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 are facing under the Ford government. The Ford government, in turn, has dismissed the entire report and claims it entirely misses the mark. CUPE’s Report Although the […]
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 […]
The Ontario government is mobilizing to help communities in Niagara recover from flooding following multiple rainstorms. In the Town of Lincoln, more than 170 millimetres of rainfall was reported on Aug. 2, following storms the previous week that brought about 100 millimetres of rain. The City of St. Catharines experienced over 140 millimetres of rainfall […]
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA), working with Ontario Nature, announced late last week that an additional 97 hectares of land owned by the NPCA has been recognized as “protected” under the federal government’s 30×30 initiative. With this latest announcement, the NPCA has contributed about 2,000 hectares of protected land toward Canada’s national target. Canada’s […]
On Friday, Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff announced provincial investments totalling $108,717 through Seniors Community Grant projects in Niagara West. The grant funding comes as part of a $7-million fund designed to help Ontario’s seniors stay healthy, active, and socially connected. “These investments make a big difference in the lives of older adults here in […]
Last week, St. Catharines MPP Jennie Stevens wrote a letter to Rob Flack, Ontario’s municipal affairs minister, to request disaster recovery assistance for local residents following severe flooding in St. Catharines. Stevens’ letter specifically focuses on the very heavy rainfall that occurred on Monday, July 27, which she says led to “a devastating flash flood […]
Earlier this week, Chris Bittle, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, announced over $11.3 million in federal economic development funding for 13 different businesses across Niagara Region. The announcement was made on behalf of Evan Solomon, the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. Solomon is also Prime Minister Mark Carney’s […]
The Government of Canada announced late last week a $2.7-million investment in Niagara Peninsula Energy Incorporated to support the modernization is its electricity distribution system. Among those on hand for the announcement were St. Catharines MP Chris Bittle and Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. Bittle made the announcement on behalf of Tim Hodson, minister of […]
Niagara South MP Fred Davies is calling on the Carney government to fully fund the rehabilitation of Wharf 18 in Port Colborne, which Davies says is long overdue. Late last week, Davies sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon calling on the government to act. Wharf 18 sits at […]
As screen time and constant connectivity take an increasing toll, more Canadians are looking to their backyards, neighbourhood parks and local trails for a break from the digital world. Brock University Associate Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies Garrett Hutson says unplugging outdoors has become a growing part of how people are spending their leisure […]