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CTV News
4 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
Halifax-area beach reopens following blue-green algae bloom
A sign warning of blue-green algae blooms is pictured at Oakfield Park Beach in Oakfield, N.S. (Paul DeWitt/CTV Atlantic) A Halifax-area beach has reopened after a possible blue-green algae bloom was spotted earlier this month. The Halifax Regional Municipality says Oakfield Park Beach in Oakfield was closed on July 16 so toxin levels could be tested after what appeared to be blue-green algae was spotted in the water. HRM says the beach has reopened as toxin levels are within Health Canada limits according to test results, and no new algae has been seen. Staff regularly test water quality at all supervised municipal beaches from July 1 to Aug. 31. Blue-green algae occur naturally in freshwater environments and may grow when weather conditions are calm and warm. Some types of blue-green algae produce toxins that can pose a risk to people and pets. HRM warns anyone who comes in contact with a blue-green algae bloom, or ingests water containing blue-green algae blooms, should watch for the following symptoms: skin irritation rash sore throat sore red eyes swollen lips fever nausea vomiting and/or diarrhea For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Sydney Morning Herald
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Oakfield Pluto primed to stamp class on debut at Taree
The winning run of the Oakfield gallopers is poised to continue at Taree on Tuesday when Newcastle trainer Kris Lees sends around first starter Oakfield Pluto in the Vale Paul Matts Maiden Handicap (1007m) with Aaron Bullock in the saddle. Oakfield Pluto races in the colours of successful owner and breeder Bruce Mackenzie, who has been enjoying a good run of success with his runners in recent times. Oakfield Pluto is a three-year-old gelding by Exceedance and out of the well-performed mare Amberino, which was trained in Victoria and won the group 2 Emancipation Stakes at Randwick back in 2009. 'He's a nicely bred horse, and he's shown us a bit on the track and in his trials,' Lees said of Oakfield Pluto. 'We've given him the two trials, and he ran third in the first of them at Scone back in February. He had a break after that and came back with a second in his most recent trial on the Beaumont when he went down narrowly. 'He's drawn ideally in barrier two at Taree and all things point to him running very well on debut.' Bullock has his usual strong book of rides at Taree and will also partner the Mackenzie-owned Oakfield Echidna, which runs in the TAB Venue Mode Benchmark 58 Handicap (1614m) for trainer Damien Lane. Oakfield Echidna resumed from a spell with a Muswellbrook win at $31 and backed that up with a last-start second at Hawkesbury when running home well at odds of $61. Bullock starts the day with the ride on early TAB Fixed Odds favourite Blue Kingdom for trainer Lou Mary in the Racing Mates Country Boosted Maiden Plate (1262m).
The Age
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Oakfield Pluto primed to stamp class on debut at Taree
The winning run of the Oakfield gallopers is poised to continue at Taree on Tuesday when Newcastle trainer Kris Lees sends around first starter Oakfield Pluto in the Vale Paul Matts Maiden Handicap (1007m) with Aaron Bullock in the saddle. Oakfield Pluto races in the colours of successful owner and breeder Bruce Mackenzie, who has been enjoying a good run of success with his runners in recent times. Oakfield Pluto is a three-year-old gelding by Exceedance and out of the well-performed mare Amberino, which was trained in Victoria and won the group 2 Emancipation Stakes at Randwick back in 2009. 'He's a nicely bred horse, and he's shown us a bit on the track and in his trials,' Lees said of Oakfield Pluto. 'We've given him the two trials, and he ran third in the first of them at Scone back in February. He had a break after that and came back with a second in his most recent trial on the Beaumont when he went down narrowly. 'He's drawn ideally in barrier two at Taree and all things point to him running very well on debut.' Bullock has his usual strong book of rides at Taree and will also partner the Mackenzie-owned Oakfield Echidna, which runs in the TAB Venue Mode Benchmark 58 Handicap (1614m) for trainer Damien Lane. Oakfield Echidna resumed from a spell with a Muswellbrook win at $31 and backed that up with a last-start second at Hawkesbury when running home well at odds of $61. Bullock starts the day with the ride on early TAB Fixed Odds favourite Blue Kingdom for trainer Lou Mary in the Racing Mates Country Boosted Maiden Plate (1262m).
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
On This Date: An F5 Wisconsin Tornado And Chicago Flash Flood
Two historic, extreme weather events separated by just over 100 miles happened on one July day in the upper Midwest. On July 18, 1996, 29 years ago this evening, a violent tornado roared through the town of Oakfield, Wisconsin. This less-than-quarter-mile-wide drill bit of a twister produced mainly F3 to F4 damage, but then intensified to an F5 just east of the village. (Note: The Fujita or F-scale was used prior to 2007's implementation of the modern Enhanced Fujita or EF-scale.) Four homes were completely demolished, with only empty foundations left. In all, 60 homes, six businesses and two churches were destroyed and another 130 homes and businesses suffered damage, according to the National Weather Service in Milwaukee. Two vehicles were tossed up to 400 yards away, while others were crushed into almost unrecognizable balls. Canceled checks lofted by the tornado were found 125 miles away across Lake Michigan near Muskegon, Michigan. Incredibly, nobody was killed in this tornado, but 12 were injured. Oakfield remains one of only three F5 (or EF5) tornadoes on record in Wisconsin and the only known F/EF5 U.S. tornado to have occurred in July. That same morning, a record drenching across the western and southern sides of Chicagoland triggered major flash and river flooding. The western suburb of Aurora picked up 16.91 inches of rain in 24 hours, still the state's all-time 24-hour rain record. This torrential rain pushed the Des Plaines, DuPage and Fox rivers to record levels. Six people were killed. FEMA estimated 35,000 homes had flood damage and more than 4,300 people had to evacuate from flooded areas, according to a summary published in 1999. This was the state's second-costliest weather disaster (estimated $645 million damage) behind only 1993's Great Mississippi River flood. Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Reach out to him on Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
BBC News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jersey netballers plea for new home in Royal Square protest
Jersey netballers have braved the rain to push the island's government to find the sport a permanent Jersey Netball Association (JNA) said the sport was "in crisis" after losing its current base at Les Ormes, which is being turned into padel courts, and were instead offered 27 hours per month at the £8.4m new sports hall at Oakfield in St Julie Andrews, who was at a protest in Royal Square, said it was time to "make a noise" because the decline of netball was "crucial and it's so imminent".Constable Andy Jehan, the minister with responsibility for sport, said: "We need to sit down around a table and find a solution." Jehan said he welcomed seeing people who were passionate about sports at the said the government had "accommodated" late requests for change from the association, including moving the show the JNA said the 27 hours a month offered Oakfield was less than a quarter of the time it gets at Les sports have also raised concerns over how the new Oakfield facility would be shared. Mrs Andrews said the decision was "devastating", adding: "We're a female sport, the second highest sport in the island, and we don't have a home."[We need] somewhere that we can call our own, we can run our own programmes, we can generate our own income."Mrs Andrews said the association had been going for 80 years and had seen many participate in its programmes."That's all going to be crushed," she said."We know the impact that we have on all these youngsters." Samantha Salzone, JNA netball development officer, the size of the turnout showed "how big netball is on the island"."The girls here that have come along today are the ones that are going to get impacted, it's the school age girls that are going to lose their pathways," she said."This is a sporting crisis across the island - over the last few years you've seen a reduction of facilities," she said.
