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The city could kick in more than $20,000 to replace the goal posts and netting at a south-end Barrie soccer field. At Monday night’s general committee meeting, councillors gave initial approval to cover half of the $45,000 project. The Barrie Soccer would be on the hook for the rest. The project includes the removal of the existing goal posts at … Read More

Baseball is called America’s favorite pastime for a reason. According to ESPN, more than 72 million people attended major league baseball games in 2017 — and that doesn’t even account for all the minor league games held at stadiums around the country. But what these millions of people don’t plan on, while they are eating their cracker jacks and root-root-rooting … Read More

The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an invasive species in the United States that can damage fruit and vegetable crops and cause nuisance infestations to residences. It is a shield-shaped “true bug” of the order Hemiptera, and the common name refers to its brown, variegated appearance (marmorated means variegated). Halyomorpha halys eats many different foods, helping it expand its range … Read More

A tragic incident in Quebec could result in changes to hockey rinks in Canada. Annie Alaku-Papigatuk, 12, was killed after being struck by a puck at a local hockey game on April 1, 2017. Her death came almost exactly 15 years after the death of a 13-year-old Brattanie Cecil at a Columbus Blue Jackets game, which resulted in rinks around North America … Read More

Safety netting has been erected around the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow after a glass panel fell from the 10th floor. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said an investigation into the incident earlier this month proved inconclusive. It is understood panels have fallen from the £842m building on at least three occasions since it opened. In the latest … Read More

The River Centre Parking Ramp in downtown St. Paul has been closed, except for the upper level, since May when concrete started falling from the ceilings inside the ramp. The CEO of Visit St. Paul, Terry Mattson, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the ramp closure means it is losing about $15,000 a day, but the safety netting is going up this … Read More

A key aspect of a successful drone race is safety – for spectators, race officials and pilots. Racing drones can go from 0-150km/h in seconds and typically have four propellers spinning at high speed, which makes them potentially dangerous flying objects. In a large competition like the upcoming 1st FAI Drone Racing World Championship in Shenzhen, China for example, preparation and planning starts months … Read More

Prisoner protests have hit record levels at Holme House jail with barricades built no fewer than 11 times last year. Figures from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show the number of incidents at the Stockton prison where one or more offenders prevented access to all or part of the site by using physical barriers rose from four instances in 2016/17 to 11 … Read More

The death of a 12-year-old girl after she was struck by a hockey puck has prompted a Quebec coroner to ask the province to study the possibility of installing protective nets in all arenas. The accident occurred April 1, 2017, while Annie Alaku-Papigatuk was watching a hockey game in Salluit, a community in northern Nunavik. She was sitting in the … Read More

This leafy restaurant in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City offers diners respite from the intense sun using plastic agricultural netting. Located in the heart of District 3’s Ward 6, the eatery is a new outpost for Pizza 4P – a small, Vietnam-based Japanese pizza chain that champions farm-to-table eating. Nishizawaarchitects used this ethos as the inspiration for the restaurant’s design, which incorporates the translucent polyethene canopies … Read More