Local
Niagara Region is poised to buy into a program jointly announced earlier this year by the federal and provincial governments that would see the senior levels of government give municipalities infrastructure dollars in exchange for reducing residential development charges.
The plan, endorsed by Regional Council, is to reduce residential development charges for three years in exchange for grants amounting to roughly $750 million.
The key infrastructure projects that will be funded in exchange for lowering development charges include the South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Plant in Niagara Falls and water and wastewater projects in West Lincoln.
Local
Last week, the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE) Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) released a new report highlighting what they say represents “the dire conditions” hospitals…
Sports
The St. Catharines Jr. A Athletics were crowned Ontario Champions Sunday night in Whitby. The Athletics took down the Whitby Warriors in six games with a 10-6 victory.
National
Last month, hackers linked to a pro-Russian group posted a video showing them adjusting chlorine dosage settings at a drinking water plant in Saint-Noël, Quebec, a municipality of fewer than 400 residents.
Opinion
When studying history, context is everything. Last week, Canadians were treated to yet another example of ignoring it as certain politicians tried to burnish their woke credentials.
National
Translation – more useless red tape for Canadian businesses. Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller recently announced that the federal Liberal government would be forcing businesses to provide services in French…
National
After a years’ long hiatus, naked partisan appointments to the Canadian Senate have made a triumphant return. ast month, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the appointment of four new senators…
