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Massive infrastructure deficits trigger huge water and wastewater budget increase

Niagara Region will be hitting taxpayers with significant water bill increase after the budget committee voted to approve a 12.27 per cent 2025 budget increase for water and wastewater.

The increase is necessary, according to officials, because of deteriorating infrastructure.

Beth Brens, Niagara Region’s associate director of budget planning and strategy, sought to justify the increase to budget committee members.

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Port Colborne braces for big tax hike in 2025

As the calendar steadily inches closer to 2025, residents of the City of Port Colborne are poised to contend with more than post-Christmas bills and inflationary pressures in the new year.

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Welland Soccer Hall of Fame announces Class of 2024

The Welland Soccer Hall of Fame Committee announced its inductees for the Class of 2024.

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It’s all about affordability

If the three most important words in real estate are “location, location, location,” the three most important words in politics are “affordability, affordability, affordability.”

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Is Canada lost?

In recent months there have been many questions raised by average Canadians on social media, in the mainstream media and elsewhere asking if Canada is irreparably lost.

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Prayer ban mars Remembrance Day

In 1945, the Allies won their battle against aggressive, expansive regimes that sought to subjugate everyone under their dominance.

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Election dateline 2024

With voters in the United States having elected President-Elect Donald Trump as President Joe Biden’s successor, an election timeline can be chronicled.

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Niagara Region appoints new Commissioner of Community Services

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Niagara Regional Council has approved Henri Koning as its new permanent Commissioner of Community Services. She officially took the permanent post last week.

Koning has been with the Region since 2012 as the Director of Seniors Services. During her tenure, she oversaw the Region’s eight long-term care homes, as well as seniors’ community programs.

Regional Chair Jim Bradley shared his thoughts about the appointment.

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Trump re-elected – what’s the impact on Canada and Niagara?

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Former U.S. president Donald J. Trump has won back the Presidency. As the second Trump administration takes shape in the coming days, weeks, and months…

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Marcel Dionne and Brian Cullen to be honoured by Niagara IceDogs today

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The Niagara IceDogs will honour hockey royalty tonight as a pair of the greatest players to hit the ice for major junior hockey in St. Catharines…

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Trudeau Liberals “pollution cap” on country’s oil and gas sector impacts all

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The seismic political movement felt south of the border this week with the election of Donald J. Trump as president fixated Canadians’ attention to the point…

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Trumped

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The post-mortems on the U.S. election and exactly what happened to throw off all the pollsters, pundits, Hollywood glitterati and others will undoubtedly go on for some time.

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Trump will soon be back in the White House thanks to the economic concerns of voters

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It’s the economy, stupid.

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From highways to sidewalks, Canadians face frustrating gridlock as policies ignore solutions

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No matter where you go in Canada, there is a traffic problem.

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