Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won a small plurality of seats in Monday’s election. Shortly after midnight on election night, the Liberals were hovering around 160 seats, while the Conservatives were sitting at 150 seats. The Bloc Québécois, NDP and Green Party were projected to earn around 23, 8 and 1 seat(s), respectively.  At the start […]

During their April 16 meeting, the Pelham Town Council approved the addition of an online voting option which will be made available to residents for the upcoming 2026 municipal and school board elections.  A staff report prepared by Acting Town Clerk Sarah Leach states that Pelham would become the fifth lower-tier municipality in Niagara to […]

Liberal Leader Mark Carney visited Niagara on Good Friday as the 2025 Canadian federal election campaign entered its final ten days.  Carney spoke to reporters on the rooftop of the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, with Niagara Falls serving as a backdrop. He was joined by Liberal candidates Vance Badawey (Niagara South), Chris Bittle (St. Catharines), Andrea […]

The by-election campaign to choose a new Ward 6 (Port Dalhousie) councillor for the city of St. Catharines culminated on Monday night with candidate Marty Mako defeating six challengers on his route to victory. Mako earned a total of 1,878 votes, representing more than 42 per cent in popular support. Mako will join Bruce Williamson […]

Last week, the Ontario government announced that it intends to provide strong mayor powers to 169 more cities and towns across the province. Among the municipalities slated to become recipients of the new toolkit are eight communities in Niagara.  The decision to bring new municipalities under the strong mayor umbrella comes as the province seeks […]

During an April 8 meeting, the Niagara Falls City Council voted unanimously in favour of a motion brought forward by Mayor Jim Diodati to formally request membership in the Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM) organization.  OBCM is a group of mayors from across Ontario that represent municipalities with populations of at least 100,000. It seeks […]

Grimsby Town Council has decided to hire a third-party consultant who will lead a review process of the rate of payment for councillors. Ultimately, it must be determined whether town councillors will receive a pay raise following the 2026 municipal elections.  Council voted in favour of hiring a third-party consultant over the alternative option, which […]

Earlier this week, the provincial government announced that it would invest $35 million to support the reconstruction of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Royal George Theatre. The theatre is a key component of the Town’s Shaw Festival, one of the Niagara Region’s premier tourist attractions.  The funding announcement was made outside of the current Royal George Theatre on April […]

On March 26, Niagara Regional Council Chair Jim Bradley delivered his annual State of the Region address. The speech was presented at a new period of turbulence for the local economy as U.S. President Donald Trump has been enacting tariffs on Canadian exports.  The address was attended by officials from various levels of Canadian government, […]

 Olson will resign as Ward One Councillor and will be replaced through a selection process.  Pelham Ward One Town Councillor Wayne Olson has been chosen by his fellow Councillors to fill former Regional Councillor Diana Huson’s vacant seat for the remainder of the 2022-2026 municipal government cycle.  Last month, Huson announced that she would resign, […]