Local
Last Thursday, at Niagara Region’s final regular council meeting before Ontario’s municipal elections, councillors reviewed the municipality’s annual Integrity Commissioner Report for the 2021/22 billing period.
Per the report, services billed between mid-August 2021 and mid-August 2022 cost Niagara taxpayers just over $60,000.
Though invoiced items are anonymized in the report, it was revealed at Thursday night’s council meeting that one of the costly complaints was made by a current regional councillor against a colleague.
Local
An international luggage storage company, Bounce, which serves tourists in over 1,000 locations in cities around the world, recently released its rankings of ‘best-loved landmarks’ around the world.
Sports
The puck drops on the Niagara IceDogs 2022-23 regular season Thursday night at home against the Mississauga Steelheads.
Provincial
Hundreds of people who pull wrenches for a living have a unique point of view on Ottawa’s new luxury tax.
National
The climate chickens are coming home to roost. In the early days of policies which were justified on the presumption they had a positive impact on climate change, claims were made by politicians and other advocates that the implementation of these policies would be relatively simple, pain-free and generally pleasant.
National
The House of Commons was back in action last week after the summer break, and with a new Conservative leader ready for battle, the stage was set for the ultimate showdown between the Prime Minister and Pierre Poilievre.
Provincial
Whether you work in a widget factory or a hospital, as an office worker or at a skilled trade, the work world is full of deadlines, pressures, high expectations, numerous standards, and outcome measurements.
