Chief medical officer of health COVID-19 update – May 18, 2021
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health and officials provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.
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Thank you, Tom, and good afternoon everyone.
Over the last 24 hours, we have identified 877 new cases of COVID-19, and completed nearly 8,100 tests.
I am pleased to see our new case numbers declining – this suggests that our public health measures are beginning to have an impact, thanks to the sacrifices Albertans are making every day.
Massive Auckland scrap metal pile prompts call to toughen up on compliance from Auckland councillor
19 May, 2021 12:49 AM
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Auckland councillor Angela Dalton outside the massive pile of scrap metal in Takanini. Photo / Justin Latif
Auckland councillor Angela Dalton outside the massive pile of scrap metal in Takanini. Photo / Justin Latif
By: Justin Latif, Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter
Local Democracy Reporter
A metal recycling business already under investigation for breaching its resource consent was last week caught illegally dumping. Now an Auckland councillor is calling for more compliance officers to be hired to stop it happening again.
A company facing penalties of $600,000 for illegally dumping scrap metal in south Auckland is also being investigated for how it manages stormwater runoff at another site in Onehunga.
School ball arrival at Eden Park overtaken by hoons riding car roofs and bonnets
19 May, 2021 01:12 AM
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Motorists were seen hooning around Eden Park on the night of the ball. Video / Supplied
NZ Herald
The arrival of students at a school ball last weekend was overtaken by hoons with blaring music riding on car roofs and bonnets and hanging out of windows.
Students arriving at the Westlake Girls school ball at Eden Park on Saturday were caught up in the mayhem with a bus driver unable to manoeuvre safely to the drop off zone and forced to let students out further away.
California Orchard Removal and China s Record U.S. Corn Imports
Wednesday May 19th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. Productive orchards are being removed in California’s Central Valley, as farmers cope with severe water shortages prompted by drought and water-system limitations.
One Fresno County farmer says he’s pulling out almost 400 acres of almond trees.
Federal and state water projects say they will provide little to no irrigation water to many agricultural customers, so farmers must calculate how much food they can grow with limited supplies. Importers can’t get enough U.S. corn with the purchase of 1.36 million tons of corn for delivery to China in the marketing year opening September 1st.