writer ...

Amanda-Clearcreek sophomore Salyers steps into scoring role
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:31:53 -0800

9 game against Canal Winchester. / Jess Lanning/EAgle-Gazette AMANDA -- As a freshman, Kacee Salyers watched as her experienced teammates led Amanda-Clearcreek to a winning record. With almost all of that production gone, it's been Salyers' turn to ...

Nagaur to get drinking water from Indira Gandhi canal
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:26:22 -0800

JAIPUR: After finding presence of excessive fluoride, nitrate and salinity in drinking water to have caused health problems in Nagaur, the government has decided to use water from the Indira Gandhi canal for supply to the district with the help of ...

Valentine's treats on guided walk along Delaware Canal
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:24:11 -0800

A canal boat passes Jacob Oberracker's Tap Room in the early 1900s. The Tap Room is now the Golden Pheasant Inn. (Friends of the Delaware Canal ) The Friends of the Delaware Canal will offer a free, guided We Love the Canal walk along the towpath from ...

How art can reinvent our towns
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:09:34 -0800

At the mouth of the Monklands Canal , two guys were bolting the cast-iron sculpture on to some old pillars. The arch depicts three masked and caped crusaders, surrounded by flora, fauna and the industrial workers of the town's past. On the way back, ...

Divers find bodies of 2 boys who drowned in canal
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:08:14 -0800

Authorities say they've recovered the bodies of two young brothers from the water of an irrigation canal 30 miles south of Phoenix. Pinal County authorities identified the boys late Monday as 6-year-old Calib Ontario Love and 10-year-old Anthony ...

Da Chronic's Got Talent: Third Times the Charm
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:06:00 -0800

by Dave Cariello on Jan 28, 2012 6:00 AM CST The audition process is moving along quite smoothly now as we continue to search for fresh new front page talent here on Canal Street Chronicles, to make the best Saints blog on the net even better.

Fences to protect wild asses
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:12:18 -0800

AHMEDABAD: The shocking incident where five wild asses died on Friday after falling in the Narmada branch canal has raised serious issues over the safety of wild asses outside the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) sanctuary area.

Pint-sized dogs compete in Mini-Sled Dog Marathon in Canal Park
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:19:15 -0800

Little dogs had their day Friday morning in Canal Park as about 20 of them took part in the annual Mini-Sled Dog Marathon. Brook Huusko, 12, of Duluth guides Crystal, a 3-month-old Siberian husky puppy, on Friday morning in Canal Park during the annual ...

Panama canal contractor pays back wages, says strike is illegal
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:08:45 -0800

Panama city the main contractor on $5.25-billion expansion project at the Panama Canal says it has written checks for unpaid wages that sparked a walkout by about 6000 workers. The multinational construction consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal says ...

Two college students die as car plunges into canal
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:19:08 -0800

CHENNAI: Two students of an engineering college in the suburbs who were travelling to Kattankulathur, 45 km from Chennai, died after their car plunged into a sewage canal near Guduvanchery, 35 km from Chennai, early on Saturday.

Panama Canal expansion workers strike over pay
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:57:25 -0800

Several thousand workers at a major project to widen the Panama Canal are on indefinite strike over pay. The strikers are demanding higher wages, as well as back pay. The consortium behind the $5.25bn (PS3.4bn) project says its salaries are above ...

Underground canal re-discovered
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:01:42 -0800

Volunteers clearing undergrowth beside the Chesterfield Canal have uncovered the entrance to an underground canal . The Hollingwood Common Canal is in a tunnel, which once led 2 miles underground straight into a coal mine. The Chesterfield Canal Trust ...

Bourne fireworks during Cape Cod Canal centennial celebration?
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:23 -0800

By Anonymous The events sub-panel of the Cape Cod Canal Centennial Celebration committee has been exploring the feasibility of staging a fireworks display in 2014. Members are reviewing the idea with Bourne Fire Chief Martin Greene and his Sandwich and ...

Dentist pleads guilty to fraud over paper clip root canals
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:07 -0800

BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Boston-area dentist accused of substituting paper clips for stainless steel posts in patient root canals faces the possibility of decades in prison when he is sentenced next week for Medicaid fraud, authorities said on ...

Pick a lock ... any lock
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:31:10 -0800

As a child, Blessed explains, he spent many happy hours by the canals , exploring on my bike and looking for wildlife . Now he is keen that we all do what we can to help protect them for our next generations . The canal network is being transferred to ...

Flood-proofing Bangkok could force canal dwellers out
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:45:48 -0800

That means clearing rubbish and obstructions from the canals . Unfortunately for Chuang Pungsati, that could well mean her house. Jutting on crooked stilts several metres into the Bang Bua canal Mrs Chuang's wooden home is built illegally on land ...

NHL All-Star Skills Competition | 01.28.12
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:25:48 -0800

Kids skate during the Canadian Tire NHL Junior Skills Competition at Rideau Canal Skateway on January 28, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Getty Images Kids kneel on the ice during the Canadian Tire NHL Junior Skills Competition at Rideau Canal ...