Niagara Region’s budget saga continues, as Regional Council chose not to finalize the 2026 operating budget at the January 8th meeting, despite anticipation from many quarters that it would do so. Before the January 8th meeting, it appeared as though the only order of business left was to finalize the police budget. Back on December […]
Home sales declined sharply in Niagara Region in December 2025 compared to November, according to the Niagara Association of Realtors. The total number of homes sold in Niagara Region in December was just 332 units, compared to 446 in November. The benchmark price for homes in Niagara Region once again fell, coming in at $575,200, […]
A long-standing piece of Pelham’s local heritage has been preserved through a collaborative effort between community volunteers and students, ensuring that the historic Temperanceville miniature village will continue to be displayed for years to come. Temperanceville was the name used for what is now Fonthill between 1842 and 1856, before the community officially adopted the […]
The Niagara Regional Police Service Board has elected a new chair for 2026, with Nyarayi Kapisavanhu stepping into the role, succeeding Regional Councillor Pat Chiocchio. Chiocchio and Kapisavanhu will be exchanging jobs, as Chiocchio will now serve as Vice-Chair, a role that Kapisavanhu held in 2024 and 2025. Kapisavanhu is a community representative and was […]
The City of St. Catharines officially launched its 150th anniversary year on Monday with a ceremonial flag raising at City Hall, marking the beginning of a yearlong celebration under the theme Our Common Ground. Mayor Mat Siscoe presided over the event on Jan. 5, 2026, unveiling a flag featuring a special 150th anniversary logo. While […]
As 2025 came to a close, Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff held a press conference in Beamsville to highlight investments by seven local companies to boost their manufacturing output in Niagara Region, creating more than 70 new jobs. The companies will receive a collective $5.3 million through the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund of the Regional […]
The province of Ontario is investing over $621,000 in 10 local fire services through the Fire Protection Grant to help municipal fire departments expand cancer prevention initiatives and improve emergency response to lithium-ion battery related incidents. The announcement was made by Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff in Wainfleet in late December. Oosterhoff was jointed by […]
Niagara Region’s 2026 property tax increase will be well north of six per cent, with the final number still up in the air as Regional Council has asked Niagara Regional Police to cut its budget increase further. If Niagara Regional Police do not reduce their funding ask, the 2026 regional property tax increase will come […]
Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Rob Flack, has exercised his ministerial powers to appoint Bob Gale as the new Chair of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Gale currently represents Niagara Falls on Niagara Regional Council and has served in that role since 2014. He is also the Chair of the Niagara Parks Commission, […]
New data released by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) shows that the Niagara Public School Board and the Niagara Catholic School Board scores are above the provincial average in all eight categories. Grade 3 province-wide results showed that 64 per cent of students met provincial standards for mathematics (+3 points compared to 2023-2024), […]