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Canada fires burning fast, blowing south and ramping up air pollutants in WNY

By Joanne Beck
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Apparent smoke from the wildfires in Canada created a haze over the Tonawanda Creek on Friday morning.
Photo by Howard Owens.

So this is what life has come to for much of upstate New York: checking the air quality reports every couple of days and having a good scientific expert on speed dial.

At least that’s how it is for The Batavian, with air levels reaching up past 150 for Western New York the last few days, signaling a red zone of “unhealthy.”

Developer says 80-unit complex across from GCC to be market-rate apartments

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By Howard B. Owens
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Developer David Mazur presents plans for MedTech Landing, an 80-unit apartment complex, to the GCEDC board of directors on Thursday.
Photo by Howard Owens.

Grand Island-based developer David Mazur isn't just 100 percent sure his proposed 80-unit apartment complex across the street from Genesee Community College will consist only of market-rate apartments. He's "1,000 percent" sure.

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