Community News News 13 November 2025

BC Hydro Power Outages Update (Dec. 17, 2025): Windstorm Damage Lingers in Kent, Hope, Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER, B.C. — A fast-moving series of storms continues to test British Columbia’s power grid, as BC Hydro crews push through windstorm repairs and additional wind and rain warnings remain in effect across parts of the South Coast and Vancouver

17 December 2025

Belton ISD Teachers Surprised With $118,159 in Classroom Grants as BEF “Grant Patrol” Funds 49 Projects Across 20 Campuses

Belton, Texas — A rolling wave of cowbells, cheers, and surprise check presentations swept through Belton Independent School District this week as educators learned their classroom ideas were about to become reality—paid for by more than $118,000 in fresh grant

14 December 2025

Classroom Innovation · Community News · Education · School Grants · Teacher Support

Geraldton Power Outage and Tasmania Wild Winds: Storm Damage Leaves Thousands Without Electricity on December 14, 2025

SEO meta description: Thunderstorms cut power to more than 22,000 customers in Geraldton and WA’s Mid West, while wild winds topple trees and spark outages across Tasmania’s coast. Severe weather has triggered widespread power outages in two states on Sunday,

14 December 2025

Community News · Emergency Updates · Power Outages · Severe Weather · Storm Damage

Wanneroo Council Clashes with Western Power Over New Transmission Line as WA Grid Hits 55% Renewables

Local opposition in Perth’s north collides with Western Australia’s fastest‑moving clean‑energy build‑out – and a national milestone for wind and solar. A planning battle on the same day as a clean‑energy milestone On 5 December 2025, the City of Wanneroo

5 December 2025

Community News · Energy Infrastructure · Local Government · Renewable Energy · Western Australia

John Hancock Group of Funds Adds Two Independent Trustees as Chicago’s John Hancock Prep Rallies Support for Thanksgiving ‘Harvest Havoc’ Tournament

The John Hancock name is in the news on two very different fronts today: on Wall Street, where the John Hancock Group of Funds has named two seasoned financial leaders as independent trustees, and on Chicago’s Southwest Side, where John

13 November 2025

Community News · Corporate Governance · Finance · Investing · NYSE:MFC · Sports Events

Community News News 13 November 2025 - 17 December 2025

BC Hydro Power Outages Update (Dec. 17, 2025): Windstorm Damage Lingers in Kent, Hope, Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver

Belton ISD Teachers Surprised With $118,159 in Classroom Grants as BEF “Grant Patrol” Funds 49 Projects Across 20 Campuses

Geraldton Power Outage and Tasmania Wild Winds: Storm Damage Leaves Thousands Without Electricity on December 14, 2025

Wanneroo Council Clashes with Western Power Over New Transmission Line as WA Grid Hits 55% Renewables

John Hancock Group of Funds Adds Two Independent Trustees as Chicago’s John Hancock Prep Rallies Support for Thanksgiving ‘Harvest Havoc’ Tournament