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The 519 Podcast presents: The Great Northeastern Blackout - 20 years later

Where were you that day? Were you driving when the lights went out? Trapped inside an elevator? Camping and completely unaware?

At 4:11 pm on August 14, 2003 approximately 55 million North Americans found themselves without electricity.

The widespread outage stretched across parts of Ontario, Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York.

On this episode of the 519 Podcast, we look back at “The Great Northeast Blackout - 20 years later” 

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.